I think I've mentioned Comfort Zone Camp before… Basically it's an amazing organization that helps children deal with the loss of a loved one. Children from around the country who have experienced the death of an immediate family member can attend a camping weekend (free of charge) to help them heal and grow. Comfort Zone Camps "create an environment where grieving children can have fun and break the isolation death often brings, while learning valuable coping skills for their daily lives."
At a recent camp, I was able to give each of the campers in my group a little monster finger puppet. It was so much fun. They each went around the circle and used the finger puppet to tell (in a cute monster voice) what their favorite part of the weekend was. The magic moment for me, was at the memorial service, when each camper in my group used their finger puppet to say "in memory of my [mom, dad, brother, etc.]" in front of the whole audience of campers, volunteers, & parents. It was so precious and touching.
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How cute are these? Love it :)
Mary, these are SO cute! What a great idea to save the scraps and make people smile too. The presentation at camp was adorable, and you were working with the perfect age group for finger puppets too. Kids express themselves easier indirectly, and puppets are often used by experts! Great work. :-)
these were great! i saw it as a hugely creative way for them to get up there and say something that they probably have never been so brave to say - the finger puppets gave them so much courage! you're such a great big! ( :
It would be very, very wrong of me to purchase some of these for my own nearly-40-year-old amusement.
Wouldn't it?
I have some of these on my desk at work... my coworkers love to come by and play with them. It's fun!
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