We left the frozen north and headed south to Carnaval in Brasil. The kids really got into making the Carnaval masks. We used some pret make heavy white masks, paint, and Christmas floral picks for our plumage. We listened to Samba music from You tube while we painted and studied these 2 weeks. Our favorite field trip was to our local Brazilian Bakery
(http://brazilianbakerycafe.com/Menu.php) for lunch. We tried a wide variety pasteis. One was filled with Queijo ( fresh mozzarella cheese), another hearts of palm, another with a spiced chicken and then ground beef. I loved the Hearts of palm, Ying loved the chicken ( lots of spice and green olives). Hulk and Yang voted for the Queijo..lol... We then tried out a few desserts. Ying got a Bom Bom de morango ( strawberry bon bon) and fell in love. She decided she'd rather have these then birthday cake next year..lol. I had a wonderful passion fruit mouse in a chocolate cup. Might be the best dessert I have ever had. Really was great. From the whole trip I was really proud of the kids. from their manners to willingness to try new foods to even attempting "hello" and " Thank you" in Portuguese. The Brazilian steakhouse was out of our budget for this study but we made our own. Very simple recipe that has turned into a favorite here served with corn, and a retread of the Cilantro Lime Rice we discovered in Mexico. Something tells me much of our ECC journey is going to center on crafts and food with the ages of my kiddos. Its what they seem to connect with.
Here our Pintrest board for Brazil and South America-
www.pinterest.com/lettinghimlead/mfw-ecc-brazil-and-south-america
