Yesterday Alison and I went to celebrate Halloween with Nadine's family. We had a great time! Alison made a jack-o-lantern with them. The younger kids chose the face and Faustine was awesome at carving it out. Then Alison roasted the seeds and had them taste them. Something to think about: when I showed the jack-o-lantern to the parents and Nadine, Nadine said something like, "In our country, this is food."
We both brought dress-up clothes and all the children had fun trying them on. Next was the trick-or-treating! We practiced at home first but they really didn't get it until the first house gave one of the children candy. Then they caught on really fast and everyone opened their bag!
I think the highlight was when Alison brought out "Jabber Jaw"- a skull that repeated everything that was said to it. They loved it! They talked and they sang to it. And I'm pretty sure that's the first time that skull has spoken Swahili!
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