What do volunteers do when we need to entertain 300 kids ranging from ages 3 to 20 for a whole afternoon? Dress like the Smurfs, dance like the Smurfs, and watch the new Smurf movie of course! This past Sunday was my 2nd Kermes here. If you remember from an older post of mine, Kermes is a weekend event that us volunteers put on for the kids to have a little bit o' fun :)
Fellow-English-teacher Sam, roomie Hannah, and I were in charge this time around. Once we decided a movie it was, we put on our thinking caps. What movie? What kind of snack? Where would we show it? Easy! We decided to turn the comedor into a movie theater! And not just any movie theater, "Nuestro Pequeno Cine." Moviegoers were welcomed into the theater by us volunteers.. I mean, blue-skinned, hat-wearing Smurfs :) Once all seated, we were ready. Cue the Smurf theme song and our boogying movies! After our ridiculous opening act, the movie began. The kids were laughing and screaming the entire time. We paused the movie halfway through for two things: POPOROPOS or POPCORN and a costume competition! With all the volunteers decked out in blue paint and so many kids dressed up, I think someone's gotta tell Papa Smurf his family just multiplied.
I wish I were a smurf! The kids are glowing becuase of all the sunshine you are spreading at NPH! Love, Mom
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