Happy Halloween everyone!
Even though Halloween isn't usually celebrated in Hungary (much like in Australia), Daniel and I have been doing a lot of Halloween-insprired activities with the kids over the last few weeks. They were introduced to Halloween by their former English teacher, Tara, who was from Canada, and now they can't seem to get enough of it!
At first Daniel and I were both a little reluctant to encourage the kids to celebrate Halloween, but then we saw how much they enjoyed it and more importantly, how easy it was to find Halloween colouring pages and craft activities online, so now we're huge converts. Besides, it's really hard not to like such a fun and crazy holiday - when else do kids get to dress up as ghosts and ghouls, carve spooky faces into pumpkins and be given lollies as a reward for not defacing people's property?
Anyway, our Halloween celebrations culminated in a party in the school gym on Thursday afternoon. Our colleague, Ili, did most of the work and I think she was pretty stressed about how it was going to go, but she needn't have worrried. The kids loved putting on their costumes, participating in the songs and games and receiving their sugary treats. I've attached some photos from the party below.
Even though Halloween isn't usually celebrated in Hungary (much like in Australia), Daniel and I have been doing a lot of Halloween-insprired activities with the kids over the last few weeks. They were introduced to Halloween by their former English teacher, Tara, who was from Canada, and now they can't seem to get enough of it!
At first Daniel and I were both a little reluctant to encourage the kids to celebrate Halloween, but then we saw how much they enjoyed it and more importantly, how easy it was to find Halloween colouring pages and craft activities online, so now we're huge converts. Besides, it's really hard not to like such a fun and crazy holiday - when else do kids get to dress up as ghosts and ghouls, carve spooky faces into pumpkins and be given lollies as a reward for not defacing people's property?
Anyway, our Halloween celebrations culminated in a party in the school gym on Thursday afternoon. Our colleague, Ili, did most of the work and I think she was pretty stressed about how it was going to go, but she needn't have worrried. The kids loved putting on their costumes, participating in the songs and games and receiving their sugary treats. I've attached some photos from the party below.
Tomorrow, November 1st, is a public holiday in Hungary for All Saints' Day. It's a pretty big deal over here. People visit cemeteries all over the country and place flowers and small candlelit lanterns on the graves of their deceased relatives. In addition to tomorrow's holiday, Daniel and I also have the rest of the week off for Autumn Break. Being a teacher is awesome!
- Amanda
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