Tacky Christmas Youth Party/ Stuffing Belltree Boxes

Tonight was a BIG night!  It began with the youth meeting in the fellowship hall to stuff belltree boxes for the families that were bought by church members.  The boxes were filled with Christmas presents for the entire family, canned foods, sugar, flour, bread, mashed potatoes, gravy, and many other great things!  I know the families who receive these gifts will be blessed by them, as well as those who bought the belltree.

After the boxes were stuffed we made our way over to the shed for our Christmas party!  It started out with some yummy food (thanks parents!).  Bulldog rotel, cheese zit mix, pigs in a blanket, cookies, and brownies.  Everything was delicious!

Christmas trivia was next!  We had a lot of fun with this.  See how many you can get right...
1. We all know that Rudolph has a red nose, but does Rudolph have antlers?
2. This state has the "World's Tallest Living Christmas Tree" Maine or California?
3. Who is rumored to have stolen Christmas?
4. What were Frosty's last words?
5. The most popular item to put on top of a Christmas tree is?
6. The average number of lights on a Chistmas tree is:  200 or 350?
7. There are 365 days in a year.  What number is Christmas day?
8. "Advent" means? 
9. Which Reindeer's name is also the name of a kitchen cleaner?
10. The most popular toy of 1984 was what doll named after a vegetable? 
11. The average number of gifts an aduult male gets for Christmas is?  6 or 10?
12. What is the main ingredient in gingerbread cookies?  Flour, ginger, or molasses?
13. Name the 3 reindeer whose names begin with "D"
14. What carol contains the line, "star with royal beauty bright"? 
15. What are the traditional colors of the candles on the advent wreath?

The youth were great at this!! 

Lily, the score keeper!

After Christmas trivia we played Dirty Santa!  Gifts were being stolen left and right, but I think everyone ended up with a present they liked in the end. 



I want to thank the youth again for the beautiful bracelet they gave me and the sweet card.  I could not feel more blessed.  Ya'll are the best youth group ever : ). 

Thankful for:  Youth parents who provided food for the Christmas Party, a great night spent together as a youth group, the Christmas Season

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  See you on January 8th.

How did you do?
Answers to trivia (if you care!):
1. Yes
2. California
3. The Grinch
4. "I'll be back again some day"
5. Angel
6. 200
7. 359
8. Coming
9. Comet
10. Cabbage patch doll
11. 6
12. Flour
13. Donder, Dancer, Dasher
14. We Three Kings of Orient Are
15. Purple and Pink

Sunday, December 18th Activities and Other Announcements

Youth will meet at the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 to begin stuffing Belltree boxes.  Following this will be our Youth Christmas Party at 7:00 in the shed.  For the Christmas Party you will need to:  wear tacky Christmas attire (the tackier, the better) and bring a $5 gift for Dirty Santa. 

Examples of tacky Christmas attire:
( I have a few extra sweaters, sweatshirts, and accessories if anyone needs them.  Just text or facebook me!  Can't wait to see what ya'll come up with!)

The MSU basketball game that was scheduled for December 31st will be cancelled due to MSU's bowl game in Nasvhille, TN.  Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Youth will start back up on January 8th. 

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Pre-blog Youth Activities!

Here are some pictures from activities the youth has had prior to this blog!  Just trying to keep everyone caught up : ).  Have a great day!
P.S.  If anyone is really good at blogging and can help me spice our page up a bit, I would really appreciate it!  Let me know!

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

CASTING CROWNS CONCERT IN TUPELO, MS

PROGRESSIVE DINNER FOR YOUTH

Appetizer: The Carney's

Main Meal: The Pittman's

Dessert: The McCaferty's

butterfinger cake!

Thankful for: Youth parents who are willing to volunteer their time and money, Christian music artists, safe travels, Operation Christmas Child gifts and the time spent together wrapping them.