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Book title and author: //Round is a Mooncake// by Roseanne Thong and illustrated by Grace Lin Volume of FIAR:

Leaders: Hope and Bridget Location: Ritter Park

Supplies for each family to bring: show/tell: if you/child would like then please choose an object that the child can name 5 uses for---these can be 'real' or fanciful. Preferably this would be on the 'fly'. We will use this activity to prepare for another brainstorming session later during the club meeting. Book to read

Supplies provided:

Schedule: 9:40/45 meet & greet

10:00 show & tell; book reading; talk about the Moon Festival, what is a festival. Maybe name/list festivals in which we have participated. We may start brainstorming here or after snack on ideas for a festival.

10:35/40 break & snack

10:45/50 Group will begin the process (we may finish) of creating a festival. (naming, be about, purpose, symbols, colors, who is involved/invited, activities, date/season, food/drink) Then children will create their own personal billboard advertising the festival.

11:15 activity wrap up (some kids may want to work longer); good bye (maybe a little look into the next week?) 11:25 break for free play/parent chat (that way we talk before some parents may want to leave for lunch)