The homeschool group I am part of held an International Fair this past Saturday. What is an International Fair? I am so glad you asked! An International Fair is where a student or family chooses a country to study. They gather information to put on a backboard to share with others. The family can make a couple of dishes from the country, can wear clothing like those who do in the country and share anything else that they would like with others. There is so much you can share with others when learning about another culture. Some basic information that the kids included were the capital of the country, population, flag, national anthem and how their government operates. We had approximately 13 families take part for our first year of hosting it. Families were so thrilled with how the fair went, that they are already thinking of what country to learn about for next year!
My daughter chose Ireland. She had a lot of fun gathering information. I think her favorite part was finding out about the music of the country. Her dad also helped her make Shepherd’s pie as her dish. It actually turned out really well! We brought home an empty dish!
This family chose the Netherlands. They had family that lived in the Netherlands and had sent them wooden shoes! They looked so cute dressed up!
This family chose Jamaica. The girls did an outstanding job on their backboard. For food, they brought fried plantains.
France was another country that was chosen. The dad helped the kids put an Eiffel Tower on the backboard. It was formed with Christmas lights! So cool!
This grandma is homeschooling her grandson. They chose New Zealand and brought a spinning wheel. She and her grandson showed us how they spun wool to make yarn for clothing.
Other countries represented inlcuded Japan, Brazil, Germany, China, England, Egypt, Canada and India.
As you can tell, we really had a wonderful time. The amount of work the kids all put into their projects was truly amazing. All the food that the families brought was really good. You can tell the kids had fun and had learned a lot. I also think the parents had just as much fun as the kids. I know I had a blast!
I am so proud of our homeschool group. It is so amazing to be a part of a group that loves to learn and share with others as you do.
Have you ever participated in an International Fair? I would love to know what all you did and the country that you chose. If you would like for your group to put on a fair, I would be more than happy to share with you how we did ours!