Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Chinese New Year 2017 Part 1

Old Jail Art Center

Last year, the Art Center didn't have a Lunar New Year event, and so we were quite thrilled when we found out that one had been planned for this year.
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We had been to the CNY event several times by now, and I was very interested to see what new activities were in store this year.
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Outside the building, there were several booths.  The first one we went to was writing your CNY wish on a ribbon and adding it to the Good Luck Dragon.
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The little boy tried to get the ribbon on the squirmy dragon by himself, but needed just a little bit of help.
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Then came a Korean Game ( I forget the name ), which the little boy had lots of fun figuring out.
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At the next booth, the little boy tried his hand at writing some Chinese characters.
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Of course he chose Bull, the zodiac for the year he was born in.
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I don't think I remember them ever having deployed this Grand Entry Way before, but I may just have been oblivious :P
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We examined some artifacts with our Gloved Hands,
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and then we embarked on a Virtual Scavenger Hunt, using our Cell Phone.
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The little boy LOVES Art and Crafts, so he absolutely wanted to go to every single station and do EVERYTHING.
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This was our last station for the Virtual Scavenger Hunt, after which, the little boy got to choose a prize or two!
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We were there early this year for a change, and so it was a little while before the whole place filled up with eager participants.
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It didn't take all that long, though :)
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Pretty soon the whole place was all bustling and overflowing with people.
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I asked you a couple of times if you were ready to go, and you would go, "Nupe!" and go on to the next craft :)
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This time, I didn't hover and go around with you and left you to go at it by yourself. :) Baby Steps!
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Besides, I had other things to distract me :)
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I'm thrilled that the little boy wanted to try out the Chopsticks that were laid out for guests. 
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The Japanese Drumming Troupe came down from Dallas/Fort Worth and gave an excellent performance as always.
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Then came the moment everyone had been waiting for. 
The Dragon  Pinata.
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The little boy got to go several times & had a blast.
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He doesn't really care for the Candy so much, but the thrill of the "chase" was too much to resist.
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There was a map on the wall to "stick a pin in", and this time, I was the one who couldn't resist.
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Ta Da!
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After the little boy was finally done with all the festivities, we walked around to expand our  minds in other ways.
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Like, Woah.
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