Saturday was our first Winter Wonderland in Greer. The craft table was neatly organized. The stars, sequins and glitter were all in their own containers. All was ready and calm until the first group hopped off the hayride.
I gave instructions to the hovering parents and hoped we could keep things under control. After the first group left, nothing was in order. The sequins were all mixed up with glitter. One mother, instead of allowing her child to use one star at the top of the tree ornament, helped her decorate with half the plate of stars. Paint brushes for dabbing glue on pine cones and felt ornaments were caked in glitter. Sparkles were everywhere. That's when I decided to just keep calm and sparkle.
In a child's eyes there is never too much glitter, as one child pleaded that there was still room for more. Glitter fell from there over-saturated creations as they explored the lodge and enjoyed treats and cider.
At the end of the day, Jim and I carefully gathered the plastic table cloth and funneled a container's worth of glitter into a bowl to be used for next Saturday. Sparkles are inside and outside and I may still be finding them clinging to something next spring. That's ok....I like sparkles and they will remind me of the wonderful time the kids had showering their ornaments with glitter.
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