Friday, May 18, 2007

First Friday Fun

Our Catholic homeschool group gets together once a month to celebrate First Friday Mass and has an activity aferwards. The activity varies, but we try to keep it free, easy & of wide appeal. Some months the activities are the same year to year.
  • June is a highschool graduation ceremony & party.
  • July & August is just a park day after Mass - bring your own picnic.
  • September is some sort of Field Day activities, although last year, it worked out better to do this the following Saturday when the Dads could participate.
  • November is usually an All Saints party.
  • December has been an Advent play.
  • January is caroling at a Catholic nursing home (other places think you're crazy to sing Christmas Carols on January 4th).
  • We usually book a rollerskating rink for a winter month.
  • A local homeschool family opens their gymnastics' facilities to us once a year.
Here are some of the activities we've done in the past in the other months :
Square Dancing Class, Spiritual Bouquet banner, zoomobile, rosary making, Gym Day, Creating craft decorations for an upcoming activity, Advent Art display, Bowling, Pre-lent Carnival, & Winter Olympics coinciding with the President's Physical Fitness Day.

In May, the First Communicants crown Mary, every child has an opportunity to bring her flowers, and this year we did a sidewalk chalk rosary. Sometimes, there are miscommunications, so not very many people stayed...but the girls were dedicated - the boys mostly wrestled in the parkinglot after each doing their own cross or some religous symbol in chalk. The girls' huge creation says "Pray the Rosary."

Dd#1 is on the left squinting because of the sun.

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