I had a lot of fun over Winter vacation at my friend’s house. I did not stay there the entire break, though! I went to Great Wolf Lodge! I was afraid of the water slides, so I stayed in the room and took a nap while my friend splashed around. I also did MagiQuest all [...][...]
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December 14th, 2011 - 10:54 am § in Traditions, USA
Celebrations with 1st grade friends!
This is how my friend Julia celebrates in December. She decorates her house for Christmas. She puts a Christmas tree up. She makes ginger bread houses and she decorates a tree. She leaves her stocking out for Santa. And this is how my friend Rosa celebrates – She decorates her house and makes [...]
December 14th, 2011 - 10:19 am § in Traditions, USA
More 1st grade celebrations!
My friend Michelle celebrates Christmas. She decorates her house with lights. She makes cookies too. And she decorates a tree with ornaments. Kennedy celebrates Christmas too. She makes gingerbread homes and decorates a tree. She wants to know what other children celebrate and if you have fun! And m[...]
December 14th, 2011 - 9:40 am § in Traditions, USA
Nahla celebrates
My friend Nahla celebrates Kwanzaa and Christmas. On Kwanzaa we eat yummy foods. On Christmas we get joy and we get presents from Santa.[...]
Birthday Party
I celebrated my birthday a week ago. I turned 9 years old on November 10, 2011. My whole third grade class went to kindergarten for my birthday party. There were a lot of bears there. The kindergartners brought their teddy bears because it was teddy bear week. The third graders brought the[...]
Halloween is coming
Dear Friends from Around the World, This week one of my classmates brought me to her house. When we got to her house after school on Tuesday I was a little bit cold so my friend gave me some clothes to wear. They made me feel warm and toasty. The weather is getting a bit [...][...]
Billie Bear celebrates Yom Kippur
I HAVE NEVR CELEBRATED YOM KIPPUR BEFORE . WE WENT [...][...]
Budderball’s Christmas List by Garret
Did you know that Christmas is only 44 days away? I am so excited! I hope I’m not on the naughty list. I hope Santa brings some of the stuff on my list. Merry Christmas! Baseball bat A gray Canandale bike Black Boots Blue Mustang Basketball White 3-d Ds I pod Generation 4 Acer Computer [[...]
Sami Celebrates Hanukkah with Latkes
Hannukah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish Holiday celebrated in the month of December. A tradition is to eat food cooked in oil. Latkes, patatoe pancakes, is one of Sami’s favorite foods. You can read more about Hannukah from the Travel Bear and even listen to a podcast episode about the h[...]
A Birthday Party under the Sukkah
They Travel Bear is celebrating a birthday party with a special “cake” under the Sukkah. Watch the video to find out what a Sukkah is and listen to the “Happy Birthday” song in Hebrew:[...]