Sahara's School Performance

Sahara's school performance was this Saturday and as her school has been learning about different countries for the last month each class put on a short performance from different countries. Sahara's class was doing China. Sahara told her teacher she had a Chinese dress at home, and so a note arrived last week asking her to please bring it on Saturday. Sahara does not have a Chinese dress, but I dress I made her a while ago out of Chinese silk and who's seams tore on her first wearing of it. So the day before her performance was spent visiting the material shop and sewing her a Chinese(ish) dress. Also attached some beads to some old chopsticks to put her hair up with. She was pretty happy with the results.

Her very darling teachers started the performance off with a short dance on stage, dressed up as a flight crew. Most of the younger classes(3-4) came on stage with dazed looks on their faces and there were a few criers. Nikki confessed at one time she had been one of those criers, when her umbrella would not open on stage. (Sorry Nikki, I understand if you never confide in me again, but I just thought it was cute). Sahara carried the flag on stage before her classes performance, and then was wonderful on stage, all smiles and whispering desperately at the others who had forgotten what they were meant to be doing and helping her partner.

There were games outside for the kids afterward, and drink and food that Gert had volunteered to help with. Nikki took Sahara around the games, took lots of photo's and helped arrange a playdate for Sahara for today with her friend Imane.

Photos courtesy of Nikki and more to follow when I corner Grandma for hers.

Mum painting Sahara's eyes to look "Chinesey"

Mum putting Sahara's hair up with many protests.

Sahara's hair

Sahara on stage.

Sahara and Imane after having their faces painted.


Sahara at one of the games.