Catching Fire Challenge

Our library offered a Catching Fire Challenge, and my girls were really excited to go!

Only about 5 kids showed up, but the girls still had a great time. They started off with a game of trivia questions, and my kids were put to shame by the others. Poor Allison only scored 0 points, which shocked me because she is a HUGE Hunger Games fan! Then again, the other kids were raising their hands before the questions were finished, and she wasn't catching on that you could do that, hehe.

It was followed by a Cornucopia Challenge where the kids had to race (walking) to the center to grab survival items.

 

 

A story was read, and if you had they key word items you either gained points or lost them depending on the item. Finally, Allison got on the board, scoring 30 total points. She was still the big loser in the game though, so we told her she had to be Rue, not Katniss. She wasn't amused.

They finished up the challenge with a snack. You were supposed to make a campfire with pretzel sticks, carrots, Doritos, and fire ball candies.

 

I don't think it looks like much of a campfire, but whatever's clever, right?

They also got a parting gift for participating. An orange drawstring backpack.

All in all, the girls really enjoyed this event much more than the Harry Potter event they had a few weeks ago.

Did you see Catching Fire this weekend?

Wordless Wednesday~ Katniss

For those who aren't familiar with The Hunger Games. (photo source- squidoo.com)

Parents, show of hands. Who's kids still haven't decided what they want to be for Halloween? Allison has already changed her mind 500 times, and I suspect it will get changed 500 more before the big day. I'm sooo tired of the princess costumes my girls pick year after year, so I've been trying to get her to pick a more kick ass female costume, like the Katniss one she put together for her sisters celebrity birthday party a few months back. What's better than a home made costume? Especially one that only cost $7 to put together, all thanks to Goodwill! Who am I kidding? I'd pay whatever it takes for her to NOT chose a princess again this year!

Team Gale

Allison has a small obsession with The Hunger Games. She hasn't read the books, but she has seen the first movie quite a few times. She received a Barbie sized Katniss doll for Christmas. Unfortunately they don't make the other characters in the large size, so she has kind of had to improvise with her other dolls.

"Which of my boy dolls looks most like Peeta?" she asked the other day.

I pointed out one and she seemed pretty pleased to have a Peeta look alike to play with. I figured she must be smitten with Peeta. That is until I came in the kitchen and saw her dolls set up like this:

I guess she's Team Gale.