Homeschool~ discovering customs of the world

Friday, as we were winding up our school week, I felt the urge to sit with the kids on the porch and look through one of our old children's encyclopedias (Childcraft-1969- Holidays and Customs, volume 5). We have been doing a study on India and according to the Guide, volume 5 had numerous pages related to India.

We started in the beginning of the book and searched page by page (Mama left the Guide on Princess Giggles dresser, where they live) for pages that would open up our unit study.

Often we stopped and read something interesting, not related to India, but fascinating just the same. Who would think that a old set of encyclopedias that had been rescued from a library book sale ten or more years ago, could now still bring so much delight.

I will share one such moment with you....

We learned that in Yugoslavia (when there was such a country...) two Sundays before Christmas, as the mother is sitting in her chair by the window (hmmm, Yugoslavia sounds lovely doesn't it?)...the children sneak up and tie her feet to the chair. (what?) Then they shout, "Mother's Day, Mother's Day, what will you pay to get away?"

Then the mother, (who is still tied to the chair) gives a gift to the children. When the children have received their gift, they untie Mother.

And by the way, the Sunday before Christmas is Father's Day in Yugoslavia, they do the same thing to their Papa.

My kid's thought this was the bomb. Let's say we are hiding the rope.

Have a lovely Saturday and my friends who are mother's, have a rope free Mother's Day with your children!