What a wonderful reason to celebrate, for being thankful and sharing happiness with each other.
Everyday we wake up with a huge smile and look forward to accomplish so many tasks throughout the day, week, month and year. But did we ever take a minute to think and show gratitude for all we have?
Yes, we at the „Kinderhaus Wölkchen“ celebrated the most well known festival of the United States of Amerika, called „Thanksgiving“.
We are thankful for having Food
That we eat everyday
We are thankful for having a House
Where we sleep everyday
We are thankful for having a Family
With whom we spend a qualitytime everyday
We are thankful for having Friends
Whom we love to meet everyday
We are thankful for being Healthy
To wake up with a huge smile everyday
We are thankful for having Freedom
To celebrate it everyday
All the groups of children and teachers met in the „Big House“ for a „Big Morning Circle“ to celebrate Thanksgiving day. In the beginning we welcomed each other with a „Hello Song“, followed by a small instuction about the Thanksgiving festival. Each group from the Kita presented gracefully about the above topics.
The „pink sheepclouds“ were thankful for having Food and also mentioned the varieties of food they get to eat everyday, because an Apple everyday makes us bored by the way 😉 . The children made „Thank You“ cards for their mamas and papas. Awesome, „pink sheepclouds“!
Our „green sheepclouds“ were thankful for having a House, a Family and being Healthy. The children expressed their thankfulness to the parents, who bring them to the Kita everyday. They were thankful for having a house or flat with a kitchen and toilet inside. And of course „health is wealth“! We all were thankful for being healthy, to have hospitals nearby and have medication available for everyone. The children drew colorful pictures, showing their impression of gratitude. Well done, „green sheepclouds“!
The „blue sheepclouds“ were thankful for having Friends and Freedom. They came up with an independant idea and presented it as a little theater play, where they showed, how important sharing and caring is, for a good friendship. Great job, „blue sheepclouds“!
We all munched the bread, which was baked by the „green sheepclouds“. That was very yummy!
Thanks a lot to the „red“ and „yellow sheepclouds“ for participating in our little fest and for being a spectacular audience!
And as no festival is complete without a song, we all sang a „Thank You“ song together: „When someone does something good, we tell them thank you!“
Our morning circle ended with a cute little song, sung by the „yellow sheepclouds“. Well done!
Celebrating the Thanksgiving festival was a mesmerising experience for everyone that participated. The message „be thankful“, reached both young and older children in a remarkable playful way. We all enjoyed the day filled with happiness, emotions and most important of all, fun. We are looking forward to celebrating more occasions in the near future!
Shilpa Gadepalli and the „Wölkchen“ team