Christmas Costumes

This afternoon we had lots of fun. Thursdays are our half day of
teaching so we can have planning time. Today the 3 teachers and I
went into Lusaka with Benedict to Kamwala, where there are lots of
fabric stores. We were shopping for material and supplies to make
costumes for our Christmas Play. (The don't use the word "pageant.")
The plan is that the costumes we make for this year will be an
investment. We can use them next year and for other plays we might do
during the year. So we got some fancy material for the 3 kings,
simple brown material (on sale!) for the shepherds and Joseph, simple
material for Mary, and even soft material for the sheep. Of course
the sheep material looks a little more like an African creature than a
domesticated sheep from America or Australia! Since the children
will also be singing in a "concert" before the play, we got chitenge
material to make chitenges for the girls and sashes or vests for the
boys.

Now the only challenge is that our program is less than 2 weeks away!
We need some fabric glue!!! Anyway, the children will be thrilled at
these things. I'll try to get pictures posted for all to see!