I'm back again. I got a few good ideas from people who read my previous post about an upcoming slumber party. Most of them came in a bit late to use this time around, but I've got the ideas stashed away for next time.
We had a really good time. As it turns out, there were twelve girls between the ages of 4-11 and four young teenagers who were a HUGE help on the craft. As most of these girls live at the children's home, they are used to working together and looking out for each other. Things would have gone much less smoothly without them.
So...here's how the event went down.
Flip-Flop Creations
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| Our finished creations. |
The teens arrived an hour early to get the craft set up and ready to go. Ibu Wayan, my good friend who is on staff at the home, worked with these four earlier in the day to teach them how to do the craft.
Ibu Wayan and I made several trips back and forth on our motorbikes to bring the younger girls to my house. As they arrived, the teens got them started decorating new flip-flops with ribbon and cloth bows. That took quite a while. The littlest ones needed quite a bit of help, but as I said, these girls are used to helping each other out, and all went well. I was really happy with the results.
A number of times during the last ten years I have worked with young people at a children's home in Bali, I had the teen girls over to my house for an over-nighter. My daughter, who is now seven years old, has by default been a part of these.
Last week, Rachel asked me when we could have a slumber party for the younger girls...the girl her age. There really isn't any good reason that we COULDN'T do one. As it turns out, there is a school holiday this coming Thursday, so we are planning to have a slumber party for the younger girls from the children's home on Wednesday night.
Now, the million dollar question...What do I do with about 8-10 little girls between the ages of 5-9 years old? I have a few ideas after surfing the internet a bit. I wonder if any of my readers might have some ideas of their own.
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