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Music With Some Munchkins

Back on the first week of summer break, my mom and I did a 3 day, music day camp for kids. We did it as a fundraiser for my plane ticket to Trinity, when we started we thought "Okay, so we will have maybe 4 or 5 kids  that want to come." However, before we knew it we had 19 kids signed up! We quickly arranged to host it at our church seeing as it was now too large to have at our home.
Mom was a saint at planning the curriculum, getting instruments ready and making themes for everyday. I wasn't much help in the prep stages, which I feel bad about. It was cool to see everything come together though and the kids loved it.
We had drum circles, snacks, stories, games, crafts, and dances. Because we had 19 kids and only mom and I running it, I worked on setting up all the stations and taking pictures, while mom taught the classes. Each day had it's own theme, Tuesday was Hawaiian day, Wednesday was Mexican day, and Thursday was Cowboy day. (That day was my favorite! )
It was really amazing to work with my mom on the camp and it made me feel super special when I watched her work so hard on something and use her break to help me, but that's just my parents for you, always putting others needs before their own. This experience just made me realize again just how much Mom and Dad do for me and just how lucky my brother and I are to have parents who love us so much!

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  1. UnknownAugust 4, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    It was fun, sweets, and I'm glad that we did it. Now you know that great dreams are possible if you are willing to work hard for them......love you.

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