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Originally posted by Adelphean
Any suggestions for short fun projects to do during Recruitment?
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* Decorate small white paper gift bags with markers, pencils, glitter and cut-outs, fill with donated toiletries and seal with ribbon. They can then be dropped off at RMH as hospitality gift packs for the residents at RMH. (Or you can substitute snack foods, stickers and little toys for the toiletries...) -- this is just mindless coloring and Get Well Soon stuff-- puts the PNMs at ease because it's easy to chat when you're coloring.
* Badge of Courage - make a little template of a lion, print on cardstock, cut and color during the parties. Attach a small paper band around it so it will cover up scary IV's. **also can be modified as a door hanger
* Wish bracelets (each bead stands for a different kind of good thought-- strength, health, happiness...)
* Put together a journal for kids to write their thoughts and feelings. Drop off at RMH.
* Decorate little crowns for the kids at RMH-- so they can be "Prince or Princess For a Day"-- decorate with bright colors, little plastic gems, glitter, mylar fringe, etc.
* Cut out large hearts and select a short poem (about friendship, bravery, etc.) At the party, write the poem in with a paint pen and decorate the outline of the heart with glitter, markers, cut outs, etc.
(RMH is the house that love built!)-- these hearts can then be posted on the doors at RMH, and the children's wing of the hospital it supports.
From experience.... Avoid regular paints-- they are messy and the PNMs can spill on themselves, which embarrasses them and makes them anxious about your chapter and the other parties that they have to go to
Anything that doesn't require great artistic ability is good-- something like coloring is a great activity b/c it requires little thought, but is distracting enough so that the PNM's forget to be nervous. Also something less complicated will be easier to complete and won't give the non-crafty PNM's an anxiety attack!
Also, remember... your crafts may be getting "old" to you... but they're brand new to the PNMs
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