Progression of a Party

It all began as an incentive for reading...the class that read the most pages in a quarter could have a party. Once one of the eighth grade classes won, they talked to me about the party being at our house. We dug a firepit, bought hotdogs, prepared games, and invited the class over. Sounded simple and benign.
Began with some food.....jollof rice, spring rolls, rabbit (yep, some of the guys raise rabbits, so they killed one for a special treat!), and hotdogs. We roasted the hotdogs over the fire.



Then came the games.....gum buried in flour. This is so fun to watch. You must "search" for the gum without using your hands! Flour was everywhere, especially when a few people decided to toss what was left after the game.



Then the game of "fill the bucket with water" by passing cups of water over and under, over and under....


until the electricity went off and it got really dark...

and then someone threw a BIG bucket of COLD water all over us....and the water fights began!


And continued until the end of the party.



Needless to say, there was much laughter! Although I didn't feel (or look) very professional (dripping wet!) as I greeted parents who were picking up their kids, we sure had lots of fun!