Homeschool Mardi Gras Party!

A serious amount of cabin fever necessitated a break in our same ol' same ol' schedule.  Mardi Gras provided an easy opportunity to plan a fun day around.  We've never celebrated Mardi Gras before, so I did some research and came up with some fun activities to do this morning. 

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" and the celebration stems from the French tradition of parading a fat ox through the town square to remind the people that they were to abstain from meat during the Lenten season.  Through my research, I learned some of the many ways that different cultures celebrate Mardi Gras, most including parades, masks, beads and more. 

We donned on clothes in the colors of Mardi Gras:  purple, green, and gold and we started the party with a brassy jazz version of "When the Saints Go Marching In".  For breakfast, we had a pancake party.  Our pancakes were covered in whipped cream and topped with purple and green sprinkles.  After our pancake party, we started in on our arts and crafts.  The kids made colorful pictures of Mardi Gras masks, a Mardi Gras bunny paper craft, and we all made crowns to wear for our mini-parade.  After our parade, we played a simple Mardi Gras board game. 

Pancake Party!

Mardi Gras Arts & Crafts



Mardi Gras Fun For Everyone!



Our first Mardi Gras party was great fun!