Tonight we visited Tai Po Waterfront Park where we admired colourful lanterns originating from Eastern and Western legends and fables. Can you recognise characters from "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling"? These lantern displays are open to the public until October 2nd.
I was tired of making the same old Chinese lanterns year after year with my students. You know the ones...you cut strips and fold them and glue them...like this?
I decided to find some different activities, so maybe these will be an inspiration for someone else to try during this Mid-Autumn Festival holiday time.
Jemilla created these lanterns by folding wrapping paper accordian-style and glueing down the top and bottom of each one. I like how she experimented with a few different shapes.
Here is another idea for Mid-Autumn Festival...paint your own mooncakes.
Lastly, this fantastic Hong Kong scene was created by one of my students. We purposely used Chinese newspapers which we cut and glued on the dark blue paper before stamping paint "lanterns" in the sky. (You can use a cork or sponge or circle stickers.) I added the black trim to give detail to the lanterns and skyscrapers.
On Saturday, Keegan signed up for his first U-11 cricket league competition at the Hong Kong Cricket Club. He was so excited to join the "Gappers Club" and collect his team shirt.
Craig and Keegan will be travelling to cricket practice early on Saturday mornings (while I am still snoozing in bed!) Stay tuned for more photos...
