I had the chance to visit Sarah’s preschool two days in a row, on 3/1 for the Purim celebration, and on 3/2 for Shabbat.

I’ll admit I don’t remember the exact story behind Purim, but the kids were encouraged to wear costumes so Sarah broke out her firefighter costume!

There was also a little carnival, and I volunteered to help out.  They put all the parent volunteers at the face painting station, which I’d never done before!  Always fun to try something new.  Here I am painting Sarah’s face, which I believe was a first for her, as well.

I was pretty pleased with the result, though I have had practice with drawing fire themed tableaux.  The biggest challenge was a little boy dressed as a policeman who wanted a “whistle” painted on his cheek.  I did my best…  Then Sarah and I played at the school playground.

The next day I’d signed up to visit Sarah’s class for Shabbat.  Sarah got to be the person of honor and drink from the cup and lay her hand on the challah.  The challah is Sarah’s favorite part of Shabbat!