We pretended to ride on an airplane across Africa, past America (where we waved at all out Aunites and Uncles), and across another ocean, we landed in Hawaii where we saw the beautiful ocean, plants and animals.
We got off our imaginary plane and the kids made their own leis and we wore our Ugandan grass skirts to learn to hula dance.Our gifted and creative volunteers started shaking their hips and moving around, making a combination of Buganda dancing and hula dancing - a great combination!
After some hula dancing, the water games commenced. We played a version of Duck, Duck, Goose that was hilarious. It was called Drip, Drip, Drop. The person who was "it" had a cup of water. They poured a small drip on each child's head until they decided who they wanted to chase them. They poured the rest of the cup on that kid's head. If you get tagged, you stood in the middle of the circle and had a whole cup of water poured on you before rejoining the game.
We also played a few relay races and then got out several buckets of water balloons. That evening during bathing time, the kids raved that it was their best day. It was filled with giggles, laughter, smiles, and fun. We are so thankful for the volunteers that love our kids so much!
(All Photos Courtesy of Laura Karsjens)
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