For the last three years, Abby Dayley and I have been in charge of the PTO at the Albion elementary. Every year around the first of December, we do a parent shopping night. The kids get to stay after school and we play games and do various things until 9:00. Their parents are free to go Christmas shopping with no children. We even invite younger brothers and sisters to come. We ask each child to bring $3.00 to cover the cost of the pizza, but there are a few that can't do it, so we just cover their cost. We have lots of fun, even though I always go home with a headache! Some of the games we played are :marshmallow stuff, wrap the mummy, dress up, rootbeer drinking then burping contest, grab the candy cane, all about me, and we watched the new Santa Paws movie. We ordered 16 pizzas and went through every one of them! We also do an after school snack and popcorn and treats with the movie. It makes for a VERY LONG night, but the kids really look forward to it each year!
You are way to ambitious. I can't even imagine spending that much time with so many kids. I must say...I certainly admire you for the things you do for your kids and the rest of the kids that are near and dear to you!
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