My new calling at church is being the Activity Days leader. In a nutshell that means I plan 2 activities a month for the girls between the ages of 8-11. Tonight was our first activity. And let me tell you... there is a big difference between 8 and 11 year olds. I've got six girls who will be regularly coming, and two more who can only come occasionally, but out of all of the girls, most are 8, turning 9 soon. Third grade and fifth grade are way different. And now... I wonder if the activities that I've planned for the rest of the year are going to work well or not. If we had just a few more older girls I would recommend that they split it into two groups, just because they are all so different.
I loved our activity tonight, it gave me a good chance to get to know them and understand them and their personalities. I learned that I don't want them eating two cupcakes at our activities, it's just a little too much sugar; so now I'm worried about Christmas time because they want to decorate sugar cookies... maybe I'll have them decorate cookies and we'll take them to people. Then they can each eat like one and we can give the rest away. Now I wonder if I want an assistant or not. They said I could have one if I asked for it... but I'm not sure. It would be nice to have another adult, but at the same time I kind of like just being in charge and getting to pick whatever I want for the activities. It's a difficult decision. Maybe some of their excitement will wear off as time goes on-- this was the first time in several months that they've had Activity Days and none of them had any idea who I was before I went and announced activity days in Primary on Sunday, and didn't really meet me til today. Then there is the girl who walked in and just started wandering around my house wanting a tour, and during our activity got up and opened the fridge, freezer and oven just so curious. Eventually she found my broom and started sweeping... but I will give her some credit, there were sprinkles and cupcake crumbs on the floor and she had bare feet.
Gotta figure out what I'm gonna do...
3 comments:
Sounds like fun! :) And whatever you decide it will benefit all involved and you will have a wonderful experience as will these girls who get to know you better. Good luck in your decision making! (And less sugar is never a bad thing).
In our ward they have all the ages split up, 8's, 9's and 10-11's. I agree. Their interests and maturity levels are definitely different. Good luck!
Maybe you can get an informal assistant (not one that's called but just invite a friend along to the activities)?
Sounds like a good calling for you though, Marci. You'll be a great blessing to those girls!
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