We had a full house Wednesday morning with lots of new Mums and kids joining in the fun.
It's SO cold in Tokyo these days we had to sing and dance and shake ourselves a lot more than usual. But between our old friend Billy the Bear and and old favourite tune of Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes, we were well warmed up by snacktime, when yet again our kids showed us how to devour ten senbei at a time:)
A very big welcome to Elizabeth and her girls Sophie and Emily, who are adding to our reputation of "twin capital of Tokyo"! Also Akemi Ishida and her little boy. We hope you'll come back to play again:)
Coffee time conversation topics are always fun, especially when we discover new things about various cultural practises relating to children around the world. My Cian just lost his first tooth and was delighted to learn about an Irish tradition of the 'tooth fairy', who visits little kids and swaps their lost tooth for a coin or a treat of some sort. (Cian got a very cool shaped Hong Kong dollar:)) In France they say a little mouse visits. Our Playgroup Mums told us the Japanese equivalent. There is no fairy. And surprisingly for me, no oni involved. Instead, in Japan when a child loses a bottom tooth, the tooth is hidden under the floorboards of the house. If they lose a top tooth, then the tooth is thrown up over the roof of the house! Most of our Playgroup kids don't even have all their baby teeth yet though, so it'll be a while before we see our Mums out flinging dentures over their rooftops in Komaba.
Remember no Playgroup next wednesday 24th:)
Monday 1st of March, a great treat in store with SIGN LANGUAGE FOR KIDS, taught by an American teacher and mother of three, Lori Ikawa, living in Naka-Meguro:)
Take care and stay warm!
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