The Japanese Doll Festival (Hina-matsuri), or Girls' Day, is held on March 3. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (雛人形, hina-ningyō) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.
Richie celebrated this festival with pomp in his nursery. They made dolls depicting the prince and princess and hung them on either side of a straw. The faces of the dolls were really worth admiring.
Some kids put mouth on top and eyes below, while some put them on the side. But whatever it was, their creativity was at its best. :)
Showing posts with label Richie's nursery adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richie's nursery adventures. Show all posts
Interaction with teachers - Richie at the Nursery
Richie has adapted to the nursery well and has loads of fun. He also loves his teacher which we can see when he interacts with them.
There is this incident which happened some days back and is still fresh in my mind.I picked up Richie from the nursery and was putting him in his stroller. He was not ready to sit in the stroller and was crying loudly. Usually he is well behaved and has no problems whatsoever. Just then his class teacher was also leaving for home. We said hello and she asked me any problems. When she understood, she said to Richie in Japanese, "Richie-kun suwatte.." meaning, "Richie sit down". Without another thought Richie sat in the stroller. Her words were like magic.
The teacher was also going in the same direction so we walked together. When it was time to bid bye-bye, Richie started crying again. I literally had to drag him home that day. He came home, ate and slept. I realised Richie was too tired that day. He could throw tantrums with mom but not when his teachers were around. He did not want to spoil his reputation. :)
There is this incident which happened some days back and is still fresh in my mind.I picked up Richie from the nursery and was putting him in his stroller. He was not ready to sit in the stroller and was crying loudly. Usually he is well behaved and has no problems whatsoever. Just then his class teacher was also leaving for home. We said hello and she asked me any problems. When she understood, she said to Richie in Japanese, "Richie-kun suwatte.." meaning, "Richie sit down". Without another thought Richie sat in the stroller. Her words were like magic.
The teacher was also going in the same direction so we walked together. When it was time to bid bye-bye, Richie started crying again. I literally had to drag him home that day. He came home, ate and slept. I realised Richie was too tired that day. He could throw tantrums with mom but not when his teachers were around. He did not want to spoil his reputation. :)
New friends - Richie at the Nursery
When Richie reaches his classroom, all his friends gather round him and they shout "yeh,yeh" loudly, moving their hands in the air. All his classmates are Japanese, with the exception of him, but where does it bother the kids? They are happy to have a friend. He adores them and they too in turn do the same.
Sensei (means teacher in Japanese) says that they play together, but it seems sometimes Richie shouts at them if he likes some toys and someone tries to take it away. Possessive, isn't he?
Sensei (means teacher in Japanese) says that they play together, but it seems sometimes Richie shouts at them if he likes some toys and someone tries to take it away. Possessive, isn't he?
First Day First Show - Richie at the nursery
I am creating a category called "Richie's nursery adventures". Here we will be posting what all Richie does at the nursery. I guess, one day when he grows up, he will read these posts and feel good that he had been doing so many things when he was small.
Richie's first day at nursery started on the 1st February 2010 when I joined back work. It was a small private nursery, but we paying more than double the fees and that too without food. We could not get the regular government nurseries as they were all full to the capacity. The government nurseries in Japan have good facilities, but new admissions start only in April. It meant that we had to wait for 2 more months. It seemed like a long time.
Richie was very tired on the first day of his nursery. Away from mama, among new people, he cried bitterly. He didn't have his food properly. And being my first day away from him, I couldn't bear to see him separated from me.
But all is well that ends well. When I came back, Richie came to me crying expressing "Mama, where were you for such a long time?". We hugged and came home and had a lot of loving time together.
Richie's first day at nursery started on the 1st February 2010 when I joined back work. It was a small private nursery, but we paying more than double the fees and that too without food. We could not get the regular government nurseries as they were all full to the capacity. The government nurseries in Japan have good facilities, but new admissions start only in April. It meant that we had to wait for 2 more months. It seemed like a long time.
Richie was very tired on the first day of his nursery. Away from mama, among new people, he cried bitterly. He didn't have his food properly. And being my first day away from him, I couldn't bear to see him separated from me.
But all is well that ends well. When I came back, Richie came to me crying expressing "Mama, where were you for such a long time?". We hugged and came home and had a lot of loving time together.
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