Dear Parents,
I have been playing with ideas of how to connect families more at New Life. With the first service ending earlier now and with my interest in science and nature I was thinking about trying to put together a once a month Outdoor Adventure Club. My concept would be that we could meet in the shell room after first service and head to a park - Central Park, Forest Park, Juniper Valley, Alley Pond, etc. Each family would bring their own packed lunch. We could do a nature walk/nature scavenger hunt type activity, connecting it to an aspect of God's character. We have a number of field guides - mushroom identification, edible plant guide, tree identification, bird identification that could assist with that as well as binoculars, field scope, microscope. Then have a picnic lunch and then free time for the afternoon to hang out as long as you want. Could also do some organized games if we wanted to depending upon where we were.
Is this something that there is interest for? I would like to have a team working with me to organize this. I don't think it will be very labor intensive, more having people know what the plan is for the day to act as leaders of subgroups once we get to the park. This type of a thing works best in groups where there is not more than 7 or 8 kids. If everyone could respond with a "yes, I am interested", or "no I am not interested", number and ages of kids, and whether you would be willing to be on the leadership team, that would be really helpful. I am having Millie and Kelly send this out so please respond to me at skmoltz@verizon.net. Would like to do the first one toward the end of April.
Thanks!
Kristin Moltz
(Josiah and Aaron's mother)
Email us at children@newlifefellowship.org with "yes, I am interested". And we'll connect you with Kristin Moltz and this fun, family club!
