Have you ever spent the night with twenty 3rd-5th graders? How about 100? How about 430?
It doesn’t really matter how many kids you have because this is how it usually shakes out, see if any of it rings a bell…
Random Ramblings from a “Lock In”
Random Ramblings from a “Lock In”
| 7:00 PM | Yeah! This is gonna be fun…stay up all night and play play play! |
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| 7:15 PM | “Hey! Put that down! Would you do that at home?” |
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| 7:16 PM | Whoaa…this is gonna be a long night! |
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| 8:00 PM | I like most of these kids. |
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| 9:00 PM | Well…maybe some of these kids. |
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| 10:00 PM | Is there a correlation between going past bed times and craziness? |
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| 11:00 PM | How come my kids got energy drinks and I didn’t? |
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| 12:00 AM | My vision is a little blurry, how concerned should I be? |
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| 1:00 AM | Where did that wall I just hit come from? Must be my blurry vision. |
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| 2:00 AM | Praise God! There is such a thing as a second wind! |
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| 2:30 AM | Hey! That’s a golf club…not a sword…and why do you have three of them? |
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| 3:00 AM | Feeling a bit strange…odd mixture of energy and nausea. |
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| 4:00 AM | OK, now it’s just nausea… |
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| 4:30 AM | Whoa…think I nodded off for a second there…hey, how did I get in this go cart? |
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| 5:00 AM | My head hurts, am I responsible for these kids all night, or can I go lay down in the corner? |
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| 6:00 AM | Who’s the knucklehead who set the pick up time for 9:00? I’m ready NOW! |
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| 7:00 AM | I guess I’m not the only one feeling nauseous… who’s gonna clean that up? |
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| 8:00 AM | Donut’s and apple juice – Ordinarily…no touchy! 8:00 am– BRING IT ON! |
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| 8:59:59 AM | Where are all the parents? Why are they NOT HERE yet?!! |
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| 10:30 AM | Ring, Ring… “Hi Joe, this is your son Billy’s Lock-In leader. Do you plan on coming to get him anytime soon?” |
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| 11:00 AM | I’m going to go home and go to bed for a month… or at least until 4:00 pm so I can come backfor the 6:00 Saturday night service. |
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| 12:00 PM | zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz | |
| 1:00 PM | zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz | |
| 2:00 PM | zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz | |
| 2:59 PM | Bed head and puffy eyes – I look like I’m 90… |
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| 4:00 PM | Hot shower and strong coffee. |
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| 5:00 PM | Who’s up for ROUND TWO! |
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| 6:00 PM | I’m actually glad to see these kids again! Weird huh? |
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| 10:00 PM | Why can’t I sleep? |
Anyone have a lock-in experience they wish to share?
1 Comment
Shawnbouldin
May 26, 2010 at 2:59 pmA couple of times a year we have a lock in with 2nd-5th graders at a local pizza chain’s entertainment center. Unlimited drinks, unlimited games and pizza. We usually take 100-200 kids which is a very manageable number for the facility. 90% of the kids stay up all night! I love the, “5am in the morning I’ve had soda all night” look on a child…kind of half zombie, half human. Then I love, on Sunday morning, parents telling me what a great time their child had. I usually ask if they got some sleep. So many times parents have said their child went to an 8am soccer game and played all day! These kids are resilient! Especially when it comes to FUN!