Holidaze ~ 2012

DAY ~ 4

Day 4 ~ Celebrating Spring festivals.
Making tulip cards.

Setting up the maypole..

Dancing around a maypole.

Children around the small maypole.

Delightful!!

Urska Anumanchi talks about Spring festivals from around the world.

In Japan, we go on picnics and drink cherry lemonade, yay !

Picnic under the cherry blossom trees.

  DAY~5

DAY 5 ~ Harvest festivals from around the world.

Making turkey miniatures..

Making corns out of paper.

I'm thankful for...

TUG-OF-WAR!!!!!

Play time ~ The Cat and the Mouse game..

interactive presentation about the Harvest festivals from around the world.

Baisakihi- Bangra dance.

making pancakes....

PANCAKES!!!

DAY ~1

Holidaze 2012, day one..celebrating Saint Lucia day.

Decorating the wreaths..

Saint Lucia day procession...with star boys and saint Lucias.

Beignets , made from deep-fried dough and sprinkled with sugar. YUMMY!!


http://kveller.com/activities/food/Hanukkah_Beignets.shtml

     DAY-2

Everybody lending a helping hand in making the Christmas cake batter. It is said to bring good luck!

Tiny hands making tiny diyas.

Let's make a beautiful Rangoli.

Play time!!!

You set one foot in front of the other and march on!

Celebrating Loi Krathoong, a Thai festival.

 Loi Loi Krathong, 

Loi Loi Krathong,
Loi Krathong is here and everybody's full of cheer.

DAY-3

Day 3~ New year festivals..

The Chinese Dragon Dance...

 The Chinese Dragon Comes Out Of Its Den...

Bihu dance.

Dancing the Bihu !