[Faith-talk] Braille Carnival Needs Volunteers

[Linda Mentink]

At the NFB convention in Detroit.
At 02:07 AM 6/9/2009, you wrote:
>Where is this going to be held?
>
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>On Behalf Of David Andrews
>Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:06 PM
>To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Faith-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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