Kids Choir Christmas

This year was the first year for both Grace & Faith to be able to participate in our church's kids choir. They presented the Christmas story using dialogue (older kids) and music. They were very outreach focused and presented their show to two area nursing homes. I was SO proud of Grace. Several people talked about how she went right up to the older residents talking to them and giving out hugs. She really has a God given giftedness in this area. She just isn't afraid or hesitant like even adults sometimes are in this environment.

While the kids were performing several of the moms were setting up a 12 Days of Christmas themed Christmas party for them to enjoy when they finished performing. I didn't make it to the planning day but the ladies came up with some great ideas based around the song.

Decorating Dove Shaped Sugar Cookies (2 Turtle Doves)
A Ring Toss Game (5 Golden Rings)
A Telephone Game (4 Calling Birds)
Making drums (12 Drummers Drumming), A Musical parade with kazoos (11 Pipers Piping.)
They also did a relay with a ball between their knees (6 geese a laying), dance freeze game(10 lords a leaping/9 ladies dancing), and duck pond game (7 swans a swimming)

I was in charge of the snacks. We had pears (a partridge in a pear tree), chicken nuggets (3 french hens) and milk (8 maids a milking).

It was a lot of fun!