Children of Africa Day 2015

 

 

Children of Africa Day 2015 started with a scavenger hunt that had the girls running and skipping around campus to compete for the fastest time. We broke the girls into 3 teams (2 dorms each) and sent them off in 20 minute intervals to complete six activities using the rhyming clues, we left at each location. The volunteers guided them to each activity.

The girls had to form a human knot and then get out of it without letting go of their teammates’ hands; they had to collect a series of farm tools that needed to be carried around until the end of the scavenger hunt; each team had to spell out “Children of Africa 2015” in rocks; at the library, they had to read “Three Little Pigs,” and act it out (Team 2 won Best Skit performance); back at the dorms, the girls had to find an assortment of random clothing items and dress two teammates in them (e.g. green socks, hat, blue and pink shoes etc.); and the hunt concluded at the JBFC Pool, where the girls had to find the blue fish toy and everyone needed to have a body part in the water. Team 2 won for fastest time at 43 minutes and 15 seconds!

Next up on the fun-filled agenda, the Carnival. Each station was manned by JBFC staff members and volunteers. The girls each received a popsicle stick with their name to track their points.

 

Girls were bobbing for apples….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 and passing oranges without using their hands…

 

They tried pinning the tail on the donkey (thankfully the cardboard variety) and coming up with creative ways to pop balloons without their hands.

 

They tossed rings and played a rousing game of musical chairs.

 

 

 

And saw who was fastest in a sack race. Zai left Anna in the dust…

 

And again….

 

I’m pretty sure Seth had more fun than all of the  kids combined.

 

 

All that bobbing and sack racing worked up an appetite, this year’s feast was a Mexican fiesta of fajitas, rice and beans, with birthday cake for dessert.

 

 

Each of the girls received their birthday gifts (new Kitenges from the directors and gift bags full of candy, pencils, chapstick, notepads etc.). Each girl also got a personalized birthday card, which the volunteers and JBFC Staff.

Then the girls cashed in their points for prizes like lipgloss, erasers, pencil sharpeners, notebooks, and finally the most popular prize for 10 points: a coupon for one storeroom item.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a bit of relaxation, they all went down to tackle the pinata, which held up surprisingly well. It took several tree branches, a broom that broke in 3 pieces, and finally a Masaai stick to break the bright green fish made out of newspaper and tissue paper.

 

 

 

The day with a dance party at the girls dorm.

 

A Big THANK YOU to tall of the volunteers who helped make this day special for the JBFC girls!

 

See more pictures on JBFC’s Facebook page – www.facebook.com/jbfctanzania.

 

 And you can join the celebration by supporting JBFC, click here to help provide textbooks, science equipment, and scholarships to make the girls’ birthdays even brighter.