Being PTA President has it perks. Like being able to come up with the theme
of the World Fair day at my son's school.
I choose Carnival and it was so much fun. We had a Rio room, a India room, a German room and of course, a Mardi Gras room. Each rooms showed off how that place celebrates carnival.
I learned a lot about all the different celebrations around the world and I taught a lot of folks
about how we do it in the Big Easy!
The World Fair is educational and fun for the kids-here is how we set up the New Orleans Carnival....
Volunteer moms work on building a live oak tree. We ahd facts about live oaks all around the room.
Shoe box floats will contstucted and painted by volunteer moms!
A bald Cypress was made out of cardbord and some weird materia that looks just like Spanish Moss!
Cyrpess knees and crawfish holes taught the children about the swamps and root systems.
We talked about the difference between alligators and crocodiles.
Fun Mardi Gras facts-like the success of Mardi Gras is measured in trash!
Our parade with history facts below.
The craft table where children made candy necklaces and other crafts.
Our Swamp!
Fun!
I am so proud to call New Orleans home
and I was so proud to teach the children
and parents all about Mardi Gras.
it looks like fun.
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