Second Grade Chinese New Year
Thomas and I got a chance to watch the festivities at Gracie's school today as they celebrated the Chinese New Year.2012 is the year of the dragon, and Gracie and her class were apart of the 2nd grade parade of dragons (too cute!!!) and Thomas and I watched and cheered them on.
They went all around the school, but we were happy to wait inside after we saw a few earlier sections of it (it was cold!!), and I grabbed the below video.
After the parade (and a class picture!!) the kids got to taste Chinese food. That was so neat to watch. A few of them were trying food for the first time, and one child had never had Chinese food at all. But, more than half not only had eaten it--they loved it! Usually we have tons of leftovers after a class party, but these kids nearly licked the pans clean!
The second grade classes collected money ($2 per child) and ordered from Peking, a local place. They were extra great and sent the kids each chop sticks, a fortune cookie, and a paper place mat. The classes all got the same things, and the kids had the choice to sample all or none of beef & broccoli, sweet & sour chicken, lo mien noodles, and of course rice.
And, yes, Thomas got in on the food as well as the parade. He didn't attempt the chopsticks, and he found the plastic fork to sharp, so he slurped.
Gracie was ready for the day, since we planned her outfit on Friday when she told me about it. Uncle Brian brought back Mariah (his daughter) several kimonos from Japan during his tour there while in the Marines. She passed them on to Gracie since she has long out grown them.
Gracie looked very festive today, and we even did her hair in a bun with colorful ribbons and sticks!
(Yes, I know that is Japan not China, but they are studying Asia as a unit, so I decided it worked ;)
The second grade classes collected money ($2 per child) and ordered from Peking, a local place. They were extra great and sent the kids each chop sticks, a fortune cookie, and a paper place mat. The classes all got the same things, and the kids had the choice to sample all or none of beef & broccoli, sweet & sour chicken, lo mien noodles, and of course rice.
And, yes, Thomas got in on the food as well as the parade. He didn't attempt the chopsticks, and he found the plastic fork to sharp, so he slurped.Gracie was ready for the day, since we planned her outfit on Friday when she told me about it. Uncle Brian brought back Mariah (his daughter) several kimonos from Japan during his tour there while in the Marines. She passed them on to Gracie since she has long out grown them.
Gracie looked very festive today, and we even did her hair in a bun with colorful ribbons and sticks!
(Yes, I know that is Japan not China, but they are studying Asia as a unit, so I decided it worked ;)
Gracie, Of course you look wonderful! The parade looked pretty fun too! How exciting. Wow, even Chinese food! I'm jealous ;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun!! The sad thing is, the kids probably know more about the Chinese New Year than I do!
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