When we last left off, we had a dish of Experimental Cornbread and plans to celebrate with our friends in the park. We raced down from Dewson and made it to Trinity Bellwoods even before the other kids did, which gave us the chance to invent a new game to teach to the Cycling Giants.
Materials: One pink Squishy Ball. Behold its gelatinous tentacles and stretchy-gooey-squishiness!
The game is a variation of the ever-popular "Hot Potato" (imagine a potato that resembles a squishy sea urchin). The ball is passed around from player to player, and a musical soundtrack sets the tone. Instead of staying in a circle, players dance around to the music, and make a silly dance move when they catch the ball. When the music stops... everybody freezes!
So just as we'd invented THE BEST GAME EVER, and then made plans for food to cook for our upcoming potluck, our buddies The Cycling Giants appeared in the park with a shopping cart full of food. We had Piggy Bricks (their recipe), grapes, apples, pears, cookies, squash muffins, and of course, our Experimental Cornbread.
We gobbled down that food faster than an ostrich race, and then it was time for Musical Chairs. The twist to this game was that we had Henri, one of the other group's teachers, play the guitar, and every time a player was out, they had to join Henri's band to set the music.
And just when you think the kids were having just enough fun, there was even MORE fun to be had, including:
a) Another rousing game of Squishy Ball Hot Potato
b) A three-legged race
and
c) a round of Tie-Your-Teacher-To-A-Tree (unfortunately, no teacher was available to photograph this game).
After putting up with that excessive fun on Friday, I hope the children had a restful long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!
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