Yesterday we had the most amazing time with Mom’s visiting the Twana Little School. We invited them to come and do a special project with their children. Last year, the Moms loved the opportunity to come and make homemade beads with their little ones, embracing the newness of the school and their children’s learning. This year, many more mom’s came to enjoy this special moment at school. The teacher’s thought it would be a lot of fun to make plaster masks of the children’s faces, which is not an easy feat.
The Moms came at the beginning of the school day, played outside with the children, and then moved inside for morning meeting and a bible lesson. After the morning routine was completed, and most of the Moms and children had arrived, we gave a short tutorial on how to make a plaster mask on a child’s face. The Moms looked very confused, but intrigued at the idea of making the mask…
We split the Moms and children in half, having some go outside to start making masks, while the others participated in Choice Time in the classroom. Outside the classroom, the Moms got busy applying Vaseline to the faces followed by the plaster strips. I am sure the children were a bit apprehensive at first, but they all did great, trusting their Moms not to get anything in their eyes or nose.
Inside the classroom, the children had drawn pictures of their Moms and wrote “what makes their mom special” at the bottom of the page. The Moms thoroughly enjoyed seeing themselves on the wall and reading what their children thought of them! After much encouragement from the teachers, they loosened up and began to “play” with their children. Moms were doing puzzles, dressing up , dancing, reading books, playing with animals, driving trucks, and much more.
At the end of the day, everyone had a huge smile on their face!! The teachers were hanging on by a thread, after two full classes of Moms and projects, but they did amazing. I am so proud of the way God is using the preschool as a means to bring the community together laughing, learning, and socializing. The teachers are doing a wonderful job of getting everyone involved and keeping it fun and interesting! Please be praying for these teachers and the roles God has them in! Even if they don’t realize it, He is using them for His big plans in Mukamba…so they need all the strength they can get!!
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