That Snowball!

 

Today was busy, the usual shopping  (including "cracker" finds) tidying up, laundry...you know...all the usual stuff, but mostly today was about the Carol Service ...

....and THAT snowball!

We tried to work out how old it was and figure it must be about twenty years old.

Considering it is only made from paper mache and stored in a dampish church store room, it is amazing its still around and doing an amazing job of hiding all those presents for the Friday Club kids.

It is truly amazing how much the kids love this tradition, of pulling open the snowball and watching the presents cascade out.
Every year they ask "are we having the snowball again?"

In these days of high tech and glitz and glamour, who would have thought this rather rustic and not even snowball looking object would be so popular!

 

As usual I fret that no one will turn up, but thankfully, our little church hall was full to capacity.

For a very small congregation and even smaller number of helpers for the work on Friday, it is something to behold when we see all the seats taken up and standing room only.

 

Our students were amazed to see so many arrive through our doors and thought it was a lovely community occasion.

 

The children remembered the Bible verses we have been teaching them and all the songs as well.

The readers did well with their Bible readings, including one little girl who really struggles with reading, she was really keen to do a reading and gave us all little giggle when she innocently read about the "chefs" and priests ( chief priests)

 

All those presents I have been collecting and angsting about were hugely popular, especially those paper mache oversized letters from Hobbycraft.

The girls simply love love loved them!

 

I over estimated how many mince pies would be eaten, but managed to persuade some parents to take a some boxes home, so all was not lost!

 

With all that behind us, we can now concentrate on family time and enjoy the festivities.