2018佳欣冬日歡樂王國的第一站來到新竹清泉，帶著佳欣分享的心意，我們與孩子一起用過期麵粉自製黏土做聖誕裝飾、畫下迷你版的自己，開心地表達對今年的祝福與感謝！
A Jia-Xin artsy craftsy winter wonderland awaited us this year! We were able to continue to use the expired flour from several years back to create stunning adorable clay ornaments! For some of the children, it was their first year spending this holiday warmth with us. For others, it has been their seventh year. We were so happy to have JrLung, one of our kids in ChingChuan who was just 11 years old when we first met in 2012, re-join us as a helper in assisting with the workshop.
Younger kids quickly found new friends in our new Big Friends; showing them the sites of ChingChuan, keen to pronounce the names in their indigneous Atayal language, and showing them a famous local mochi stand.
Ornaments, hot chocolate with vegan whip cream, delicious plant-based lunch plus treats from Paula’s Brownies and Pinatas, and laughter was abundant along with our thanks and gratitude to those who have stood and joined our journey.
值得一提的是，六年前我們在新竹清泉認識的孩子，今天也加入了大朋友的行列，在活動中陪伴其他的孩子，並且打理大家的午餐與點心。看著他的成長，內心的感動是言語無法形容的，在一起經過了孩童時期，我們依然會與他們並肩前行，將這份感動換化成勇氣與力量，一起迎接每個階段的挑戰！
午餐過後，孩子們帶著大朋友散步在部落市集與校園，一起體驗傳統手搗麻糬，與我們分享這口感軟綿、淡淡小米清香的麻糬，真的才吃了一口，便成為了心目中日夜想念的麻糬冠軍！
經過了吊橋，進到校園便是一棵棵的桂花樹，孩子摘下了幾朵桂花，放在我們的手中，先讓我們聞一聞便交代要緊緊地握好；遇見觀光遊客，孩子會主動上前介紹傳統竹屋、穀倉的用途以及泰雅族語發音方法。就在這一刻時間好像停住一般，空氣中迴盪的只是那信心十足又標準的族語，還有那撲鼻的桂花香～
我們一路唱歌一路走回到活動中心，享用熱可可與@Paula’s Brownies & Piñatas 的聖誕造型蛋糕，謝謝清泉的孩子讓我們體驗了那麼美好的下午，讓我們期待更加精彩的下一年吧！
老師 Teacher：April Lala
攝影師 Photographer：楊筑安，Daisy Lin
廚師 Chef：Sara Chien，吳志隆，Paula’s Brownies & Piñatas
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