Budget: $60 for supplies. Some of this money may be used for watermelon ordered from conference services This event happens on Wednesday afternoon during the Children's Program time 1:30 - 3:00PM. There are no children's groups scheduled at this time, so that families can do activities together. In the past few years, what used to be field day (silly games and competitions such as the sack race and watermelon seed spitting) became "family fun day" instead. Several events are scheduled, such as: Hunting for snakes under rocks, Blowing HUGE bubbles on the front lawn, Tie-dying on the Brookfield Porch, Goat Walk around the Island, kite flying and other multi-generational pursuits. Recruit helpers to lead family fun day activities and communicate with them before coming to the island so they can bring supplies if needed. Give a list of family fun day offerings (and where they will meet) to the chairs and the Starboard Scribe by Tuesday. Help coordinate supplies if any are needed from conference services. Collect receipts from anyone who purchased supplies, and give them to Tim Flint, so he can write checks for reimbursement. Make yourself available to those running events in case they need something, and direct families to different events if they have forgotten where to go. Some families do several events over the course of the time. It is often hard to find the snake hunters and goat walkers, but other groups are easier to find so that people can switch to a new activity half-way through. Offer your help to any events that may require clean-up, such as tie-dye or bubbles. Last edited by Kathy West June 2018 In case you want to change it back to a "Field Day" model, here are notes from the past In 2009, this is a Wednesday afternoon event and will occur during Children’s Program time. Bring from the mainland about 100 water balloons - small ones are hard to fill although there is a faucet adapter that helps. Give the receipt to the treasurer for reimbursement. Plan the events - best done ahead of time. Gather supplies
Be creative and have fun! Just remember to keep the pace moving along as the young ones get restless easily. |