December the 3rd was a very busy day. There was very nice weather for the Rockwall Christmas Parade; there was great success at the District Consumer Decision Making Competition; and then there was the . . . Christmas Party!! If you missed it, you missed a very fun time. The party was held and the Wood Creek Amenities Center, in Fate. 74 people came out and while the weather outside was frightful, inside it was quite delightful. It provided a super stage for fun and social interaction. We started the night by dividing clubs up for a butter shake off relay. Each club was given a cup of heavy whipping cream and had to shake it until it became butter while passing it to each club member present. Talk about fun! It was quite humorous to see the excitement as 4-Hers learned that making butter is not all clean fun, sometimes you get dirty. The parents also joined in the challenge pitting the dads against the moms. They too took on the task. It basically took 7 to 10 minutes providing a great ice breaker for everyone to get involved. We had fresh butter too.
Next we moved to the Architecture Design Competition, having each club design a Christmas structure with the donation food items brought. The winning team was a combination of the Lucky Shamrocks and Gold Buckle clubs. The runner up was designed and constructed by the Rockin' Riders club. Congratultions to each.
Then we had a team building activity of Self Control. 4-Hers held noodles together like a zipper. Then one person would walk through the zipper while it opened in front of them and closed again behind them. This activity took a lot of self control for the people in the zipper line. More over it took a lot of trust and faith from the person walking through it that they could successfully get to the other end without being hit by a noodle. I am happy to say that was successful and everyone had a chance to go through the zipper. How fun!
There was also a time just to visit and learn about what is going on in the county 4-H program. There were a lot of stories shared and everyone had a blast. If anyone has pics from the party, please send them my way.
