This year for our Ward's Youth Conference, they came to me and asked if they could do something for my clients. The youth arranged a bunch of activities (like bubbles and water balloons and playing with shaving cream), and my clients were invtied to come and play for a few hours. It was held in the parking lot of the church. Each child that came was given a "buddy" (youth) and were helped through whatever activities they wanted to do. It was so fun! It was good for my kiddos to get to know new people and for the youth to get more families and acquainted with kids with differences. My favorite part was the Kickball game. No rules and lots of cheering for kids, some of whom can barely kick the ball at all. I saw tons of smiles and laughing in some boys who are easily frustrated by a sports game like that. They could play! And people were cheering for them! It was wonderful.
You can see pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/audra.jensen/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCIP0yK6lk--ZlAE#
And video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzja2jgqXlU&feature=PlayList&p=7EB62DCE65A77109&index=0&playnext=1 These are short, little snippets, and they should play one after the other.
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Gee... what a wonderful opportunity for clients and church youth. Everyone looked like they were having a wonderful time. It's great to see others show so much love toward children who really need the extra help and attention, or at the very least a buddy.
This would make a great New Era article. Also, there may be opportunities for an Eagle Scout project working with your kids.
Lorna
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