29 April 2016
On that night, the uninvited winged insects swarmed to all the lit lamps in Maranatha Hall but that did not deter us from having a great time. As you can see from the pictures below, the kids were trying to get as many balloons suspended directly under the air vent before the whole thing started.
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| One pink balloon for now |
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| Two balloons, and still counting... |
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| Hmm, how many more air vents do we need to cover? |
By the time all the balloons were in place, the insects were no longer in sight. What better time to say grace and dig in.
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| Let's get ourselves physically fed before the fun begins |
Once we all had our fill, the children were asked to gather in front for a game of Pass the Octopus. So much noise was created as the kids passed the octopus around while the music was playing. And when the music stopped, you could sense the dread the person holding on to it was feeling.
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| President Truman would have said, "The octopus stops here." |
The adults later joined the kids for scavenger hunt. Among some of the items asked were a strand of white hair, a rosary and a bottle cap.
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| Have we got everything? |
Next on the list was a game of deciphering a series of emoji.
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| There's a couple and a tree and an apple (Adam and Eve) but the rest are so hard |
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| Lots of oohs and aahs once the pictures were explained |
As we were all enjoying ourselves so much, we did not realise it was getting close to 9.15 which was the usual time for us to leave. We therefore ended with a short prayer and it was time to clean up and then leave.
For those of you who couldn't join us this time, we look forward to your presence the next time round.
