Spooky Holidays 2010/11

[A Cousin]

We like to make sure the kids understand the history behind any Holiday if we can. My mothers family have been in the US since before the US was the US so we have our very own family Pilgrim ancestor: Edward Winslow. That helps give the personal touch with the lesson.

In dinner conversation the other night my five year old son demonstrated his newly found knowledge of said historical background of Thanksgiving he has been learning in school by announcing that the name of the first Native American the Pilgrims met was Squanto. Not to be overshadowed by her younger brother, my 7 year old daughter announced that the first Pilgrim Squanto met was...Elvis!

So far, I think we are doing a fabulous job!