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April 2017

Show & Tell with Lauren

by Papa K on April 23, 2017

On Friday, Lauren did show and tell at school. She was excited all week long leading up to it – every day she asked “how many days until I get to do show & tell?” The assignment was to bring in something she had made, so Lauren decided to bring in these little animals she made out of recyclable materials while in NYC at the Museum of Natural History.

Every night, Lauren’s teachers send a great recap of the day and Friday’s was all about Lauren’s show and tell session. The teachers always do a great job of capturing what the kids are saying (in Chinese and English) – and they translate it for the parents too (thanksfully!). All the Chinese in the write-up below is what Lauren actually said – pretty cool!

Lauren's creations that she brought to school for show and tell

Lauren's creations that she brought to school for show and tell

Lauren had the class in the palm of her little hand

Lauren had the class in the palm of her little hand

Lauren explaining all about her creations

Lauren explaining all about her creations

Lauren: 大家好, 这是我跟我的婆婆做的. 还有是我去museum 做的 (Hello, everyone, this is I made with my grandmother. And I went to the museum to make it). 我做了两个 (I made two). 这一只是我跟我的婆婆做的 (This one, I made with my grandmother). 这是一只狗 (This is a puppy). 我用再用循环材料做的 (I used recycle materials to make it).

Teacher: 你是怎么做的呢 (How did you make it)?

Lauren: You first get a top of the head. 然后做了身体 (Then I made the body). 我放了两只眼睛在上面 (I put two eyes on it). 还有耳朵根头发 (And ears and hair). 我还放了胡须在上面 (I also put whisker on it). 我的姐姐帮我做了另一只狗 (My sister helped me to make the other puppy). 我用粉红色的软绵包着 (I used pink wrapped around). 我还放了耳朵跟鼻子 (I also put ears and nose). 我加了食物在一个盖子里 (I put food inside a cup). 是狗狗的食物 (It’s the puppy’s food).

Kaia: 你为什么去博物馆做这个 (Why you went to the museum made it)?

Lauren: 因為我喜欢自己做 Because I like to make it by myself.

Zahava: 你是怎么做的 (How did you make it)?

Lauren: 我用再用循环材料做的 (I used the recycle material to make it).

Ford: Why you didn’t make food for the pink dog?

Lauren: Because I don’t have enough time to make another one. But they can share food.

Emma: Why didn’t your mommy make it with you?

Lauren: .我的婆婆跟我的姐姐帮我做的 (My grandmother and sister helped me make it).

Julianna: Why did you use recycle materials to make it?

Lauren: I didn’t bring it. I got it from the grownup table in the museum.

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(Dad note: I guess it’s safe to say I am officially out of the habit of posting on the blog 🙁 I will work to see if we can get it back in the mix!)

The girls had their spring break this past week and we headed to New York City for some fun in the big city! It wasn’t the girls’ first trip – they each had been before – but it was our first as a full family. Overall, the girls were a great age to run around the city – and we definitely took advantage of that. (Truth be told, I wore Lauren on my shoulders a fair amount – so maybe another 6 months for her would have been perfect – but we really covered a lot of ground.)

Grandma and Papa Boston joined us for the first few days and we had a blast exploring and eating with them. As you’ll see below Grandma took the girls to the American Girl Store and that was indeed the highlight of their trip – they are still talking about it. It blew their little minds. (To be clear, we also went to the top of the Freedom Tower, visited the Statue of Liberty, went to the Met and Whitney museums, saw Blue Man Group and The Lion King … but yes, the American Girl Store was the “blew their minds” event 🙂

Here are some pictures of our adventures…

Christine found a list of a bunch of cool graffiti down in the Lower East Side so we wandered around and found a bunch of them...

Christine found a list of a bunch of cool graffiti down in the Lower East Side so we wandered around and found a bunch of them...

Grandma Jill with the girls at the American Girl Store

Grandma Jill with the girls at the American Girl Store

I mean look at those smiles - they are in heaven!

I mean look at those smiles - they are in heaven!

Lauren and Mei Mei ready to eat Lauren and Mei Mei ready to eat
One last pose at the American Girl Store cafe

One last pose at the American Girl Store cafe

Goofing around at one of our many eating stops with Grandma and Papa

Goofing around at one of our many eating stops with Grandma and Papa

We spent a morning up in Central Park and started it off with a horse carriage ride - don't worry, we didn't let Maile and Lauren drive :)

We spent a morning up in Central Park and started it off with a horse carriage ride - don't worry, we didn't let Maile and Lauren drive 🙂

We're walking through Central Park and all of a sudden Maile yells - It's Balto! - she remembered this sled dog from one of her books at school.

We're walking through Central Park and all of a sudden Maile yells - It's Balto! - she remembered this sled dog from one of her books at school.

We checked out the new Museum of Mathematics - it was a fun couple hours, but not amazing - has some potential though

We checked out the new Museum of Mathematics - it was a fun couple hours, but not amazing - has some potential though

Family shot on Liberty Island

Family shot on Liberty Island

Maile Girl ready to get her art on at the Met

Maile Girl ready to get her art on at the Met

One. Big. Dinosaur.

One. Big. Dinosaur.

Maile and Lauren taking in some more grafitti

Maile and Lauren taking in some more grafitti

Watch out - 4 tyranosaurs!

Watch out - 4 tyranosaurs!

Hitting up Gray's Papaya for some hot dogs and papaya drink!

Hitting up Gray's Papaya for some hot dogs and papaya drink!

Papa and his girls

Papa and his girls

We had a blast at Blue Man Group - the girls loved it!

We had a blast at Blue Man Group - the girls loved it!

We did a lot of street walking - hardly took any cabs - mostly subway and walking - got our steps!

We did a lot of street walking - hardly took any cabs - mostly subway and walking - got our steps!

High jumping on the high line!

High jumping on the high line!

We met up with one of Maile's classmates, David, to check out the Freedom Tour and Statue of Liberty

We met up with one of Maile's classmates, David, to check out the Freedom Tour and Statue of Liberty

Lauren is so over the Freedom Tower

Lauren is so over the Freedom Tower

Maile Girl and I high, high above NYC

Maile Girl and I high, high above NYC

Maile and Lauren meet the Fearless Girl down near Wall Street

Maile and Lauren meet the Fearless Girl down near Wall Street

Before we headed out to the Statue of Liberty, Christine took the girls on the Sea Glass carousel

Before we headed out to the Statue of Liberty, Christine took the girls on the Sea Glass carousel

4 lovely ladies...

4 lovely ladies...

Lauren enjoying some seriously good ramen at Ivan Ramen

Lauren enjoying some seriously good ramen at Ivan Ramen

Striking some poses at the Met

Striking some poses at the Met

We hit up Koreatown for some seriously good Korean BBQ cooked right at the table

We hit up Koreatown for some seriously good Korean BBQ cooked right at the table

We ate and wore a lot of ice cream!

We ate and wore a lot of ice cream!

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