This week has mainly been about getting ready for the Christmas Party, and also trying to get lots of admin done in time for the end of term. I spent quite a while printing my brochures out and also writing a newsletter for parents (which was read/explained to them on the party day). Thanks to donations from a few people I was able to buy not only balloons, biscuits, paper for decorations etc but also a present for each child. The girls got a skipping rope and the boys got a toy car, and there was a lollipop in each parcel too! The parents are given a food package containing essentials such as flour, tea, sugar etc but I felt it would be really nice for the children to have something to open too. Luckily Andrea, a friend of a couple from homegroup, has recently arrived in Kenya wanting to do some volunteering and has been coming to Mahali with me since Wednesday, so she gave me a hand with all the wrapping. What with over 60 presents for children plus presents for the staff too it was quite a big job!
Here are some pictures of us wrapping the presents - not the best quality due to the need for flash, sorry.
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| Andrea busy wrapping |
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| Me with a cheesy grin! |
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| Skipping ropes - only 90 bob each! |
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| Toy cars - they were the ones you pull back and let go! |
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| Pile of presents for boys... |
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| ... and pile for girls! |
The other fun part of the preparation was the children decorating their paper crowns using glitter - somehow several of them seemed to end up with more glitter on their faces than on the crowns!
More about the party tomorrow...
Aww I love the glittery children! The presents look so lovely and exciting as well!
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