[Cabs-talk] Braille Carnival Needs Volunteers

[Isabel arreola]

Hi, I love what you've got going so far.

Middle schoollers are a bit difficult to plan for. I have a a few suggestions. However, I admit that I am not the most hippenest person to begin with.

1. A Braille Off.

-Participants are given a sentence to Braille. The first to finish  wins.

-Participants are asked a question. Questions can be about Hanna Montanna, or other current youth stars. The first to braille the first correct answer is the winner.

2. Braill trivia.

-Tickets for the right answer

3. Cane Charm making.

-A key chain ring

-Fishing string

-puff wood and glass beads

-Braille Lettered square beads (using inexpensive laminating sheets, the participant can braille and cut out the letters and adhere them onto the square beads).

4. A Cane user obstacle course

5. A Braille-a-gram

participants write braille notes, to deliver that are delivered to the room.

 


 
> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:53:42 -0700
> From: sparklylicious at suddenlink.net
> To: cabs-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] Braille Carnival Needs Volunteers
> 
> Hi Andrea,
> All of these activities sounds amazing and super fun! I'd love to 
> help out, but am wondering where this even will take place? Let 
> me know.
> Cheers, Hannah
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
> >To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> >Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:05:39 -0500
> >Subject: [Cabs-talk] Braille Carnival Needs Volunteers
> 
> >I am Andrea Beasley Wisconsin Parents of Blind Children 
> president. I
> >was put in charge of the Braille Carnival and have been working 
> very
> >hard to put together
> >a great carnival that all will enjoy. I have come up with 
> several
> >activities that are all adapted carnival games. I am looking for
> >volunteers for this
> >event. I will need a lot of help with this activity, please let 
> me
> >know if you can help out and where you like to help.
> 
> >The list of games are as follows:
> 
> >balloon pop with Braille notes hidden underneath
> 
> >fishing for Braille letters
> 
> >bean bag toss to make Braille letters and signs
> 
> >face painting Braille letters and signs
> 
> >no bake play dough using a Braille recipe
> 
> >treasure hunt simplified
> 
> >sand buckets with Braille to find within
> 
> >Braille math games
> 
> >quiet table with books, cards, etc...
> 
> >ticket prize booth
> 
> >This is where I am running into trouble, I was asked this weekend 
> to
> >have a separate activity for the middle school age kids because 
> the
> >thought is they
> >will not like these activities so I am now searching for ideas.
> 
> >I hope all of this sounds fun and exciting to you. I know we 
> have a
> >volunteer with a latex allergy and I would love to know who this 
> is
> >and be able to talk
> >with them so if it is you please email me about this. I also 
> have a
> >need for someone who has had experience in face painting. I 
> think I
> >could do this activity
> >if no one feels they could do it.
> 
> >I have a list of needed items so please write me and let me know 
> if
> >you have any of these items and would be willing to bring them 
> with you.
> 
> >tickets- each booth will be passing out tickets to the kids, like 
> at
> >a Chuck E. Cheese where they will spend it at the ticket booth
> 
> >prizes for behind the ticket booth
> 
> >small balloons- I am checking into nonlatex balloons
> 
> >cork board to tac balloons and messages onto
> 
> >darts to pop balloons
> 
> >magnetic fishing poles
> 
> >magnetic Braille print letters
> 
> >small/baby inflatable swimming pool
> 
> >small bean bags
> 
> >muffin tins
> 
> >buckets
> 
> >dry oatmeal- because I think sand would just be too messy
> 
> >slates, stylus, Braille writer, paper, Braille books of various
> >levels, Brailled playing cards, Braille Uno, Brailled board 
> games,
> >etc... for quiet table
> 
> >Brailled notes to place behind the balloons and for the clues for 
> the
> >treasure hunt- might need to be written that morning
> 
> >face paint- preferably one that can be felt not just seen
> 
> >I think that about covers what I had. Again I want to thank 
> everyone
> >for their help and effort that will be put into this fun event, I
> >know my son is very
> >much looking forward to going to convention this year. We did 
> not go
> >last year because I could not travel but this year I will be glad 
> to be back.
> 
> >I will accept any ideas that you all have for the middle 
> schoolers, I
> >hated those years so I have blocked them out and don't remember 
> what
> >I liked to do
> >during that time. :)
> 
> >Thanks,
> 
> >Andrea
> 
> >Contact Info: 608-563-4708 home, 608-314-6384 cell,
> >abeasley at jb11.net
> 
> 
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