At the last minute we decided to host an afternoon travelling the globe exploring Christmas traditions. We made some poinsettia magnets after reading a little bit about their significance in Mexico. The craft took longer than I anticipated- but the kids enjoyed it so much we went with it! We divided into two groups, one where the kids could play with a dradel and another to play tradition twister. We used a floor map from another game, it is similar to twister. You spin the needle and it lands on a body part and a continent. For this days game we added one part; traditions. I gathered traditions from different countries and sorted them into continents. When you landed on a continent we read out a tradition while you positioned yourself on the map. The kids loved it. Of course.
There was snack sharing with chocolate letters from the Netherlands, dried fruits from Northern Africa and the Middle East. I personally loved the shortbread with creme de leche from Argentina, the stolen from Germany and a special cake made in a coffee tin from Italy. Throw in some music and carols, sharing our own traditions and friends making it a great afternoon.
2 comments:
to think - when you first moved up there you struggled to find a community.
now you can fill your house, even at the last minute :)
(and i think the woman on the right looks like me!)
that is a nice thought :)
and she does look a bit like you !
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