Braden's class had a Christmas Brunch on the last day of school before Christmas break.
While the kids were in a morning assembly, some volunteer parents set up the room and started cooking the food.
Each of the 4 tables were covered with white paper with a piece of red and green construction paper on top. Each table also got a poinsettia and two mason jars with a tea light inside each one. They also sprinkled red and green gumdrops around the middle of the table. The kids made their own place mats the day before using a marble dipped in green, red and white paint. Then they sprinkled tile glitter on the wet paint and when the creation was dry, the place mats were laminated. Each child also had a place card with their name on it and a menu of their brunch choices. The lights were turned off, so they dined with the light of their table tea lights and 3 reading lamps around the room.
Out in the hallway, we began cooking the food. We had a small electricity problem, so it took us quite a while to get things going. The school janitor was a great help in getting us some extra power from a nearby classroom. We (the cooks) made waffles, pancakes, and pre-cooked sausage. There were all kinds of toppings - butter, syrup, strawberries, and blueberries. They could get pears or sliced oranges on the side. The drink choices were milk or white grape juice. One of the moms brought in a great Belgian waffle maker that rotates and it made the prettiest waffles ever!
After the assembly, the kids were taken into another class room where they were called by their table's waitress one by one to come to their table.
While the kids were in a morning assembly, some volunteer parents set up the room and started cooking the food.
Each of the 4 tables were covered with white paper with a piece of red and green construction paper on top. Each table also got a poinsettia and two mason jars with a tea light inside each one. They also sprinkled red and green gumdrops around the middle of the table. The kids made their own place mats the day before using a marble dipped in green, red and white paint. Then they sprinkled tile glitter on the wet paint and when the creation was dry, the place mats were laminated. Each child also had a place card with their name on it and a menu of their brunch choices. The lights were turned off, so they dined with the light of their table tea lights and 3 reading lamps around the room.
Out in the hallway, we began cooking the food. We had a small electricity problem, so it took us quite a while to get things going. The school janitor was a great help in getting us some extra power from a nearby classroom. We (the cooks) made waffles, pancakes, and pre-cooked sausage. There were all kinds of toppings - butter, syrup, strawberries, and blueberries. They could get pears or sliced oranges on the side. The drink choices were milk or white grape juice. One of the moms brought in a great Belgian waffle maker that rotates and it made the prettiest waffles ever!
After the assembly, the kids were taken into another class room where they were called by their table's waitress one by one to come to their table.
Here is Braden giving his order to his waitress.
Almost the whole class! Lots of parent volunteers!
Braden enjoying his yummy waffles with syrup and pears on the side.Our power problems delayed the brunch so long that the kids missed the 1st recess because they were still eating. They didn't mind a bit.
After the brunch, they did a used book exchange. Each child placed a wrapped book under their chair and did a musical chair game of sorts. The chair they sat on when the music ended after two rounds - was the chair they got to get a book out from under. Braden got The Poky Little Puppy and loves it.
This cute paper fire place was out on the wall in the hallway, so I grabbed Braden out of class to take his picture in front of it with his book and a stocking that a class mom had made.After the book exchange, the kids performed Grinch's Readers Theater. Here's a short video of the first part of it - then I ran out of memory on the camera. Braden was Max the dog.
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