Saturday was Colin's school fair. They blocked off one of the steets and had a stage and games set up. Colin was so excited!!!The parents were asked to make either a cake, tart or biscuits for the bake sale. We have the bare minimum when it comes to baking supplies, so I decided to make Rice Krispie Treats. Rice Krispies are one of the only reconizable cereals brands in the food store. So I made up a batch and brought them to the sale. Belgians don't eat Rice Krispie treats so no one knew what they were. I think they were one of the last things left on the table to sell.
All of the kids put on a show. Colin was a tourist, but as soon as he got on stage and saw all of the people, he started crying and ran off. It happened so fast, we weren't even able to get any pictures. I wasn't surprised that he did this, he doesn't like being the center of attention.
We couldn't believe when we arrived that they had a bar and were serving the beer in glasses. They even had coffee and tea with teacups and saucers. We have been told that Belgians won't drink coffee out of paper or plastic. I had been wondering why there were no Starbucks or take out coffee shops.
Colin had his face painted, played lots of games and got a henna tattoo. I think most kids went home with stained clothing from the henna gel.
We hung out with some American friends and were beat by the end of the day.
Colin asleep on the kitchen floor.
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