Our friends over at the In Her Shoes blog, and other fun-loving missionary families are gearing up for MK Spirit Week, March 6-10, 2017.
What is MK Spirit Week?
Time to show off your adventurous MK spirit!
This year the leading ladies have developed a theme involving dressing up daily to ideas inspired by family games. (participation details below.)
1. Monday, March 6
Guess Who?
Dress up as a Bible character and see if we can guess who you are.
2. Tuesday, March 7
Cranium… aka Nerd Day
Dress as “nerdy” as you can.
3. Wednesday, March 8
Operation or “Career Day”
Dress up as the occupation you'd like to have someday.
4. Thursday, March 9
The Game of Life
Take a silly, crazy, bizarre picture of the whole family!
5. Friday, March 10
Battleship… Battle of the Continents!
Dress up and show off your colors! Be as extreme as you dare!
- North America- Red
- South America- Orange
- Europe- Black
- Asia- Green
- Africa- Yellow
- Australia/Oceania- Blue
- Antarctica- White
BMW MK Contests
To participate as a BMW missionary kid, send an email with your photo of the day to woonstonepal@yahoo.com. Include
- The name of each child in the picture
- The country or field of service (OR the geographic region if security is a concern)
Each day you'll also have a chance for your voice to be heard in the “Ask the MK” blog post on InHerShoes. Check the blog for the questions and respond in the comments.
There will also be a daily chance for our MKs to show off their photography skills by taking a picture of a different topic each day. Again check InHerShoes for the daily details.
BMW Prizes include amazon gift cards of varying amounts. Images will post on the BMW “In Her Shoes” Blog at the discretion of the “In Her Shoes” Blog Team. Winners will be randomly selected from entries. Winners announced Monday, March 13, 2017, on BMW “In Her Shoes” Blog.
Any MK Spirit Week Social
To Participate in our Paradise Praises MK Spirit Week, any missionary kid or expat kid can participate by adding your photos to Instagram or Facebook and include
- Monday: “#MKSpiritWeek2016, #Guess Who #BibleCharacters, @ParadisePraises, #ParadisePraises”
- Tuesday: “#MKSpiritWeek2016, #Guess Who #cranium, @ParadisePraises, #ParadisePraises”
- Wednesday: “#MKSpiritWeek2016, #Guess Who #Occupations, @ParadisePraises, #ParadisePraises”
- Thursday: “#MKSpiritWeek2016, #FamilyFun #GameofLife @ParadisePraises, #ParadisePraises”
- Friday: “#MKSpiritWeek2016, #GameofBattleship #Continents @ParadisePraises, #ParadisePraises”
Take time to visit others posting with the hashtag and comment on their photos. You just might find a new friend or two!
Guess Who Giveaway
Here's how you can enter to win a Guess Who? Game.
1. Follow @Paradisepraises on Instagram or ParadisePraises on Facebook
2. Like the #MKSpiritWeek2017 pictures
3. Tag a friend in the comments under the pictures
4. Comment to guess who the kids are dressed up to be
5. Follow #MKSpiritWeek2017 and do the same on other people's photos for more entries
Terms: One winner will be chosen randomly from all the entries on March 11. Winner will be notified via Instagram message, and will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize or another winner will be chosen. Must be 18 years or older. Must provide US shipping address. No cash value. Void where prohibited. Paradise Praises is the sponsor and host of this giveaway and is responsible for prize fulfillment. Guess who, Hasbro, and Instagram, are not related to or responsible for this giveaway.
We can't wait to see what all of our friends will post. Just search that hashtag #MKSpiritWeek2017 to like, comment and interact with us and our craziness on our Facebook and Instagram!