Theresa Anderson, a fellow missionary with BMDMI, checking out the treat bags the girls received.
Gabriel, who thoroughly enjoyed himself--and especially the candy
The older kids completely designed and worked the carnival themselves for the younger ones.
Our friend Ben, having a great time with the "Which cup is the treasure hidden under?" game
One mom remarked to me in mid September, "Sometimes, do you ever feel like your kids give up so much being here?" She went on to relate that Halloween was such a special time at their house in the States. They live near her parents on family land and the grandparents have everyone around over for a big celebration complete with costumes and hotdogs. After dark, they pile all the grandkids and their friends onto a wagon and have a long hayride through the countryside. She really wanted to do something special for her kids while here.
What we ended up with, I can honestly say, was the best Fall Festival we've ever attended. We adults, of course, all have tests to take, papers and homework and talks to prepare and complete through the week--not much extra time for planning anything. In the days prior to October 31, another friend's teenage daughters got on the internet and looked up festival games and picked out a few. Without help from the adults (except to buy the supplies), the older kids designed the festival.
The afternoon of October 31, an excited group of teenagers transformed our garage into a fall festival complete with candles, apple-bobbing, face painting, bean bag tossing, Go Fish (one of Trey's crutches was transformed into a fishing pole for the evening), and several other games. Of course, no fall festival is complete without mounds of candy, ours included. The younger children were delighted by their candy loot, the older ones were champs at working the games, and the adults were mesmerized by it all.
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