Fiesta Fun

Dia del Nino

Dia del Niño, or Kid's Day, is probably every kid's second favorite day of the year (after Christmas).   For this fun-filled Kid's Day, all the kids in the village met at the elementary school for a morning of games, fun, food, and—of course—candy.   But the highlight of the morning for all the kids, was getting a turn to hit the  piñata.   And we didn't  just have one, but three whole piñatas!   There were so many laughs and so much  sugar. 

Dia de Independencia

September 15th is Honduras' Independence Day.   All the school kids get a chance to march in a parade through their town.   This year our kids participated in many special roles in the parade: Miss Independence,  the Beautiful Indians, traditional dancers, and cadets.   Our awesome house-moms worked hard putting together all their special outfits, and our volunteer Daniel, made ceremonial wooden machetes and rifles for  the march.   They looked incredible!   The march started up at the Urraco school, and the kids paraded the length of the village and back again, with a crowd of family following behind.