Happy Halloween!

Halloween happened to fall on a weekend this year, handy as at the weekends the kids have so little to do apart from run around the garden and ask me too many awkward questions (well Zawadi does!)

I really hate Halloween at home, I have never partaken in any activity of the Halloween kind. However when Jade (a returning volunteer) came up with a party schedule I of course got involved and it was fantastic! The kids carved 'pumpkins' (come on, this is Africa, it was a watermelon painted orange), decorated cookies, dressed up, had their faces painted, ate doughnuts from strings, had feely bags, went bowling, listened to Halloween stories and ate way too many sweets. But it was a blooming good day. 

For Bonfire Night, the busiest woman in the world (AKA Amy Hathaway) decided she was bored (!) and held a bonfire party, which was lovely. We all brought jacket potato fillings and had a good meal followed by marshmallows toasted over the bonfire. Again, this is Africa, so instead of fireworks Amy's kids threw glowsticks in the air repeatedly!!!! 

I actually like Halloween/Bonfire Night this year!