Hi
girlinmn!
Our house also did what we called the "string thing" (i.e. buying the biggest fattest ball of green or red yarn you could find and winding it all through the house)... until two years in a row we broke lamps or vases and the House Corp. banned it!!!!
Here are a couple of "Big Sis Revealing" activities that we did as well.... (this was for the final Big Sis - the one you receive after the mystagogue matches prefs)...
1) Take two paper grocery bags, and decorate them identically as masks.... the little gets hers when she comes to the house, and then has to put it on and go find her big among the group of girls wearing crazy paper bag masks... (sounds silly, I know... but when your little recognizes you and comes toward you and you get to take it off and reveal yourself, it's a great moment).
2) Literal
revealing - get all the bigs and littles together at the house... the littles receive a t-shirt (of any kind - could be a party shirt, or a t-shirt you painted, or even a crazy tee such as one you purchased from a local restaurant or even a Harley-Davidson shop!!!! I saw this once, no kidding. As long as it is UNIQUE, it doesn't matter) which she has to put on....
Meanwhile, all the bigs put on an
identical crazy tee and boxers. THEN, they put on layers and layers of crazy clothes over the tee and boxers... jeans, sweats, football jerseys, Halloween costumes, prom dresses, wigs, masks, anything! And then, while all the littles gather and watch, the bigs strip off their crazy clothes to "reveal" their t-shirt. This is even better when done to some sort of fun song like RuPaul's "Supermodel", during which all the bigs act like they are in a crazy fashion show (only they happen to be taking off wigs and prom dresses).
then, when it is all done and the bigs have revealed their "true selves", the little has found her matching t-shirt, and of course, her mystagogue!
Our house has had lots more Big-Lil revealing activities.... let me know if you want to hear more!
LITB!