Today was the last day of normal kids club. It was of course kind of depressing because after water day tomorrow, we won't see our kids anymore. This whole summer I have been teaching a class of 7-10 year olds. I normally have 20 or more and some of the kids aren't consistent to come every day. Kids club in total has about 60-90 kids a day. We start with free time and then do games, songs, and crafts. Normally volunteer groups bring the craft and run the games and songs but since we do not have a group this week, we have been doing everything! I was in charge of crafts, and in an effort to use up some of our hundreds of yarn balls, all of the crafts this week involved yarn.
After craft time, we put dividers up in the gym and teach a 20 minute class. Last week we talked about Ephesians 4:29 and using encouraging words. This week was about avoiding fighting and the story of Lot and Abraham and how Abraham let lot choose his land first. Teaching has been one of the biggest challenges. It takes a lot of preparation and you have to really focus to fit everything into 20 minutes.
Our kids are very well behaved, partly thanks to our punishment system of taking away snacks. But after being with them all summer they definitely have a special place in my heart and I will be so sad to leave them tomorrow.
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