We started out every day at UGSFAW 2010 with a "messy game" and it always included chocolate pudding. One kid from each team came up on stage, took off their shoes and sat on a chair. Then they proceeded to pick out Cocoa Puffs and/or dog food out of their tub of pudding with their stinky, sweaty little toes. So messy, so fun and so hard to accomplish.
Now here's where you have to keep up with me. Each team has a designated snack time down in the Video Cafe. They may choose one snack from the "snack buffet" and one small soda and all the water they want.
We placed a tub of pudding used in the "messy game" right next to the serving table. Then we put cups of pudding, including Cocoa Puffs, next to the tub so that they were included in the buffet (we set up the edible pudding cups in the kitchen). Those kids totally assumed the pudding cups were from the tub. To steer their little minds in the right direction, we put a sign up that said we had leftover pudding from the "messy game". We also had empty cups, spoons, scooper and all you need to make it appear that we were scooping out of the tub. Jon stood beside the table, encouraging the kids to try the pudding. It was so perfect. You should have seen all the expressions. Priceless. Of course, once again, it was a well thought out plot by our fearless Children's Minister, Kurt. He is quite clever.
Another kicker, I grabbed a cup and started eating it. Again, priceless little angel faces, staring at me in disbelief.
Important tip: No children ate the actual stinky feet pudding. I can not confirm nor deny if leaders did or did not.
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