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Decorating Happy House
The countdown to Chrstmas is on and our Happy House children are really embracing the spirit of the season. This week, the decorations have come out of storage and they’ve been busy putting them up around the house. There’s never a shortage of helpers from the oldest to the youngest all lending a hand. Florence […]
Gifts for our family
As the decorations go up at Happy House, our administrator, Auntie Rose, brings us up to date with the latest news. Our children have been on school holidays for several weeks already and have been doing a mix of educational and fun activities to ensure they don’t slip behind with their studies. ut from this […]
Beading brothers
t’s not so long ago that Chesco was learning how to make beaded bracelets from his Happy House brother Saidi. He’s kept on practicing and now he’s so accomplished he’s confident in teaching some of his brothers this tradition Kenya craft skill.
New look for lounge
There is something very special about being a part of charity like Children of Watamu and its Happy House family, you get to meet so many lovely and very kind people. Phil Marshall is one of them. He went out to visit a few years ago and has since become a special friend to our […]
Forever friends
Chloe Groves has been visiting our Happy House family since she was a child herself. This time, as many times before, she is with her grandparents Brenda and Red. Chloe has known Saidi since he first joined our family and has sponsored him for more than a decade. She is now one of our charity […]
A draughty challenge
We don’t like cheating at Happy House so we think that maybe Uncle Red might be making up an excuse for losing in a game of draughts. We join our great friend Red Groves, from Wantage, as he’s playing draughts again our Dulla who is in the lead. And with them in Morphin who wants […]
New style for Esther
Esther’s braids were looking a bit messy so her Happy House sisters Rehema and Purity are helping her to tidy it up. They are going through the painstaking process of unplaiting the braids so that they can put her hair in another style to keep it looking neat and tidy in the start of Advent.
Amber is a gem of a friend
Elizabeth Anne was a tiny baby when she met Elizabeth Anne at Happy House nine years ago. And she is delighted to be back to see just what a lovely little girl Elizabeth has grown into. Amber, from Hampshire, has been a sponsor and friend of our family ever since that visit and we are […]
It takes team work …
It takes a team to make short work of a 1000 piece jigsaw. This weekend, Mwende and her friends worked together in the big banda at Happy House to complete a jigsaw of a Venetian Waterway. Well done kids!
Happy House casts its spell
Four days into voluteering at Happy House and Rachael Mbugua has made more new friends than she coud imagine. Our children are emjoying getting to know all about Rachael and her life in the UK while she’s having fun learning about them. Our Happy House is certainly working its magic and we think she should […]