Messy Day at Croftlands Junior School with church

Today with our church we did a messy day - the first of many I hope. There was lots of glue and paint and mess and no really order to what we did - which made it more fun. There was a big overall plan and that was to made props and decorate costumes for the Nativity play tomorrow. But we gave the children a free choice as to what they did, we needed some tools for Joseph a brush for Mary, then a wiseman/King decided to make a water bottle/flask holder. Some painted bushes while others drew pictures to go into the programme. And in my lack of faith I looked at the clock at 10.30 and thought we will never find enough for them to do, but by 2.30 having done a technical run through we couldn't kick some of them out they would still be there now if we let them. Both Sarah and I were very pleased with today considering it was our first time with this kind of thing, the children have asked us when's the next one...very soon I hope. Praise God for today, for the bridges built and the conversations had with parents.