The Christmas Program That Almost Wasn't

This was unquestionably our worst Christmas program ever. The kids looked adorable, of course, and they tried really hard.Unfortunately, we had two three year olds, and one cried all the way through the second rehearsal, so I couldn't help the kids correct their mistakes much. And then, a kindergartener threw up their green cupcake all over the party. By the next day, four kids were throwing up (including Faith, who had to go home and the actress playing Mary). Everyone was confused and forgot their cues. The program we picked was not the best either. It depicts a writer trying to rewrite the Christmas story and make it more modern. The funniest lines are the kids, though, and no one could hear them, or they flubbed and skipped big chunks of dialogue because we didn't practice enough and I thought it would be okay, since the writer was doing rewrites if they read off their scripts instead of memorized. It was a fiasco. At that point, I was glad that we are taking a year off from Sunday School and the Christmas and Easter programs! Maybe by the time we come "back" to Children's Ministry, we'll have fresh ideas.

The breakfast tables were cute though! The youth group decorated gingerbread houses. Here's Kairi's:

Didn't she do a great job??