September 2011 - Rest Home

We decided to revisit the Rest Home badge this year for a few reasons.  First, I think it was a really great experience for the residents AND the children last year and I'd like to continue visiting there.  Also, we have some families who either didn't complete the badge or weren't in the Club last year and I want them to have the opportunity to earn it.  Even some of the parents were moved out of their comfort zone, I think, when we went and spoke to the residents and also sang Christmas carols and other songs for them.  I think that's a good thing.
At last evening's meeting, we did a Bible study/character lesson on "Compassion" that naturally led into talking about how we can show compassion and love to others, namely the residents at the nursing home.  The children then worked on coloring simple Christmas cards I had made up, printed with John 3:16.  We will hand these out to the folks when we go caroling there in December.  In the Keepers book, they mention that when you visit these people, it may be their first or last opportunity to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Wow.  So I wanted to be sure to include a simple Gospel message on the cards rather than the usual Merry Christmas or other "holiday" greeting. 

Our second year!

Tonight we had our first meeting of the new year!  Praise God for all He did through us and among us last year.  We are looking forward to another great one. 
For anyone who missed tonight's meeting, make sure to be there next time!  Our first skill of the year will be:  REST HOME, followed by FIRE SAFETY

Join us on Friday, September 16 @ 7:00 p.m.

Email if you have any questions!

June/July 2011 - Badminton

We met in June at Springettsbury Park to play badminton. We soon realized that the volleyball nets were a lot higher than badminton nets, but it's all we had to work with at the time! We focused on showing the kids how to properly serve with an underhand stroke. It was a real challenge and we decided we should continue badminton skills in July!

For our July meeting we used a real badminton net! It made a big difference. We gave the kids a lot of practice and were able to play one game from start to finish. Looks like we will continue this skill next summer! Everyone had a good time and learned a little bit about the sport.

May 2011 - Awards

We enjoyed our end-of-regular-year picnic in May at Rocky Ridge Park. We celebrated everyone's accomplishments and awarded the badges that everyone earned. Thanks to everyone for a successful first year!

April 2011 - Knots, Snacks & Drinks

Due to sickness in our household, both meetings in March had to be cancelled.

For the month of April, boys learned knot-tying. Thank you to Mr. M for helping teach them the second session while Mr. D was away. The boys were shown how to tie a variety of knots and learned about the uses for them.

Girls prepared snacks and drinks to serve to the Club. They learned how to make popcorn the old-fashioned way as well as present a fruit and veggie tray and prepare trail mix. They also learned how to make hot cocoa from scratch, fresh lemonade from real lemons as well as how to prepare iced tea and coffee.

February 2011 - Singing

For the month of February, we decided to visit the nursing home again.  This time we practiced our singing first!  Turns out there is a badge for Singing in the handbooks, so this will be a bonus badge. We sang a variety of hymns, contemporary Christian songs as well as old favorites and Sunday School songs.  Again, the residents were happy to see us.

January 2011 - Basket Weaving

For the month of January, we learned about basket weaving. We were blessed to have Maryann Gross come and give a talk about her hobby. She brought MANY beautiful baskets for us to look at! We learned a lot about the history and uses for baskets. Maryann was also gracious enough to come back for our second meeting of the month and help us complete our basket-weaving kits! Our meeting ran a bit long, but almost everyone was able to complete their project.

Here we are on the KOF website!  http://www.keepersofthefaith.com/category/BasketWeavingSharing

Some more of the finished products!