It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...........

Even though it’s over 25 degrees outside it is beginning to feel a bit Christmassy in Mwanza.

I have spent this half term practising for our Christmas Production, ‘A little Bird Told Me’. It was about a Robin who wanted to fly south to much warmer climates to find the  special baby who had been born. She met the usual suspects on the way to Bethlehem including a flock of birds.......all the children now think that there are Robins and birds in the Christmas story. I have done my best to convince them they were special additions to our story but it didn't help that the version of the Christmas story I read today had a bird sitting on the rafters in the stable!

 During the last couple of weeks our flat has looked a bit like a Blue Peter studio as it has been covered in camel hats, bird beaks and crowns for wisemen. 

Just testing out my creation. The actual camels had a hump
in the shape of a cushion on their backs in the style of how they
carry babies on their backs here.

 We performed it last week and all the children were amazing. The camel even managed to run on stage in time for his line after needing his hump adjusting!

Yes we used the tea towels on the head trick here too!
Backdrop drawn by me.......and painted 3 times thanks to rubbish
Tanzanian paint that changed colour in the tin over night and made
it all go patchy.......grrrrrr!

If only Mary and Joseph were like this in class!

This  weekend was Christmas Day at the flats.  Sweat was dripping as we tucked in to our chicken roast dinner but with the Christmas tunes blaring and the mince pies for pudding we were soon in a festive mood.

Gingerbread men clothes and tree decorating
were my jobs.

The great unveiling of the Gingerbread house from under our washing bowl was a highlight (it is amazing what you have to do to stop ants!).

 

With only 2 school days left to go we just have got a non-stop cricket tournament and Christmas parties to go :) 

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. I will thinking of you all. Stories of my Christmas adventures in Zambia and South Africa to come very soon.

Never thought I would be going for the sunglasses and Santa hat look!
Merry Christmas xxx