We celebrated children this week, along with the rest of Brazil. October 12 is a national holiday here, called Children’s Day.
The children are the most accepting when we move into a new neighbourhood. After a few years the mothers start coming. And then the dads.
Musical Chairs
The Puppeteers.
Adriana seemed exceptionally happy at this event. She has gone through a lot in the last couple of years.
Games, Bible Story, Food, Lot’s of Love
The puppets tell their stories.
About 120 children to feed a sandwich and a drink.
About 120 children and about 20 moms each got a sandwich and a drink. The 20 helpers did not. We estimated we would need 80 sandwiches. Then we bought bread for another 40. We were still about 20 short. So…good turnout.
Emma watched over the slackline challenge.
The soccer ball skills game.
The Race Through the Tires game.
Some of the Moms and Young Girls.
- Children’s Songs.
Everyone loves the puppets!
nice set of photos, that is a big turnout, but having too many people and running out of food is a “good” problem. the kids will not forget this day. kids like games, food, puppet shows, . I especially like the photo of the kids’ faces. mhb