January 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

For our January Sibshop we wanted to focus on the word HAPPY and all those things that bring us joy. We started off creating some "Crazy Faces" collages.  I really got the giggles looking at these creations. Our Sibshoppers are way more creative than I!

What our Sibshoppers didn't know was that they were going to be asked to describe that crazy face and what emotion they were expressing. They then were asked to share a time when they felt that same way in regards to their sibling with special needs.  We heard about times our Sibshoppers have felt happy, puzzled and confused.

A game of "Ninja" was enjoyed by our group. I imagine this game will often be played.  It's fun, it's quick and you can do it anytime and anywhere!

 

 We choose a couple games for our agenda today that we hoped would bring smiles to many faces.  It looks like we succeeded. In this Snack Toss the kids were tossing cheese puffs onto their teammates head which was covered by a shower cap and shaving cream! 

 Silly fun was had by all.

Next up was the Cotton Ball Catch.  Seems easy, to spoon cotton balls from one bowl to another, right? It isn't as easy as it looks once you are blindfolded and holding the other bowl on your head. We all giggled as we watched our friends spoon air upon air into the bowls on their heads! More cotton balls littered the ground than the target.

The cinnamon sugar covered Tortilla snowflakes were yummy!

We played a game of Charades, depicting things that make us happy! It was fun to hear the sorts of things our Sibshoppers enjoy.  Their list included roller coasters, pizza, our volunteer Sean and much more! 

 After lunch we watched a couple of videos that reminded us that gratitude helps to make a happy heart.  The kids then created thank you cards to send to someone who helped to make them happy! Mom ended up on that list a bunch of times! (You go girls!)  Betos, Subway, and Hershey's will also be receiving some cute thank you cards from our Sibshoppers.

 We really hope a HAPPY time was had by all!

See you next time!