The kids had their Carnival party at school last week and had a BLAST!! On Carnival (or Mardi-Gras), they dress up with costumes and always have a party at school in the afternoon, complete with music, dancing and plenty of food. A Carnival staple is the "beignet"--which is a french donut. Not exactly our idea of a donut in shape or form...just bascially fried sweet bread. The kids then have a parade through the village and throw confetti EVERYWHERE. For days after Carnival you will find ribbons, confetti and other colorful items strewn all over the roads and sidewalks. The kids have a lot of fun, but the city sure has a lot of clean-up to do after the Mardi-Gras fun!Krista decided she wanted to be a doctor (but we could only find a nurse costume), and Erik wanted to be the pirate, Jack Sparrow, from Pirates of the Caribbean. It is interesting to note that the costumes that the kids choose are usually the type of costumes that the kids in the US choose for Halloween. Here though, Halloween costumes cannot be friendly (princess, doctor, clown or the like). Halloween costumes are STRICTLY "Halloweenish": namely skeletons, pumpkins, witches, black cats, or ghosts. Carnival (Mardi-Gras) is for the "cute" and fun costumes!!!
They sure had fun dressing up! I got a few fun photos of the afternoon. Here is one with Erik, his pre-school teacher and a few of his classmates.
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