Service Project, October 2014 - part 2

During our second meeting of the month, we made the no-sew fleece scarves to bless the children at the family homeless shelter.

Service Project, October 2014

I have a heart for the local homeless family shelter, which just happens to be right around the corner from where we meet.  We decided to make simple no-sew fleece hats and scarves to bless the children staying at the shelter.
 

The Process

The finished product - HATS

We used a very simple pattern we found online and all the children enjoyed making hats! 

2014 Picnic and Awards

We had our end-of-year picnic a little late this year.  The children were excited to receive the badges they had earned!

Contenders for the Faith

Keepers at Home

We look forward to starting up our new year on September 19th!  We are going to make Christmas cards and gifts for the children at Bell Family Shelter. 

Genealogy

Our main project this year has been working on our Genealogy badge.  The older children made a Genealogy notebook with pages for each family member.  Each family made a family tree also.  I believe this will be an ongoing project for some of us, as we learn more about our family histories!

Our family tree poster

Beautiful frame family tree project!

Examples of pages from our Genealogy books

 

Shoebox Gifts

In November, we participated in a shoebox gift program.  I particularly love this program because it is run by a missionary family in Mexico, and they take photos of each and every child receiving their shoebox gift!  It is so special for our children to be able to see the children who their gifts go to.  It makes it a little bit more personal for them.  This year I took photos of my children with their gifts before we mailed them, so it would be easier to pick them out.  Here are the "before and afters"!  We decided to use bags this year rather than boxes, because they fit better in the shipping box and were a bit cheaper on postage.



First Aid, part 2

We had some very special guests to help us learn about First Aid!  Big thanks to Dellie and Kirk from White Rose Ambulance for coming out and doing a show and tell with the kids!

 

 

 

They had lots of questions about what the various things inside the ambulance are for.

 

Everyone had a chance to test out the stretcher and have their heartbeat checked with the stethoscope.

 

 

 

They even got to sit in the driver's seat, turn on the sirens and talk into the loudspeaker!

 

 

 Afterward we had a wonderful question and answer time where we got to ask the EMT's all kinds of questions about their jobs.  They were so friendly and helpful! 

 

Some interesting facts we learned:

* They work 13 hour shifts every other day

* They receive over 100 calls per shift

* They do many things besides 911 calls,

including transporting patients to appointments

and recovering bodies

* Some days they do not have time to eat,

get a drink or go to the bathroom!

 

First Aid, part 1

 

Our first meeting of the year was a success! We began by studying the account of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. We made a story wheel and handed out a fun page to take home.

We then looked at each item in a first aid kit and discussed the uses of each item. Finally we made our own mini first aid kits. We used sandwich size zip-top baggies and filled them with useful items: antibiotic band-aids, alcohol wipes, vinyl gloves, safety pins, bandages and a list of emergency phone numbers.

 

We chose Luke 6:31 as our memory verse and handed out cards to help the children remember to practice their verse.

Next meeting we have a special guest scheduled!