The reason for their new wardrobes was soon revealed. Pam and her colleague brought in several painters’ bucket filled with various colours of paint. They also had large sheets of paper for each child. They set these down in the middle of the protective sheet and then clapped their hands to get everyone’s attention.
“Okay children, we’re going to do something really fun today!” Pam announced. “It’s time for finger-painting!”
Several young men and women screeched happily and clapped their hands. Meggy could be seen hopping on her bum in excitement. Rachel groaned, the last thing she wanted was to get all messy. She hated being dirty and now she was going to be forced to actually dip her hands in icky paint! Rachel sat resolutely still while the others crept and toddled over to the paint buckets. Brian shrugged and made his way over as well, leaving Rachel alone.