Their school organised a Food Fair last Thursday, whereby teachers prepared the food and the little ones helped to serve and collect money. I must say the teachers really put in a lot of effort. Can you imagine making hats for the little 'waiters' and 'waitresses', putting on disposable aprons, decorating the classrooms and selling food to parents ?
Of course, the money will be given to a charitable third party. Can't remember which though.
We arrived at their school at about 5.45 pm. It was already very crowded !
I saw the boy, with a cute painted face, sitting in front of a big bowl of potato salad.
Few nights before the Food Fair, I asked him what he would be 'selling'.
His answers was : Potato with banana and sausage !! (errr.... okkk....)
I was quite sure that would not be the exact combination of what was to be served.
Anyway, his 'stall' was selling potato salad. His job was to scoop potatoes into disposable bowls.
However, he froze when he saw soo many adults /parents in his school. He refused to scoop and serve. In the end, it was his friend who was sitting beside him who scooped up the potatoes. He was close to tears when his teacher asked if he wanted to follow mummy around (to other stalls). Luckily, daddy managed to convince him to stay at his stall and help out. He stayed... but did not help much I guess. When I walked a second round past his stall, he was busy snacking. (shake head)
In his classroom, the parents had to go to 3 counters in order to buy and pay for the food. First counter - potato counter (mended by 2 kids - 1 actually, cos the boy went on strike). The second counter was bacon counter (dad said perhaps that was what he meant by sausage). His 2 friends sat at the second counter with 2 bowls of bacon. They had to spread the bacon over the potatoes. Interestingly, when there was no 'customers', the two little helpers helped themselves to the bacon with the serving spoon ! Hahahha...so funny ! The last counter was cashier. No change. You have to make exact payment...hah of course ! They were only 4 years old, can't expect them to find change for you.
Then we went to the girl's stall. She was 'selling' rojak' and tuna bread. Apparently, she helped to put some of the tuna buns together. She was doing her 'job' well - packing rojak and promoting tuna sandwiches.
When the girl took a break, she went to boy's counter to get potatoes. She is a potato lover - french fries, hashbrown, mashed potato, stirred fry potato - anything goes. So finally, didi decided to serve her - so she was his one and only customer in the end.
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