Rather than post six paragraphs directly to the Westwind Home School group page, I chose to use my blog, simply because I knew that was one means of posting a quick link to LONG information. Please forgive me if that looks like self-promotion, and please forgive my verbosity. (Still working on it!)
Subject to final approval, the 2014 Halloween Party will take place on Halloween afternoon, Friday, October 31, from 1:00 until 3:00 PM (with clean-up from 3:00 until 4:00). I will post regarding that final approval as soon as we receive it!
I invite families to access my Google spreadsheet in order to sign-up to share a pot-luck snack and to volunteer for the party assignment of their choice.
In order to access the Google doc, click the attached link.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ccf1TXzVu640njOtCH3rxX1wkTJ3SD9S2Z_z7QKrA_k/edit?usp=sharing
You should be able to find your preferred assignment and insert your name and information in the corresponding fields. (Ex: If you want to volunteer to clean-up, sign your name and your pot-luck food info in the fields adjacent to a "clean-up" cell.) My darling husband points out that you will have the capability to replace other people's names with your own, enabling you to take over any assignment you choose :-). I trust you're people of integrity who will show more respect than that :-).
This is a work in progress, so feel free to add, delete, or otherwise alter anything I've thrown together, here. So far, in my inexperienced head, the party itinerary looks something like this:
1. Upon arrival, each child will receive a sticker designating which of four rotation groups he or she will participate with. Before we split into groups, however, we'll enjoy a whole-group ice-breaker game that can commence as soon as guests begin arriving.
2. Snacks will be made available throughout the event.
3. Following the ice-breaker activity, children will divide into groups and rotate through four stations, a mix of craft activities and Halloween games. Each rotation will last fifteen minutes, so if you volunteer to run a station, plan accordingly.
4. At the conclusion of the station rotation, we'll turn on some music and conduct a costume parade, followed by an informal dance.
5. We don't have to judge costumes, but it might be fun to award creative, categorical prizes. (This is one of the suggested volunteer assignment fields, if you want it.)
6. We'll wrap things up at 3:00 and have everything cleaned up by 4 PM. Only those who volunteer for a clean-up assignment need stay to assist in that effort.
Feel free to make any additions, suggestions, criticisms, etc via comments to this post on the FB page or using the Google spreadsheet. I'm new at this, and as you're all about to figure out (if you haven't already), I make lots of mistakes!
Thanks so much for your insights and participation! I can't wait to party with all of you!
