Tall Pine and the Pow-Wow

Yesterday S had a Pow Wow at school, and he seemed to have a lot of fun. He came home and couldn't wait to show off his face painting, tshirt, headband (with a feather!), tom-tom drum, rainmaker, pasta necklace, and name tag. His new Native American name is Tall Pine, apparently.

I'm glad they are taking some time to study Native American heritage at his school (especially around Thanksgiving), although I am not sure how accurate they are being. I know that S loves to learn though, so I am planning to take him down the road to the library today to get some age appropriate books and learn some more about it!

I didn't want to rain on his enthusiasm yesterday though, so I let him show me what he made and was sure to "oooh" and "aaah" when appropriate, and then I turned S and F loose in the yard to enjoy their new toys. Tall Pine informed me that F's new name is Mud Player, and I think it's an appropriate one for her!