Thanksgiving Simulation

Every year at the school my kids go to they have a Thanksgiving Simulation. Which means the kids in grades K - 4 get to dress up as a Pilgrim or Indian for the day and then go around to different stations around the school and do different things like the Pilgrims and Indians did so long ago. They ground corn, made candles and corn-husk dolls. They played pilgrim games and indian games as well as much more. Then we all meet in the fellowship hall for a great 'feast,' just like the one so long ago - only it was vegetarian and not as much food and didn't last as long - so we had one in spirit. But it was still yummy!

Here are my two precious girls as a Pilgrim and Indian.



I was invited to teach the kids Indian games, so I agreed and started growing my hair for the express purpose of being an indian and having an actual mowhawk. Well it worked. Here are Natalie and I at the beginning of the day. I really like this picture of the two of us!













See, proof years later that a Pilgrim and an Indian can get along! Here's Joelle and I. By the way, I gave myself that mowhawk, wanted Doreen to, but got home too late from my trip and she had to get to school, so I took an extra mirror the clippers and zipped all that 'shag' right off my head. It was kinda fun! The teachers and kids all got a big kick out of it and a number of times people wanted to give my hair a 'tug' to see if was really real. (Course after the day was over I had to blitz home and shave it off and get to work! GRIN - it was definetly worth it!)







Here I am with a small group telling them why indians played games, what kind of games and then we'd actually try playing some. Not always successful, but we had fun!













Here's my Natalie after she visited the 'face' painting station. PRECIOUS!


















And of course after lunch we got a shot of all the dressed up adults, who were intersted, together for a group pic. Not sure what the 'indians' on the back row were up to - but it sure was fun! Then check out the Principal of the school (front row, 3rd person from the right) She was a Pildian. Half Pilgrim and half Indian.

The kids, I believe, all had a ball and so did I. Can't wait for next year!