Children's Day

So on Monday, June 1st, we had Children's Day! I had never heard of Children's Day before but it is kinda like a Mother or Father's Day celebration here but bigger! The whole school got all decorated and pretty much it was just a "do whatever you want" day. It was so much fun! We didn't have to prepare lessons we just went down for three hours and played with the kids. We tried playing Musical Chairs with them and Four Corners but we ended up just going and playing on the playground all day. Then we all got together and the school gave the kids all these treats to take home to their families to eat. After they had handed out the goodies us teachers got to eat lunch with the kids. Each of the kids brought their favorite treat and we all got to eat it together. They have some funky treats here... like jelly with little balls in them, corn popsicles, red bean ice cream, and of course you always have tomatoes on your cake (because it is a fruit :)). The kids got to go home early in the afternoon to spend the rest of the day with their families. SUCH a fun day!! I wish every day were Children's Day.

Love always, Mandy