Flores de Mayo is an annual activity where Catholic children spend the afternoon learning prayers and listening to praise songs as well as bible stories. I think the bible stories really get their attention. The whole activity lasts from the first day of May, ongoing throughout the weekdays and until the last day of May where everybody else meets at church for the culmination. Now this is my favorite part. Even if I no longer attend Flores de Mayo, my family is always approached by the coordinators for a little help. In return, we share what we could give to the children. And this is what we always prepare for them.
We went to town and shopped for the school supplies that we
were going to hand out to the children. We also added some treats like
biscuits, small chocolate bars and also cakes. Why school supplies, you ask?
School is just around the corner and we thought that the little contribution
could help motivate the kids so that they would do well in school.
We showed up at exactly three o’clock in the afternoon to
help distribute the goodies at the church. So each kid received a notebook, a
one-foot ruler, pencil, sharpener and eraser as well as some treats. Even our
aunt contributed for the children.
The only thing was that the letter arrived on the day of the
distribution itself, even if we were already shopping for the supplies two days
earlier. We prepared supplies only good for sixty children and nobody told us
that there were more children. But at least we gave what we could. I felt sad
for the children who went home without our goodie bags but we have already
thought of ways to remedy that.
How about you? Did you attend Flores de Mayo? What did you do during summer when you were kids? Share your thoughts with me! =D
