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The Holiday Club in Gobabis is entering its second week. Here’s a current insight into all that the volunteers are putting together:
“Not only in Germany is “upcycling” a trend; in Gobabis, at Holiday Club #2, “rubbish” was transformed into fanciful dragons, stylish milk-carton wallets, papier-mâché hot-air balloons and Christmas cards featuring designs made from used tea bags. The motivated 3-15-year-olds not only surprised us with their creativity, but also brought us joy, as it became clear that collecting all kinds of plastic and paper packaging for months had been worthwhile.
Given the large number, it is repeatedly apparent that the children become restless when the materials are distributed, because they evidently fear missing out. On the other hand, we also observe care, especially for the younger children, and a sense of fairness when it comes to distributing food and drink. To further strengthen the sense of community, we have planned a team treasure hunt with experiential-learning games for next week. In addition, the (pre-Christmas) crafting will not be neglected: cardboard cars for the little ones, rattles (for Jingle Bells see below), tin-can angels, footprint Christmas trees, straw stars and a final picture with homemade picture frames are on the programme.
We are curious to see how the number of participants develops in the final week of Holiday Club. Starting with 37 children on the first day, we are now at a minimum of 60 children in the morning for the first game. The 100 mark had already been surpassed several times by lunchtime.
In the afternoon, some angelic voices still feel like rehearsing the carol singing for next week. The highlight for the kids is the lively Jingle Bells, which the children sing out loud with exuberant energy, despite the lack of snowfall in Namibia. Alongside that, the classic Silent Night in English and Afrikaans must not be missing, nor a Christmas carol in their native language, Khoekhoegowab.
The holiday program has put us in a completely different Christmas spirit this year.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year 2016!”
More impressions from the Holiday Club
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The Holiday Club in Gobabis enters its second week. Here is a current preview of what the volunteers are putting their all into:
„Not only in Germany is“ upcycling „trend, also in Gobabis at Holiday Club # 2 was“ rubbish „to fanciful dragons, stylish Milchtüten- wallets, paper mache-air balloons and Christmas cards enchanted with designs from used tea bags. The motivated 3-15jährigen have not only surprised us with their creativity, but also made a joy, because it was found that the months-long gathering was worth all kinds of plastic packaging and paper.
Given the large number, it is repeatedly apparent that the children become restless when the materials are distributed, because they evidently fear missing out. On the other hand, we also observe care, especially for the younger children, and a sense of fairness when it comes to distributing food and drink. To further strengthen the sense of community, we have planned a team treasure hunt with experiential-learning games for next week. In addition, the (pre-Christmas) crafting will not be neglected: cardboard cars for the little ones, rattles (for Jingle Bells see below), tin-can angels, footprint Christmas trees, straw stars and a final picture with homemade picture frames are on the programme.
We are curious to see how the number of participants develops in the final week of the Holiday Club. Starting with 37 children on the first day, we are now at a minimum of 60 children in the morning for the first game. The 100 mark had already been surpassed several times by lunchtime.
„In the afternoon some angelic voices still feel like rehearsing the Carol Singing for the next week. The highlight for the kids is the living Jingle Bells, which, despite the lack of snowfall in Namibia the children sing with sparkling energy, loudly. Besides the classic Silent Night in English and Afrikaans should neither be missing as a Christmas song in their native language Khoekhoegowab.
The holiday program has very different attuned us this year on Christmas.
We wish a Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year 2016! „
More impressions of the Holiday Club
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