Mardi Gras

Today was Fat Tuesday and I thought it would be fun to celebrate Mardi Gras with the kids. This weekend during our crafts, I let the kids rip and crinkle purple, yellow and green construction paper and then I stranded the pieces together to form a garland.

In celebration of Mardi Gras, I read to the kids about the history of Mardi Gras, King Cake, and the Mardi Gras Indians (from http://www.hellokids.com/r_1097/reading-online/holidays/fat-tuesday).  I dressed the kids in Mardi Gras colors; Charli Kate wore purlple (which stands for justice), Adrik wore green (which stands for faith), and Tali wore yellow (which stands for power).  It was a pretty fun celebration.