We had two birthdays this week and it reminded me of this post I had done over at Life In A Pink House and thought I should share it here.
Our little Pearl turned 7 years old this week. Even though I look, well..like I just gave birth, I shared the first picture because I love pictures of Mamas meeting their Babes. Then you see her at her Hawaiian themed bday party. We love tiki parties and I had to resist going overboard. We did do a smokin' volcano cake and sushi candy.
At the girls' Montessori school they had a fabulous way of celebrating each year. The children sat in a circle around a candle lit to represent the sun. Then the birthday child held a globe and walked around the circle while this song was sung:
the earth goes round the sun
the earth goes round the sun
it takes 12 months for the earth to go around the sun
and then Pearl was 1
the earth goes round the sun....(continue next 2 lines)
and then Pearl was 2...
repeat
and now Pearl is 7!!!!
the earth goes round the sun
it takes 12 months for the earth to go around the sun
and then Pearl was 1
the earth goes round the sun....(continue next 2 lines)
and then Pearl was 2...
repeat
and now Pearl is 7!!!!
At the end Pearl would have circled the "sun" 7 times. Isn't this a great lesson? I can honestly say I hadn't thought of a year in this way before. The girls I am sure forever will.
I love the Montessori birthday! Congratulations :)
ReplyDeleteOh how I miss the birthday celebrations. I taught Montessori for 10 years, now am home with a little one of my own :)
ReplyDeleteThe version we sang...
The earth goes around the sun, the sun
The earth goes around the sun
It takes 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days...
(repeat for each year)