A couple of weekends ago, we were privileged enough to take part in a massive service project. Now, I say privileged because we were able to provide service, not because the actual activity was pleasant. Unless you enjoy enormous amounts of wall paint with an abundant amount of unsupervised school children. Yes, it was quite the adventure.
Our Primary kids had previously spent time sanding sets of building blocks to get them ready for painting and donating. The blocks will be sent to the
Humanitarian Services of our church to be distributed to children in need, like those involved in disasters, such as Hurricane Ike. We gathered together as families to paint the blocks to get them ready for shipment. It was a great idea, until they got the paint out, and half of the parents forgot that it was a
family activity. Some disappeared inside, and some were painting at different tables from their children. Mostly, children were let loose to paint blocks with as much paint as they thought appropriate. And, when you're five, a gallon of paint per block is about how you cover it.
Luckily, we only got to a hundred or so sets of blocks, (or, unluckily, depending if you're the one that has to finish up) so not all of them were still sticky when they were put in the fancy bags. There are several more sets that will need to be painted, and this time, we'll invite adults or children (like mine, they did a great job!) who are less generous with their paint. Then, perhaps, the children receiving the blocks will be able to get them apart to play with them.
Our Primary kids had previously spent time sanding sets of building blocks to get them ready for painting and donating. The blocks will be sent to the Humanitarian Services of our church to be distributed to children in need, like those involved in disasters, such as Hurricane Ike. We gathered together as families to paint the blocks to get them ready for shipment. It was a great idea, until they got the paint out, and half of the parents forgot that it was a family activity. Some disappeared inside, and some were painting at different tables from their children. Mostly, children were let loose to paint blocks with as much paint as they thought appropriate. And, when you're five, a gallon of paint per block is about how you cover it.
Luckily, we only got to a hundred or so sets of blocks, (or, unluckily, depending if you're the one that has to finish up) so not all of them were still sticky when they were put in the fancy bags. There are several more sets that will need to be painted, and this time, we'll invite adults or children (like mine, they did a great job!) who are less generous with their paint. Then, perhaps, the children receiving the blocks will be able to get them apart to play with them.
What a wonderful service project... Who makes the blocks and where do you get them? I think that would be a good project for me... I love to paint and I am very careful :)
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ReplyDeleteBro. McGrew made all of them for our ward, painstakingly. Ours are awesome. Wendy has them and we are planning to get them started sometime. We'll call you when we get the paint and get going. We'd love help, and my OCD trusts that you will be so careful. :)
What a good idea for a service project. My boys would love that, and I think they might even be able to handle the paint...maybe.
ReplyDeleteHey, at least the children that recieve the blocks will enjoy hours and hours of entertainment if they have to pry the blocks apart first. ;)
I heard it was wonderful! I wanted to go but didn't have a chance to go. Thanks for the pictures!
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