Last Sunday we had yet another Kermes. Oh joy. This month's theme? Talleres - aka workshops. All of the kids wrote down their names and their preferences for different groups on a sheet of paper that was passed around to each of the sections. The "talleres" included different activities that the kids might not normally know about but might want to learn about (like the rules and how to play or do the activity). They were: basketball, volleyball, how to make "masa" or play doh, making bracelets, table games (like chess, connect 4, etc.), andddd YOGA (which was Cassie and my taller!)
At first we were a little concerned about who would sign up for Yoga. Was it something that would interest the kids? Would they actually want to do it or be excited for it? How would it work? Cassie and I set up blankets, nice soothing "Iron and Wine" music and got to work with the first group. The kids, mostly my incredibly rowdy section of little girls, weren't that into it, but they had fun making fun of the poses that Cassie and I did (along with a few of the other kids.) Our SECOND group on the other hand was AWESOME - a group of 5 older boys (between the ages of 15-18) who were SO into it and really excited to learn about Yoga and stretching. They kept asking us for more things to do until we ran out or ideas!
It was probably one of the most unorganized Kermes' that I've ever been a part of, but somehow it just worked - the kids all went to different talleres, participated, and seemed to have fun (and a delicious refa of jelly doughnuts never hurts either...) - mission accomplished ;-).
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