Let Them Fail
Last week, I watched my kids participate in VBS, particularly the outdoor games. My camera charger was in a different state at the time (imagine that! at least i didn't forget my toothbrush.), so I couldn't take pictures, but I can still share what I saw with you. Simple organized games - the best was "Defeating Goliath" where they used a giant water balloon launcher to fling water balloons at a huge face drawn on white tarp. Riot of a game. Loved it! With help from an adult, each child was given several tries to bean the giant with a water balloon. Some walloped it - bullseye! Others shot too high or too low. The preschoolers were allowed to take handfuls of balloons right up to the face and lob them. The elementary-schoolers had to use strength and good aim to launch the balloons fast enough and hit the target. Because my kids are homeschoolers, a lot of our activities include just our 3 kids. We usually have many trie...