Summer Special Nights

Our club’s once-a-month “Summer Specials” began in May last year. All club age-groups participated together, with parents invited, and most events took place in the time slot of a regular club meeting.

May–Mini Racecar Derby. The adults and kids made race car tracks out of bits and pieces of material gathered (with permission) from building sites--lumber, vinyl siding, cardboard, and so on. And lots of duct tape! This was a hoot! It began as girls vs. boys, but they soon mixed well. The adults really got into it! And as the evening wore on, they were hard to stop. They were getting extremely creative with their tracks. Meanwhile the kids were spending most of their time eating ice cream and racing their cars and jumping on foam mats. It was a hit and I sure would do it again in a flash. (Next time I would have some tracks prepared ahead of time so the kids could get into racing right away while the adults went off on their creativity trip.)

June--Kite-Hike-Bike Night. We started with flying kites in a neighbourhood park. Then we hiked or biked some riverside trails. We stopped under a bridge and had an object lesson (about old sneakers--from Pioneer Clubs’ Talks That Teach book). The hour and a half flew by for the 12 of us.

July--Swim and Picnic. This took place at the same park. The evening ended with a devotional time.

--Marcy Holden, Vanderhoof Gospel Chapel, Vanderhoof, British Columbia