Kodomono-Hi

Friday night our school celebrated Kodomono-Hi, which is a Children's Day celebration in Japan.
The 4th graders performed with recorders and songs.

All the kids wanted a turn with the recorder after the performance!
Ben reminded me of the Pied Piper.
Grandma Bevans gave the kids each a ticket to use in the bounce house.

Emily went in the bounce house with her friends instead of her siblings.
They ended the night with a sweet treat. Lucky for us the machine broke down after we got our bag! It was a fun night.

This short clip shows the recorders. Notice Leilani hit the girl in back of her with her recorder during the Japanese reciting.

This clip shows a Japanese song. It is interesting to sit through a concert where you don't understand a word. Maybe by the time Elisabeth gets to 4th grade I will have picked up more Japanese vocabulary!