The Year of the Rabbit

Origami bunnies, everywhere!

I'm going to go bragging on my homeschool curriculum again. In case you didn't know, I love, LOVE, love, the Tapestry of Grace curriculum that we use for our schooling. I love the literature, I love the church history, I love the world history, and I love all of the great ideas we do in our co-op. I wish I had been allowed to learn the way that my children are learning.

This is our fourth year using it and this is the final year of the cycle. Every year, we've touched on Asian countries in the context of history. Anyway, the last few weeks we've been learning about Asia again, through the lens of post WWII and the Korean War. So, the kiddos have read some neat stuff about India, China, and Korea. I've learned a lot too!

When a co-op friend suggested a visit to the Chinese New Year Festival at the state fairgrounds, I thought it was perfect timing. So, on Saturday, we went down and explored the festivities that went into The Year of the Rabbit. It gave us an opportunity to be surrounded by folks of a different culture and to experience some unique things. We had fun watching the various folk dances, seeing the different foods, and hearing some different languages. It was a neat experience.

This young man made the origami rabbits look easy, so we thought we'd try.

Being instructed with origami by a not so patient instructor!

Abby finally finished her rabbit!

Lizzy, trying to smile in spite of the dragon's breath!

Cheese!

Practicing with chopsticks.