Holiday Party

Our school has a tradition of hosting a holiday party for our students every year in December. The party involves food and games.   For the past few years, I've had the honor of being the "Gamesmaster", and just wanted to take a few moments to let people know how we usually do things at the party.

We usually start off taking a quick poll of how old the students at the party are... this will allow us to get a reasonable break up based on age.   Most games are split into two different age groups.

We've had a number of games that we've done over the years.   We do some every year (like "Simon Says"), others happen much less frequently (like "Stand off").    But I think that they're all fun.   These are the same games that I played at the holiday parties when I started at the dojo back in 1984.  Black belts attending the party act as judges, and prizes are awarded.

We usually start off with a race, where students need to run across the dojo, pick up a 'moon rock' and carry it underneath their chin back to the starting point.   At some point we usually have some version of a game that involves throwing moon rocks at the black belts.     And every year, we finish the party off with Simon Says.

We do have snacks in the dojo... if anyone is inclined to bring baked goods, please do so.   (There's usually a sign up sheet either in the office or on one of the school bulletin boards)

It really is a fun time for our dojo family.  This year it will be happening on Saturday Dec. 19th starting at 10am.