What a victory! The children learned a lot about our great God, the birth of Jesus and the crafts of the Bethlehem times. Great week.
And I must say we shucked and jived in the kitchen as well.
It was God's providence also, that we had, in our church family, a couple that just had a baby boy so we had a real live "baby Jesus". The children were in awe.
They also got to learn perfume making, grain grinding on a rock--one of the favorites. They made their own measuring stick, dyed some cloth, made a mosaic "tile" box, fed a beggar, and baked their own bread--ok we baked it, but they fixed it up. All in all a successful week.
Looking forward to next year, although I will change a few things in the kitchen, the first being a clean-up crew to come in on the last day--we were all in! And one of us (me) had a slight meltdown...
Things always come together, I'm learning that we need about twice the food I think we will need to feed all the people on the last day. I'm really not used to cooking for 400. Big job, there.
Huge thanks to Tom, who cooked all the meat and mixed up the sloppy joes. (Hey, Joey, I froze some for you--more things that won't be in your fridge.)
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It was a great week. Even my 14-year-old loved working in the kitchen...that should be a testament to how F-U-N it is! Lots of hard work, but worth it to hear the stories of what the children learned.
While I'm soaking my tired, aching feet, I am thinking of next year.
Aww...by next year I'll have enough vacation to come and help.
Thanks to the best kitchen crew evah!! I am not baggin you for next year. My heart longs to teach the wee ones again!! I will peek in as much as I can to harrass you of course. You are the best...thanks for the memories!!
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