Family Fun Event
October 28th, 2024
I was assigned to Family Fun Event for my mandatory October event. For our first two meetings, we brainstormed ideas as a group of what we could do for the event. We decided on splitting the groups up by age and having them come together at the end for a costume parade. At our next meeting we finalized the plan and started thinking of anything we would need for the event. At our last meeting, we prepped some of the crafts for the younger age group and made sure everyone knew their roles. On the day of the event, I arrived early to help set up the activities and the younger kid’s assigned room. Once I finished, I stayed in the foyer greeting guests as they started to arrive. After everyone arrived, we played freeze dance and then we split the groups up. I led the younger kids to their room and explained the activities they would be doing. I provided any help if the kids needed it. After around 20 minutes, we lined the kids up to go see Timmy. While they were waiting, we slowly started to clean up any activities they were finished. We then got them ready for their costume parade and cheered each one on as they showed off their costumes. After that, the event came to an end. I helped cleaned up any games in the foyer and put the classroom back correctly.
Theme 5: · Identify components of an effective activity.
I chose this competency because planning was a huge part for this event. As a group, we had to figure out activities that would keep a younger age group entertained (who usually don’t have a long attention span). What I did was I looked online for ideas and referred to any past activities i’ve done with younger kids I used to work with. I came up with a few ideas we could do but I narrowed it down to the two that would keep them the most entertained. I helped my point person decide on arts and crafts for the younger kids because it keeps them very focused on all the little steps they have to do. I also helped my group decided on the bean bag toss because it was simple and kids love throwing things for some reason. This also demonstrates my course goals. In my course goals I mentioned eventually wanting to become a point person. By helping my group plan the activities, this helped me build some of the confidence I will need for being a point person in the future because I will need to put myself out there a lot and come up with the main idea for the event. This helped boost my grasp on the concept of being a point person and I feel my leadership skills grew quite a bit due to this event.
