Activities around SMILE!

Everyday at Smile is somewhat different. I feel like I’m seeing new kids everyday (which isn’t that surprising). To get a better look into Smile and what the kids here like to do I thought I’d show you some pictures of the activities that go on around Smile Africa grounds.

Kicking this ball around, made of plastic bags and rope

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Everyone always wants their photo taken when we bring out the camera!

They love FUTBOL!! So any chance they get, and have a futbol, they definitely play futbol. They also love this hopscotch game, where you throw the rock and have to pick it up on your way back. There are a couple rubber  tires  that they love to run around with and push with a stick. They love the playground equipment, especially the merry-go-rounds, and I’m sure I’ll learn a lot of new games and songs as time goes on.

Kids pushing the tire around!

Little Simon having lunch! It's Rice!

The day I was helping in the baby room during bath time I all of a sudden heard the girls screaming and yelling. This continued for several minutes so I went to see what was going on and here I found that the boys had found a medium sized lizard, black and orange, and were throwing it into the girls section of the showers! (Only in Africa) I told the boys to stop and he threw the lizard far into the grass in the opposite direction. As I walked back to the baby room, he went and got it and continued. I decided to not intervene anymore because I really didn’t want to get hit by the lizard. Poor little guy definitely didn’t make it through that game:(

Older girls washing dishes!

Hopscotch in action!