The halls are filled with sounds of excited children–bringing gifts to teachers, wishing each other a “Merry Christmas” and saying good bye with “See you next year!” Moms and Dads are serving lunch and visiting classes.
Smiles are bigger than usual today. The Joy of Christmas! That might have to do with all the sugar in their bloodstreams too! 🙂
So of course, we have to add to the Holiday spirit in the gym…
The Reindeer Relays are back. I think I’ve done some version of this for around 30 years–because it’s fun and fitting.
We turned the gym into the “North Pole,” complete with snow and ice, elves, reindeer and sleighs.
I divided the kids up into teams and the relays began: “reindeer in training,” the “UPS relay,” the “ice skating relay,” the “sleigh ride relay” to name some.
At the end, we finished with a snowball fight–40 white 3″ cotton balls began flying around the gym–somehow I became a target too. When we joined at the “wildcat” circle, they were tired and smiling. Mission accomplished.
Teams cheering each other on!
UPS delivery boy
UPS delivery girl
Sleigh Ride
Young 5’s
Look out–here come the snowballs!
I wished them all a Merry Christmas and sent them on their way…another glimpse of joy in the gym…
Thanks for joining us for another day!
I want to thank you all for your gifts and kind words–remember, Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
See you next year!!
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