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Danae - The Chef

Today, the chefs in our building held a 2 hour cooking class for the children here. It was a lot of fun! Here's what they made:



One thing I don't understand is why more parents didn't join the festivities. Most dropped their kids off and left. A lot of kids were under the age of 5 and really needed one-on-one adult supervision. I've noticed that some expat parents here seem to consider their children a bother and want to get rid of them whenever possible. Sad!

Anyway, Danae had fun. Her partner was a 7 year old named Conrad. He was very sweet and got over his disappointment of being paired with a 3 year old.

As usual, here are a few pics from the event.

Danae "reading" the recipe


Waiting for instructions


Danae and Conrad heating up the cream for the truffles


Mixing cookie dough (Isn't he the cutest little boy?)


Danae eating the truffle mixture

They got to take home their hat, apron, and a wooden spoon. Fun times!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Looks like she had a good time, how did the truffles and cookies taste?
Keisha
Mrs. Glenn said…
Wow Bridge, she is such a big girl...even at three. Yall are having too much fun!! I'm glad she got a chance to do something like this. Girl, you are a wonderful Mommy! Love ya,

Nika
Anonymous said…
ooh too cute and she looks like she had a ton of fun.
Lonna
Anonymous said…
Wish I could have been there. I would love to taste those truffles. :)

Ayana
Anonymous said…
I always enjoy reading your blog but the part about parents feeling like their kids are a bother is such a negative accusation to make about someone you don't know. There are so many mental and emotional things going on in everyone's life that you may not know about. So maybe those kids having a chance to relax without their parents is a blessing for them.
Anonymous said…
Too cute. I think your comment about parents leaving is true for some. I see the same thing at church, etc. There may have been some children who saw this as a blessing, but if parents are good parents their children want to be with them. Unfortunately, a lot of parents are not good parents.

Red
Anonymous said…
Danae looks really cute!!!! I love the hat!!

Crissy
*Tanyetta* said…
LOL at Conrad getting over his disappointment!

What a cute cute idea. Your daughter is super cute and I know she will appreciate being with her mommy all day everyday! ;)

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