Time to tour the world! This last week marked the start of our 60 day world tour, through Focus on the Family. It has been a fun week! The activities aren't too difficult, there are prayer requests on the itinerary, and I've been having a little fun looking up recipes and whatnot to add to the experience a bit.
Week 1 was Oceana. Sunday saw us learning a bit about that region. We learned how to pray for them, and about all the storms that happen there.
Wednesday and Thursday was about Australia. The kids colored a flag, watched a video about kangaroos and joeys, and we talked about how it is winter there while summer here. We had hot chocolate and looked at a winter picture book before returning to a game of Angry birds bowling.
Each child has a passport, and there are stamps of each country to color. I threw in the flags for fun, and the kids are asking for them every day. M even spotted the Australian flag on a box of Froot Loops and pointed it out to me.
Mmmmm, hot chocolate!
Friday and Saturday was about Papua New Guinea. I looked up recipes and made coconut rice, coconut veggies, and banana cake.
We also had our own little 'sing sing' where we dressed up and danced and sang (we had a worship cd, which is a bit different from what was suggested, but that is ok). The kids colored another flag.
M is asking daily 'what are we doing tomorrow?' I've been busy doing other things as well, but these activities don't take long and are a lot of fun. Better than TV, that's for sure. And we're learning things too. The kids are also learning to pray by themselves. They remember the activities and are tying it all together. It's been a joy to see them learning and remembering these things!
This week... Asia.
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