Garbage bags?

You are probably quite confused right now! Well, let me tell you what I mean. As we stared out the window from the top floor at West Richmond, we wondered what we could do outside that would make this Friday the best day ever. Then we had an idea! We looked to the field and saw that there was a hill which made us think, 

"Wouldn't it be so much fun if we could sled down that hill? But we haven't got any sleds, so what do we do?"

"We will use garbage bags!"

So our amazing custodian let us borrow 6 large city garbage bags (unused, of course). They were perfect! They could fit 2 kids on one bag and they went down the hill like lightning! The day was filled with laughter and smiles and an amazing display of sharing. The kids had so much fun, as well as all the leaders. We all felt like kids again, running up and down the hill, screaming with joy as we slid down so fast into a pile of snow, with a smile from ear to ear on our face.

As we were sledding, we noticed that more and more families from across the street started coming with their own sleds, so we asked them if they had been sledding on this hill before. They said they hadn't, but they saw us having such a wonderful time and heard all the laughter that they thought it was an amazing idea and grabbed their kids and sleds and headed over.

It ended up turning into a massive gathering of people from the community sledding down this hill. Even our OSC parents were joining in on the fun when they came to pick up their kids! Overall, it was the best day of the year and a beautiful display of how one small hill and a creative idea can bring a community together and make it a day to remember forever.

Tegan