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Our Decoration Unit so far...

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We have been discussing decoration at CM.  This unit started in January, so many Christmas decorations were still hanging around the neighbourhood. Some children reported that their houses were decorated inside and out. Effort was taken to decorate tables for lunch, with beautiful floral arrangements. We began to talk about other events that families celebrate and decorate for. The most common decorations that were said were banners and balloons. We each made a banner and hung it to display at Creative Minds entrance. Also at birthday parties, the children spoke of face paint. This lead us to look into face painting around the world. They were especially interested in the tribal face paint from some African cultures.  After observing many influences from around the world, the children were free to decorate their faces. Some even decorated their arms. We talked about other things that could decorated your face. Some children s