Yesterday was the Multicultural Festival at Kinder's school (a Waldorf methods magnet school which is part of the local public school system). Mary and S came with us, up from Berkeley, and we met Erika and M there. Cap was still in LA for work and missed out.
The Kindergarten's culti was Mexican. I worked slinging strawberries with Mexican crema and durritos with fresh sqeezed lime juice and chili sauce for an hour. Worked up a bit of a sweat creating culinary magic with dollops of cream and little paper Mexican and American flags. The durritos were what one of the Kindergarten teachers referred to as the vegetarian version of pork rinds. They were deep fried, crunchy snacks in the shape of wagon wheels.
But, the bigger hit was the cascarone eggs, also known as, confetti eggs. The Kindergarten spent a couple of weeks collecting empty, dry egg shells with just the tops missing. The kids then stuffed the egg shells with confetti and taped the tops over with a piece of art tissue paper. Children and adults alike were buying 3 eggs for $1.00 and chasing or sneaking up on each other and cracking the eggs over their noggins. The bits of colored paper caught in our hair and strewn about the grass was simply beautiful.
My highlights:
• the Greek plate for $2.50---baba ghanoush, grape leaves, couscous, feta cheese, olives, tsatziki, pita, sugar coated anise seeds and a cake topped with phyllo was like heaven after my hour shift
• Kinder's first snow cone
• the chunky bracelet Pre made stringing buttons, sea shells, beads, and felt pieces
• S finally getting the nap she needed, in Mary's arms under a leafy tree
• the painted ceramic bird whistle which Pre intensely enjoyed for the hour before it was dropped at home and broke
• the 3rd graders rendition of Rattlin' Bog
• the 6th graders taiko performance
• the pervasive and unassuming energy and power of a school community cooperating together on a Saturday as a living and breathing organism
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