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Resilience

What is it about successful people that makes them stand out. Could it be that unlike others, they were just born lucky? No, it can’t be. I think it’s the resilience in them to see things through; striving forward even through the tough times. Falling down and standing up time and time again and enduring through the storm. Yes, this must be it!

On arrival, we dove straight into some ice-breaking games to set the mood.

We played a different kind of the ‘Broken Telephone’ game where instead of mimicking a spoken word or sentence, we mimicked an action.

Guys also begged to play their beloved ‘Police and Robber’ game for a few minutes and so they did.

On to the main lesson of the day, resilience. The art of standing up every time you fall down and keeping on trying. We watched these clips to teach us more on the topic.

First: ‘The Hugging Tree.’

Then, ‘A Story About Resilience.’

A great quote from ‘The Story About Resilience’ which was so powerful to us was:

“You were knocked down, you fell over, you were pushed to the ground, but you always got up; you never stayed down.”

The Story About Resilience

Afterwards, we got to enjoy a coloring session of two print outs quoting; “My challenges help me grow“

and “amazing things happen when you try.”

All in all it was a special session this one, probably the highlight of the day. No wait, we spoke too soon, read on to discover why.

In need of a break, we took some tea and headed outside to play some games and even football.

The craft was definitely the highlight of the day, because it was so much fun to do. Here’s some progress shots…

And here are the some nice pictures of guys posing with their projects. It’s not yet done though, but we must say it looks really amazing so far!

Presentation time! If you’re sad, this beautiful girl’s song will remind you that God is always on your side and if you know this, you’ll be happy.

Finalizing the presentations, we had this amazing duo do a poem for us.

As you can see, we had an amazing day. We wish we could stay a bit longer but sadly we have to go. See you next week, same place, same time. Bye, and always remember that ….

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POSITIVITY

When you have a positive attitude, you have a clearer and better look on life. Positivity helps bring joy and good things to your life. Ask this guy…

As we let that sink in, let’s play a short spelling bee. Spell the word…including….

what about thigh….

and finally, stomach…

Well done, we’re can now continue with our lesson.

Don’t worry, we’re still on ‘Positivity’, however this time around, as a sales skill and how it can improve your business. We’ve got a surprise for you showcasing this at the end so read on!

Being optimistic doesn’t have to be something big. A small action such as smiling is all it takes to set a good mood for your business. This beautiful girl showcases this perfectly!

Talk about a good mood. Look at these amazing guys coloring their hearts out after the lesson. Yes, the quote says,

Believe you can and you will.

We’re going optimistic above and beyond!

We can’t get enough of this moment…

We can’t stress this enough…hahaha….

It’s been a while but the sun is shining, the day is so beautiful, lets go for swimming!

Hopefully you’ve got your energy back after that tea break because it’s craft time. Time to display those craftsmanship skills.

Please explain to those who weren’t here last Saturday on the steps to take.

Now they’re ready to start their projects as they stride to catch up.

We promised there was a surprise at the end. We always keep our promises so here it is. A short skit showcasing two types of sellers as taught during the lesson.

And the moral of the story is…

We hope you enjoyed being with us, till next time, bye!

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Being The Bigger Person

Hi

Welcome and please take a seat over there. Don’t be shy engage with the others in completing the crossword game.

Amazing Kids doing a crossword game

After you’re done, come play this game with us. First we have to make the cutouts

then we play.

Amazing Kids playing a hand-feet game

Seems we’re all here now, gather around and let’s pray. We are so glad you’re okay and that your week was amazing. We give thanks to God for that.

Speaking of, let’s sit and talk about God for a minute. But first , let’s watch this short clip and then discuss it afterwards, okay?

Amazing Kids watching the story of Paul & Silas

Please share with us what you’ve learnt from the video. Oh, it’s about Paul and Silas? Go on, do tell, do tell!

Amazing Kids narrating the Paul & Silas story
Amazing Kids narrating the Paul & Silas story
Amazing Kids narrating the Paul & Silas story
Amazing Kids narrating the Paul & Silas story

We have some brilliant students in this class. To sum up what you just said, the lesson was on ‘Being The Bigger Person’ and we learn this through the story of Paul and Silas when they were in jail. It could have been easier for them to let the guard harm himself after imprisoning them but they didn’t. They encouraged him to live and chose not to flee so that he would not suffer the consequences thereafter. Wow what a story!

Take a breather then come back for the life-skill lesson.

Today we’re learning ‘Money Responsibility’. Join one of those groups over there and together discuss the money questions listed on the paper.Find solutions then come back together for one final discussion.

We hope your take from the lesson is the same as ours; money is finite and should be spent wisely. Good job guys, you came up with really good solutions.

Here are some picture printouts for you to color.

You’ve learnt so much and done so much so far, you deserve a break. Take some refreshers, tea and snacks.

In fact, we are so impressed, here’s an interesting short story for you to watch as you take your tea.

Amazing Kids watching ‘Hippospotamus’ clip while taking tea

Go have some fun in the field and the playground then comeback ready for the art session.

Seems you had fun, pick a brush and follow the instructions. Shouldn’t be hard at all. Give it your best and most importantly have fun.

Time to give some awards. Let’s congratulate the winners with a round of applause. They’ve done so well and come so far to win the silver badge. Makofi!

Next time we have no doubt it’ll be you up there that we’re celebrating. Keep working hard and doing good, we believe you’ll do it!

Our day has finally come to an end, go home safely. Have a good week and see you back here next week, same place same time bye!

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Trivia anyone?

As we all know by now, Amazing Kids sessions are always fun and creative. The Saturday of 21st May was no different.

First warm up with us for a minute. Do it with a little style if you can.

Trivia often push us to think just a little harder, a little smarter, and this one was no different. Time for a challenge, let us test you to see if you can solve these trivia. We believe you can do it! Okay let’s go!

What do you call a female deer?

Okay, second question, how many hearts does an octopus have?

Third question, which bird can fly backwards?

And to our final challenge, brace yourself, this could be a tough one. Which animals are trained by the US army to disarm under-water mines?

Did you get any correct? We hope you did and also learnt something new if you didn’t.

The devotion rolled on to a video clip and discussion on Bartimaeus. We learnt the value of speaking out. Just like Bartimaeus did till Jesus heard him and healed him from his blindness. We learnt that no matter how many times people push you down and insist that your opinion isn’t worthy to be heard, to keep fighting this negativity and speak out.

‘Be a Little Skeptical: Don’t Buy Everything You See’ was our lesson of the day. Amidst this advertisement world, we are bound to finally cave in to companies’ marketing strategies and end up buying stuff we don’t really need. In this lesson we tackled all that and several ways to avoid this advertisement trap.

Guys were elated to finally get a breather in the field

and then share some snacks and stories even.

They also got a chance to practice a dance to be showcased during the presentation.

We know you know what time it is, Art Time! We made leaf cutouts and also painted the sun. The project was nearing to its end. The following Saturday we would put this all together to form one nice painting.

The long awaited presentations were finally here, and guys didn’t dilly-dally any further to show us the dance they had been practicing during the day.

And of course the weekly highlight came from the presentations, this talented amazing girl over here wowed us all for sure!

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14th of May

Painting, games, learning, fun and games were all the highlights of this day. Follow along to experience it too, through us of course🙂.

Did you know that King Saul was Israel’s first King? This we learnt during the devotion in the morning. However, the main theme was on his success and failure. How after being so renown and praised by his people he fell due to his disobedience towards God.

Did we mention we played some games?

a lot of games.

We even played musical chairs

Still continuing with our theme on money, we learnt ‘Money Comes To Those Who Wait.’ That is, having patience when finances are involved and most importantly avoiding the ‘Buy Now Pay Later Mentality’ which could lead to a rabbit hole of debts in future.

To challenge ourselves if we had surely learnt something from the lesson, we had this discussion.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. We had plenty of time after to go outside, have a breather, play in the playground and field and also bond with our friends. After which we were so hungry and went ahead to take our snacks and tea back in class.

Art sessions always bring a different vibe with them. In our case, it brings out the creativity, focus, attention to detail and most importantly the team-work skills in us.

We prepared our canvases accordingly, for our first goal of the lesson

then dove straight into painting for step 2.

The day was a success. We learnt and achieved our goals for the day. Prayers from 4 amazing kids were held as we departed thereafter with our parents for home.

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7th of May

After a 3 weeks April holiday break, the Amazing Kids Club finally resumed on the 7th of May. Grab on your seat belts and let us take you through the day.

We dove straight into some indoor games, and it was so much fun! It felt as if we had never taken a break for the holidays at all, as guys were all in sync. See!

We started with a ‘Pass the Message’ game

Then decided to sit down for the ‘What Did You Hear’ game

Followed by a game we’d like to call “Chinese Burger.”

And finally, police and robber

By the time we were done with the games, everyone had finally arrived and so that meant it was time to gather around, pray then share how our holiday was.

Afterwards, we did some early morning warm up exercises and a little bit of dance.

We took a few minutes to refresh ourselves on the dance moves we had been learning throughout the season.

Just when we thought it couldn’t get any more fun, the teacher taught us a new game called “Police, Killer, Doctor and The Villagers.” Here as you can see the game demanded us to be creative, skeptical and analytical in certain situations.

Time for the life-skill was on. The lesson for the day was on “Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees.” We learnt about the value of money and that money is earned through working.

We then headed to the field to have some play-time with our friends and the teachers.

Then had some delicious snacks and tea afterwards during our tea break.

At the start of our art session, the teacher took us through the guidelines of the project.

And then paired us into groups where we went ahead to accomplish our goals for the session through creativity and teamwork.

Here are some pictures of us being goofy and proud of ourselves for having finished step 1 of our project.

And to end our day, we had this amazing girl wow us with her amazing voice!

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The Royal Experience

On the 9th of April, The Amazing Kids Club decided to pay a visit to the Royal Golf Club. Little did we know that this would be a fun packed day full of exciting activities that we would not forget.

Guys arrived at the venue in time for the morning Zumba-warm up exercise.

Having warmed up those muscles guys were ready for the actual dance lesson.

Water break!

The guys then engaged in a small game to raise their energies once again

before deciding to have a go at the gym.

Now came the best segment. Or to say it in their own words, “Highlight of the day.” It was time for the team building games. The facilitator in charge divided us into two groups: Team Pink and Team Yellow. These 2 teams were to go against each other in the games that follow.

First was the relay racing

then the ring toss

then filling the bottle

and finally a tag of war.

And of course the monkeys too were in full attendance.

Whew! Now that was fun!

It was time for the guys to take a break. Guys had a starter snack and tea and then a delicious lunch thereafter.

They then headed for swimming and finally ended the day with a nice painting session.

See fun as promised. Guys were sad to see Amazing Kids leave and wondered if they would have another Amazing Kids fun day. The Amazing Kids gave them a sound, straight answer “YES!”

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The Story of Tabitha

Until you have real compassion, you can not recognize real love

Bob Thurman

Hello there 👋🏽

Let us take you through the day and also learn all about love and compassion.

We start the day with a few interesting games. The two in particular that stand out are the “Broken Telephone” and “Concentration Game.” Here’s the concentration game.

Nice right. Now let’s practice the dance.

The devotion segment would stand out for the rest of the day. We learn about “Love and Compassion.” The teacher tells us the story of Tabitha to help us understand the topic well enough.

We learn about Tabitha a believer who lived in Joppa. She loved helping people and more so through her sowing. She made for others clothes like shirts, coats and robes which made her a people’s favorite in Joppa. However, Tabitha fell ill and died. This brought sadness to the people of Joppa who knew her. They cried in grief remembering all that she had done for them. In the midst of all this, it came to their attention that Peter, a disciple of Christ was in the near-by town of Lydda. So, they sent out two men to go fetch Peter to come raise Tabitha from the dead through Jesus Christ. And so they did. On arrival, the widows showed Peter all the clothes she had made for them. Peter then cleared the room and prayed for Jesus to raise Tabitha from the dead. When he uttered the words “Tabitha, get up”, Tabitha opened her eyes and sat up. What a miracle indeed!

From Tabitha’s story, we learn to always love and help those around us as a way to shine our light on others as Christ has shined His light on us. To end the devotion, we give a few examples of how we can start doing good for others in our lives.

After devotion, we then go for swimming yay! Then take our tea and snacks.

After which we play another game called “Charades.”

It’s now time for the craft project. As you might remember, we started a kite project last Saturday which we are supposed to complete today. So we pull up our sleeves and focus.

After completing our kites, we do our final prayers together then run out to the field to test out and play with our kites that we just made before our parents pick us up.

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2nd April 2022

Hello there. Nice seeing you here again.

Put on your reading glasses, sit back and let us take you through the 2nd of April.

We arrived in the morning, said hi to our friends and teachers and were ready for the day.

We started with the devotion where we learnt about Lydia. We learnt how she was a successful business woman who sold expensive purple cloth in Philippi, Macedonia. She loved God very much. In fact, every evening she met up with some fellow women to pray to God together. All Lydia wanted was to attain things that were of eternal value. God answered her prayers and sent Paul, Silas, Luke and Timothy who were preaching across the sea from where she lived. She got baptized and invited the guys to her home to learn more about Jesus Christ. From this story we learnt that it is of high importance to seek God and things of eternal value as we live here on earth.

The dance was here to wow and energize us for the morning. We carried on learning the dance song for the season and did some pretty cool gymnastic exercises just to spice things up a little bit.

In the lesson, we did a recap of all the lessons we had undertaken since opening in January. We did this in preparation of a video shoot showcasing what we had achieved and learnt so far. Here’s a small snippet. The full version will be coming out soon on YouTube!

We carried on with the energy we got from the dance to the playground as we had fun doing some ‘acrobatics’ and gymnastic moves in the field.

Tea time was here with us. We took our snacks with ‘style’

then joined our friends for a little bonding time.

Project Time! We started on a new project namely, ‘Project Kites.’ This was the first day of the project. Soon to be an amazing outcome. We believe it because we are the Amazing Kids and we believe we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

In our award-giving session, this beautiful girl was gifted an award for achieving the silver badge a.k.a. 30 Amazing Kids good behavior marbles. Hongera sana!

We were up and ready for presentations, I hope you too can you tell! Our confidence levels were gradually improving; we were so proud of ourselves.

Of course, the Sherriff got the chance to give her remarks on our behavior during the day then went ahead to read out our marble counts. Hopefully someone wins the silver badge again next week. Guess you’ll have to peek in next week to discover if someone did. Yes! We just got that ka-feeling someone will.

What a day! We prayed and departed for home having had a very fun and fruitful day.

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March 26th

Hello.

Thank you for joining us yet again on another Amazing Kids program. Sign here to show that you’re present and then let’s join the others for the devotion.

Today’s theme is on greediness. We learn about the parable Jesus gave about the rich fool who was obsessed with gaining wealth and storing so much for himself that he told himself eat, drink and be merry. God calls him a fool because he invested so much here on earth and failed to consider the heavenly things. Later that night he died leaving all he had boasted about behind. We learn that as kids, in order to be wise, we need not be selfish but always love, care and share what we have with others. (Luke 12:13-21)

Teacher Elijah’s warm up game seems to be so much fun, let’s try it.

That was fun wouldn’t you agree? Hey look, Teacher Moses is already here. You know what that means, dance time!

I hope you’re ready for the life-skill lesson. Pick a seat and join me on this table and let’s learn all about wants and needs.

We learn that needs are necessities we cannot live without. That is, they are things we need to survive. But wants are things that make our lives more comfortable but we can afford not to have.

Let’s do this exercise on the page on grouping items into needs and wants then present our last week assignment of the chores we agreed with other parents to do and get paid for.

The money will be saved and used in setting up our small businesses in June.

Philippians 4:19. But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

From this life-skill bible verse, we learn that as long as we trust in God, He will work to provide for our needs.

Let’s head out for swimming. I hope you brought with you your swimming costume.

I really enjoyed the swimming. Now however, is time for the craft project, so let’s focus.

Just like last Saturday, today there are some more Bronze medal winners, so let’s congratulate them too for their achievement.

Sadly, this is where we pray and then depart. I hope you had fun with us and hope to see you back here again next week. Bye!

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