Today was United Nations Day - which is something I never knew existed until today .
#1's first grade class invited all of their families to attend United Nations lunch.
Last week, they worked on decorations. One project was to draw any country's flag of their choosing. #1 wanted to choose a country she's visited, so after examining the flags, she chose Bosnia & Herzegovina. She also made a place mat with pictures of children in their different national garb. And lastly, she wrote out what she could do to make the world a better place - "Be Loving".
The class opened the event by singing three songs illustrating the diversity of the world. They sang hello in different languages and of course they sang "It's A Small World".
We then listened to a handful of parents give presentations on their families' countries of origin. You can see in the picture the two older ones listened intently while sweetly sharing their sisterly love (the reason I wanted the picture).
And lastly, we enjoyed a potluck lunch. Most of the parents brought in a dish from different countries, so we had quite the sampling of wonderful food. Admittedly, I wasn't one of those parents. I had a crazy busy weekend and am 38 weeks pregnant (read: exhausted), the combination of which is not conducive to coming up with a dish and cooking it to feed about 40 people. I'll have to try again for my next first grader.
We had a great time celebrating with our little ambassador.
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