Year of the snake

I love the way Joshua's school generally picks a new theme for each week to focus their learning around. A week or so ago the theme was all about China as they children were all learning about the Chinese New Year and the year of the snake. Joshua learnt lots of interesting facts about China and Chinese people and also had to ask me and Tina for some facts about China that he could share with his class. I had a pretty cool fact to tell him about Daddy having a conference call with China most mornings at work - his comment back was, "do you speak Chinese then Daddy?". Best of all though Joshua learnt to make Chinese lanterns and was dead keen to show his little brother how to make them.

 

Brandon decorating his Chinese lantern with dinosaur stickers.

Joshua sticking and cutting as he made a couple of different size and shaped Chinese lanterns.

Brandon's finished work of art all ready for the year of the snake celebrations.

Joshua and Brandon proudly showing their homemade lanterns.

Also for today's blog update the boys have tackled their biggest puzzle to date. A 60 piece puzzle featuring Monsters Inc which Brandon got for his birthday. Between them they managed to get it done with only a little help from me. 



Joshua and Brandon proudly showing their completed 60 pcs puzzle.

The finished puzzle, how colourful.