What can you do with 20 people, a month, a few donations and lots of imagination and determination? Well, probably lots of things, but we hosted a crazy awesome youth event last weekend, and I just wanted to share a little bit of it with you, but I really couldn't narrow down the pictures very well, so here are heaps for you…enjoy!
IGNITE 2013
The gang all dressed up on the day of waiting for the arrival of the students
Our classroom got the nickname "sweat shop" because it was the main center of creating and building and sewing and gluing and painting and all that went into this.
The boys stayed very busy, because we all decided we wanted a boat. (All good pirates have a boat) and we didn't just want a boat in the water, but one that was strong enough for people to sword fight on. Oh, and it had to have a plank as well...
I have no idea how they did it, but our boys are great...
Coley sewing the Captain's jacket
Me sewing a leaf skirt for the people in Papua New Guinea to wear.
Steve held them for us all night so the leaves didn't get smushed.
Jess working on the Turkish headdress
A sign pointing to the "overlords". We had one from Singapore, Turkey, Scotland, and France
Treasure chests! - we made almost 400 pieces of treasure out of cardboard and gold spray paint to fill those!
Making a pirate hat
It tried to eat me...
Hand painted dragan for the Asian market
Flags for each of the overlords countries
The event would not have come together without lots of yummy coffee!
Some of our donations were kinda weird…so we had mini breaks to have fun with them…Matt is under there somewhere or else Schaeffer just grew really fast!
Make up time - Day of!
Lots of make up and face paint
Cocoa powder does not make you look black…just dirty.
Pirate jewelry
As the kids arrived they saw these signs
Captain Cooper in his quarters
Then he came out to greet the kids
And explain the game to them - they would be under the overlords and have to go around the world to collect treasure
The overlords
Schaeffer from France
Josh from Scotland
Gen from Singapore
Erica from Turkey
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Here they had to hunt wild boars with spears
But not before they camouflaged themselves with mud
INDIA
Young Jack was the thief
and he left poor 'old lady' Jess all tied up with a destroyed house.
Once the kids freed her they could buy a treasure map from her and follow the clues
CARIBBEAN
Davey and Mauri
The ship was completed!
Davey won that sword fight 8 times! (Cause the kids were in groups)
The kids got put in stocks
Or had to walk the plank
AFRICA
Me and Dale (Smitty) were in Africa
The kids had to carry water for us
But the buckets had holes…some helped plug the holes
Others just got soaked!
It was hilarious!
ASIAN MARKET
over 150 paper lanterns hanging in here
Cutest beggar kids ever?
Coley the medicine woman "30 coins!!!"
Kelcey the butcher
Matt…the magician
The kids had to barter
At the end of the night we put on a skit and had a message…it was an awesome time!
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