On April 30, Au Pair in America sponsored a day of cultural education and fun at the Boston Children’s Museum. With the help of local community counselors who each oversees a group of au pairs during their stay in the US, au pairs came prepared to represent their countries from around the world. Over the course of the afternoon, hundreds of enthusiastic children and parents toured the exhibition. They collected country stickers to put in a passport handed out to them, received earth and skin friendly tattoos, had their faces painted with country flags, and chatted with au pairs.
Traditional dance in authentic costume highlighted the presentation by Thailand while the German au pairs entertained visitors with traditional German spring egg craft and painting. South African au pairs proudly painted their country’s flag on smiling faces, while a colorful and tempting piñata dangled over the Mexico booth. The colorful Costa Rican booth among other things offered Costa Rican expressions in glitter that visitors could practice with the help of au pairs. Au pairs from many other countries served as international teachers of the culture and beauty of their homelands as well. Photos of this great event are available on our cultural fair link below.
