[Nfb-or] Braille Carnival Needs Volunteers

[alena roberts]

When and where is the carnival happening? What help could blind
volunteers provide?

Alena

On 6/8/09, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> 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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Alena Roberts
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