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Thursday September 27, 2012
Animals a hit at church picnic John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
EMC news - A corral full of animals of all kinds – from a llama to goats to ducks to chickens – attracted a lot of attention at the Sunday School picnic at the Stittsville United Pentecostal Church on Stittsville Main Street at Stanley’s Corners just south of Stittsville last Sunday, Sept. 23. As soon as the circular white fencing was erected and the animals, over 30 in total, were released into the enclosure, it was immediately surrounded with curious onlookers. And it soon became apparent that these animals love to eat. An ice cream cone filled with feed quickly attracted an animal such as a goat or
even the llama to the fence, poking its head through the railings to reach the proffered food. But there was more at the Sunday School picnic than this petting zoo. There was an obstacle course bounce set up on the church’s front lawn, giving children an opportunity to enter its unknown world and finally come out the far end, happy and delighted with the journey through the bounce. Besides this obstacle course bounce, there was also an inflatable laser tag game, something that could not be missed as it sat there on the church’s front lawn, beside the obstacle course bounce, but with a giant green monster at its top. You couldn’t miss it!
Another activity at the picnic was a “Shark Attack” game featuring a picture of a shark with its mouth wide open. This mouth served as the target for participants who had three chances each to use a foot-triggered catapult to try to loft a fish into the shark’s mouth. The day was sunny but cool, with a little breeze but certainly weather that allowed for a fun picnic – and the key was, it was not raining! Face and hand art, children’s games and a treasure chest filled with prizes were among the other activities at this Sunday School picnic. In addition, everyone got to enjoy a free BBQ lunch at this Sunday School picnic which ran from 10 a.m. through to 2 p.m.
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At the inflatable laser tag game which featured a giant monster at its top at the Sunday School picnic at the Stittsville United Pentecostal Church on Stittsville Main Street at Stanley’s Corners last Sunday, JOHN CURRY/METROLAND Sept. 23 are, from left, Hannah Etienne, Meaghan Farquharson and Tyran Clarke feeds a goat at the petting zoo which was one of the attractions at the Sunday School picnic at Ally Kolisnyk. the Stittsville United Pentecostal Church on Stittsville Main Street at Stanley’s Corners on Sunday, Sept. 23.