Saturday, October 31, 2009
Halloween Party
How do all you other bloggers figure out what to write about? When I read other people's blogs and they're just writing about their day to day lives it seems pretty easy, but easier said than done I guess.
Yesterday I volunteered to be a helper at Maddie's 3rd grade Halloween party. I only work 1/2 days on Fridays anyway (have I mentioned that I love my job??) so I just worked from home in the morning and then went to the school about noon. First, I helped the girls get into their Halloween costumes for the parade K-4 does. That was cute - one girl had a Spiderella costume with a great big stand up collar that WOULD NOT stand up. I managed to get it standing up with a couple of safety pins and I swear I thought she was going to hug me until she remembered that she was cool and I wasn't her mother. That was the high point, because from there it just went downhill.
The room mother put me in charge of the craft table, which I could have told her was a mistake because I am the least crafty person you will ever meet. No creative sense, less patience. Plus, we didn't have enough pencils and only 2 pairs of scissors for a table of 5 kids, and only 10 minutes to do the craft (foam bats) before the bell rang and they had to move to the musical chairs. It was an exercise in frustration for everyone involved. The glue sticks weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of their bat together, they argued with each other over who got to use the scissors, whined that they didn't know how to do it, etc. I was ready to quit by the second group. Next time I volunteer it will be for something cool and outside, like the after school picnic on the last day. Then if anyone gets bored they can go play on the jungle gym.
Yesterday I volunteered to be a helper at Maddie's 3rd grade Halloween party. I only work 1/2 days on Fridays anyway (have I mentioned that I love my job??) so I just worked from home in the morning and then went to the school about noon. First, I helped the girls get into their Halloween costumes for the parade K-4 does. That was cute - one girl had a Spiderella costume with a great big stand up collar that WOULD NOT stand up. I managed to get it standing up with a couple of safety pins and I swear I thought she was going to hug me until she remembered that she was cool and I wasn't her mother. That was the high point, because from there it just went downhill.
The room mother put me in charge of the craft table, which I could have told her was a mistake because I am the least crafty person you will ever meet. No creative sense, less patience. Plus, we didn't have enough pencils and only 2 pairs of scissors for a table of 5 kids, and only 10 minutes to do the craft (foam bats) before the bell rang and they had to move to the musical chairs. It was an exercise in frustration for everyone involved. The glue sticks weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of their bat together, they argued with each other over who got to use the scissors, whined that they didn't know how to do it, etc. I was ready to quit by the second group. Next time I volunteer it will be for something cool and outside, like the after school picnic on the last day. Then if anyone gets bored they can go play on the jungle gym.
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