Creche and Underchurch Post
I forgot to mention our Advent innovation this year – Creche and Underchurch post. There’s no more Scout post in Edinburgh after 25 years so we decided to move into the gap and deliver letters ourselves. We’re only delivering within the church – as in, to people who are sitting right there during coffee time, but it has turned out to be a nice idea. Fiona made a lovely letterbox, covered with cheery red wrapping paper, and the children and adult helpers have been emptying it, sorting, and delivering the last two weeks.
The thought behind it was that it would help the children and older adults get to know each other a bit better. During coffee time the children tend to exist on a different plane from the adults, whizzing about at 60 miles an hour and playing outside in the garden even when it’s raining. Being a “postie” means that the children do interact with the adults who aren’t involved in the children’s work, even if it’s only briefly. We’re learning a few names, too.
