French Night

David and I hope to share our love of travel and the world with the kids. We have talked about celebrated themed nights at our house for each country - with dinner, facts, and other fun ways of learning about a country. Tonight we held our first such evening. We had been talking about having crepes for a while, so that was the foundation of French night.

It started when Ellie woke up from nap. I explained to her the colors of the French flag and challenged her to find some clothes that matched those colors. She did a pretty good job. She painted a gorgeous French flag and we sang the French alphabet (thanks Ms. Jervis). We played our favorite Parisian Jazz music station and talked about the Eifel Tower. I showed Ellie where France is in relation to Scottland, since this is her reference of another country.

After Max got up we proceeded to enjoy dinner. I encouraged each child to try a couple crepes with difference fillings. Ellie didn't really enjoy much until we got to the Nutella one. She did try it though. Max wouldn't try the crepes until I covered them with whipped cream; then down the hatch they went in a hurry.

David and I enjoyed a bit of wine too. The evening was very enjoyable. We wrapped dinner up early and played for a while in the basement. It was a really nice family night. I'm not sure how much the kids will enjoy the vairety of foods David and I do, but we hope to do this again.