Every year at the kids' school they have a Chinese New Year celebration. It's always a lot of fun. The kids work on decorating the auditorium with all kinds of fun arts and crafts relating to the holiday. 2011 will be The Year of the Rabbit, so a lot of the decorations were bunny themed!
The school set up a bunch of different activities. There was face painting, where the kids could get a little rabbit face on their cheek. They had an area in the gym where the kids could learn and practice using chopsticks. They also had a room where you could learn how to make Chinese dumplings and paper lanterns. In this photo Kristin shows off the stuff she made. We were all really impressed with her dumpling. She folded the edge like a pro!
Joey's friend J gave him a red envelope, which is a traditional for New Year's, symbolizing good luck and prosperity. Inside the envelope, Joey found some candy. Good luck indeed!
Here, Joey and Kristin pose with the Chinese dragon. At one point during the night there was a song and a performance where the dragon danced through the crowd. Gorgeous! I don't know which class made this dragon, but it looked very impressive when it was in action.
Xīn Nián Kuài Lè. Nián Nián Yǒu Yú. (Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity every year!)
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