Last month Mexico celebrated its Independence Day from Spain, and since we’ve tried to help make our kids more aware about other cultures we took it as a week-long event. At the end of the week we had a big carnival with a variety of activities for the kids to take part in.
The activities included soccer games outside, piñata making, Mexican bingo, and then a food area. For the most part everything went pretty well, there were a few minor hiccups… but instead of being the fault of the children they were the fault of one of the teachers.
My fifth graders ran the food booths and acted as assistants to the teachers in the centers. They were AMAZING!!! I was so proud of them. I stayed with them in the food area and helped them as they made quesadillas, traditional tropical sodas, and ice cream snacks topped with candy. Of course, they got a little rushed at a few points… and maybe the soda table got covered in Sprite and peach juice…. or there was the time when Em flipped a quesadilla upside down at the wrong time, resulting in cheese EVERYWHERE. But over all, they did a fantastic job.
At the end of the day… we divided the kids up by age and took them outside to smash some piñatas.
Kinder kid takes swing at piñata.
A girl gets a chance to swing.
Back up when he swings for sure...
She had a little bit of a hard time getting at it...
I can't believe I forgot about the mad dash that ensues once the candy falls down. Almost got trampled...
No Really, I'm the Teacher... 