Ever since a friend started up a Little Flowers Girls Club last year, which my dear Punky is a member of, I thought how fun it could be for my little Munco to have something just his own to be a part of. So, after contemplating all last year, I decided to start a BLUE KNIGHTS CLUB. Our first meeting was last nite. It was so much fun. I had a great time and I do believe the boys would agree that a good time was had by all.
We have 10 boys in all, and let me say... that is plenty for a group of boys at this age.(5-8 years old) One boy could not make it due to a HIGH fever, (thank you momma for keeping him home.) We did miss him though and look forward to seeing him next month. I'll tell ya, it was quite a different atmosphere with boys sanding and painting and hootin' and hollering' compared to little girls cutting, pasting and giggling. What have I gotten myself into??? No really, it was fun... just a WHOLE DIFFERENT type of energy being spent in a WHOLE DIFFERENT kind of way. And what was I thinking when I wore a new denim skirt while helping the boys paint??? Now mind you I WAS NOT painting but, still ended up with paint splattered on my new skirt. Hmmm...***note to self*** just cause you are not the one actually doing the activity, be prepared like you are.
While waiting for all of the boys to arrive, we started with a coloring page of Saint Peter. (Go check out their website, lots of great items and by the way... home school families get 1/2 off their cds. I have ordered about 6 cds already and have created saint flashcards, t-shirts, tote bags, etc etc etc, for my kids as well as some baby gifts for some upcoming showers.) The boys also colored a shield of FAITH which is what the virtue was for this month.
After coloring, and getting them all settled down, we had a brief talk about Faith and also I read the boys a story about Saint Peter, the feature saint for the month. I had the memory verse written on a LARGE poster board and the boys that could read followed along while the non readers repeated it after me. This was a great visual and helped alot. We prayed a prayer to Saint Joseph, our clubs Patron Saint, and also recited the Act of Faith.
Next we moved on to the project of the month. WOOD SHIELDS!!! I had precut all of the shields with a skill saw and left the edges raw. The boys then sanded them down and then the painting began. I had cheap sponge painters for all of the boys and placed disposable bowls filled with paint on the table. (EASY CLEAN UP.... throw it all away.) The backgrounds will all be white and I was thinking about a nice blue cross for BLUE KNIGHTS. But then I got to thinking that it might be nice for the boys to make them more personable. I asked them what they thought they would like. Dragon, lion, cross, were all shouted out and so I think I will make up some stencils and next month they will be able to add their own touch to their shield. We will also be making helmets. Hmmm, glad I have a month to figure that out.
Once we had all of the paint cleaned up,(EVERYTHING except my skirt...), we moved on to PIZZA!!! While I was getting it out of the oven and onto the plates, the boys were taught a special "BLUE KNIGHT GREETING" by one of the dads. He told them it would be a great way to greet a fellow Knight and keep in mind why we were meeting and learning about the different virtues of the club. This was a GREAT addition to our meeting and hope the boys will keep it going thru the year. Thank you Mr. G, my Munco has been "greeting" me all morning. Here is how it goes:
First Knight: May the peace of Jesus Christ be with You
Second Knight: Now and Forever
After Pizza and cookies, while waiting to be picked up, the boys played a friendly, yet very LOUD game of hot potato on the living room floor. It lasted about 15 minutes and then it was time for all to go.
I am glad I decided to organize this group for Munco and all the boys. I am looking forward to next month, so... I guess I survived. (Thanks to Mr. G staying and helping, and for all of his great input.) Also, it did help that I had all of the prep work done ahead of time and all laid out the nite before.
Dear Saint Joseph, who took such good care of the baby Jesus and His Holy Mother Mary, be our protector too. Guide us on a path that is safe and sure and be with us
all the way to heaven. Amen
Oh... and by the way... about my skirt!!! I got as much of the paint off as possible last nite, sprayed it with DREFT baby stain remover and left it to soak all nite in the bathtub with water covering it. GUESS WHAT, after washing it this morning, I hung it to dry, and..... I think I saved it. Let me tell you..... I have used DREFT baby stain remover on alot and ALWAYS have been pleased to get all of my stains out, but NEVER did I think I could get the paint out. Thank you Dreft...another success story. If you have never used it GET IT!!! It works.
Until Next Time, May His Angels Keep You Safe~
+JMJ+
