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Au Pairs Participate in Step Into School

Au pairs participated in Step Into School event at the Louisiana Children’s Museum this past Saturday.  As in the previous year, they helped children make (i.e. decorate and roll up) German Schultuten.

A schuletute is a gift tote (paper cone) that first-graders get from parents and grandparents on the first day of school. The tote is filled with candy, chocolate, and toys to make children’s first-day-of-school experience “sweeter”.

Many young artist enjoyed painting , trimming, and putting glitter on their creations.

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Step into School Report

NOLSvenjaJackieStepSvenja and Jacqueline did a wonderful job at Step into School at the Louisiana Children’s Museum on August 4, 2012. They also had a lot of fun making school cones with the kids.

Here’s Svenja’s note about the event:

The fair was a really great event and we had a great spot, right in the middle, in front of the food corner. Everyone passes that spot eventually so right from the beginning Jacqueline and I were pretty busy. Most of the people thought the school cones would be used as hats! So it was fun to explain to everyone our German tradition, the kids loved it! Of course everyone wants a school cone filled with treats!


I am always surprised how few people know about the Au Pair in America Program down here. We talked to a lot of moms, and a few dads, who were really interested in the program though and I hope that some of them really look into it!
Thankfully Tracey, from the LCM, had prepared some extra paper and everything, because we had a loooot of cones to make! Tracey was very helpful and left us with no questions unanswered.

All in all we had a really fun day. We were tired, happy and covered in glitter!
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Come, make a SCHULTUTE with German au pairs Svenja and Jackie!!

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It is a German tradition to present first graders with large, brightly decorated cones on the first day of school. Each cone, or tute, is filled with toys, school supplies and candy, just to make that first day extra sweet and special.

Come and let Svenja, Jackie and their Au Pair in America friends help you make your own Schultute.

Where? At the Louisiana Children’s Museum, of course!

Step Into School

August 4, 2012

11 am  – 3 pm

Louisiana Children’s Museum
420 Julia Street • New Orleans, LA 70130

see: http://lcm.org/