Jess's adorable buckets
Last Thursday we had a trade fair in class. During the days leading up to the trade fair I was having a difficult time deciding what to take. I really wanted to take something that people would be interested in. At first I thought that I would find something at United Art and Education that I could get several of somewhat inexpensively. However, when I went I couldn't really find anything. Wednesday night I was really worrying about what to take when I realized that my parents had brought back quite a few small souveniers from Ecuador back in the fall. I ended up taking several handmade Christmas ornaments, as well as a small hand-painted scene and a mini tapestry. Most of my ornaments went fast, and the scene was coveted by several people.
Of the objects that other people brought, Elizabeth's hand-made teacher sign was definitely the most wanted. It was really beautiful. I knew that nothing that I brought was anywhere near worth what she made, so I didn't try for it. Jess's adorable Valentine's buckets were a well-wanted item for many people. Ashley's purses also caught the eye of many of the girls. I found one that I really liked, and I ended up trading one of Jess's buckets that I'd gotten for the purse. I guess for me it was trading up!
Many of us didn't think very well about the fact that we have Andrew in the class, so when we got there we realized that a lot of the things we brought weren't very guy-friendly. The girls who brought food were all glad. The things Andrew brought didn't really go, but we ended up having a lot of fun with the huge stuffed animals he brought, and they are now sitting in the ERC waiting for adventure!
