Birds and Bocce

We began our activity with a discussion of birding and talked about how we begin to learn about identifying birds. There is a very helpful set of videos here that provide a helpful beginning to birding. We will hopefully practice our skills when we go canoeing on the Concord river.

We then had (healthy) snacks and enjoyed some lawn games- tug of war, bocce ball, frisbee tossing, human pyramiding, and badminton volleying.

Olé! Cinco de Mayo

It's always a party at activity days! This time we held a Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo and celebrated Mexican culture and talked about the historical significance (and insignificance- did you know they don't really celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Mexico like we do in the U.S.?) of the holiday.

We made a traditional Cinco de Mayo banner and decorative tissue paper flowers. We listened to mariachi music as we snacked on chips and salsa and guacamole, Mexican cookies (thanks Ellie!), tres leches (thanks Jensens!), and leftover funeral cookie (thanks Elisabeth!). Sorry if they had no appetite for dinner. I had a slew of games that we didn't get to, but rest assured a good time was had. Olé!