Spring Fair

By Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58505)

Portugal

March 29, 2023 7:24am CST

At my children's school they always organize a fair in autumn and spring. Today is the spring fair. All students bring things to sell at the fair, my children brought oranges, lemons, cabbage and cakes. The money each class makes from sales is used for class activities, such as field trips, trips to the theater... I went there in the morning to buy something and help the classes. I bought sweet potatoes, beans, hazelnuts and cakes. The fair was a lot of fun, the kids learn to set prices, haggle, basically they learn economics, it is good to have these initiatives. Do you have tematic fairs there? Picture I took of the fair this morning.

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@LadyDuck (470942)

• Switzerland

29 Mar 23

This is interesting, we have nothing like this here. It is very good for kids.

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@LadyDuck (470942)

• Switzerland

30 Mar 23

@nela13 All countries should organize the same kind of activities for kids.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

30 Mar 23

@LadyDuck Here it depends on school activities, some schools don't this kind of activity.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

It is good, they have fun and learn at the same time.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Mar 23

Looks like a great time for everyone. We have fairs and festivals in the fall here.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Fall fair is always better as there are more products for sale but this one is good too.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

@CarolDM it is true, fall colors are beautiful and fairs are bigger.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Mar 23

@nela13 They are very big here in the fall and the fall colors and weather makes it nice.

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@allknowing (135523)

• India

30 Mar 23

I remember having those while in school It was indeed fun

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@allknowing (135523)

• India

1 Apr 23

@nela13 Yes. They were called fetes

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

1 Apr 23

@allknowing nice

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

31 Mar 23

Do you use to do these fairs at school?

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@RebeccasFarm (89741)

• Arvada, Colorado

29 Mar 23

Oh you have a lovely fair there for the kiddos!!

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@RebeccasFarm (89741)

• Arvada, Colorado

29 Mar 23

@nela13 I do too

Kid at heart

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

@RebeccasFarm kids' hearts are pure ones

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Yes, kids love these activities.

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@DaddyEvil (137249)

• United States

30 Mar 23

I'm glad you enjoyed the fair. We do have fairs here but mostly in the Fall.

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@DaddyEvil (137249)

• United States

31 Mar 23

@nela13 Yes, that's definitely true... I think the weather is much nicer in the Fall for something like this, too.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

1 Apr 23

@DaddyEvil Personally I prefer Spring weather but fall is also a good season.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

31 Mar 23

Fall fair is so much better, it has more products and kids earn more money.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317002)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Mar 23

Your picture isn't showing. That is a good activity for the children. I'm glad you helped by buying from the fair.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

I think it is visible now. It is a different way of learning and they have fun at the same time.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317002)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Mar 23

@nela13 I'm glad they're having fun.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

@just4him thank you.

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@shaggin (72023)

• United States

29 Mar 23

That sounds neat! We do not have fairs like this but I would if they did.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

It is nice, the kids were excited and had fun trying to sell their goods and they were learning at the same time.

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@snowy22315 (179877)

• United States

29 Mar 23

Good experience for all. I have been to things like that at schools but they are usually more like some kinds of fairs the kids are engaged in.

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@snowy22315 (179877)

• United States

30 Mar 23

@nela13 That is what it is all about!

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Yes, it is definitely a good experience for kids, the have fun and learn at the same time.

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@ptrikha_2 (46851)

• India

30 Mar 23

This is a good way for the kids to learn trading and how hard money earning can be. Yet all this is good if done in a supportive environment and positive way. If similar things are implemented in India, our education system is perhaps not so ready and I am not sure if kids would learn appropriately.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

31 Mar 23

The kids enjoy these sort of activities, it is funny seeing them trying to negotiate the price.

@rebelann (112765)

• El Paso, Texas

20 May 23

I thought you had disappeared for a while but it turns out your discussions were not coming up in my feed. I think these kinds of things are called 'bazaars' here but I have not been to any of them.

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@rebelann (112765)

• El Paso, Texas

22 May 23

I was following too many mylotters that are no longer around so I unfollowed a lot of them, that should help a little.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

21 May 23

I am glad you found me

My kids' school do these kind of fairs or markets every year, kids learn a lot and also have fun.

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@rakski (120959)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

That is nice. I think my daughter's school will do that too raise fund for their class

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

It is a different way of learning but it is also quite good for kids development. Glad your daughter's school will do it too.

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@rakski (120959)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

@nela13 true, it will develop a lot of values for the kids

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60841)

• Centralia, Washington

20 May 23

Everyone looks happy in your photo. That's a great way to build community.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

21 May 23

Yes, it is. Kids were happy and learn a lot in these kind of fairs.

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

Wow, that’s a great school activity. Could they sell everything?

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

31 Mar 23

Yes, they can sell anything, there were some classes selling toys.

@dgobucks226 (35536)

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20 May 23

That's a good way to raise money for their outings. I know students in our schools will raise money for their trips through selling cookies or candy. Yours sounds a lot like our farmer's markets where produce is sold.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

21 May 23

Yes, it is almost a sort of farmer's markets, kids like it a lot and they also learn.

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@dgobucks226 (35536)

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23 May 23

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@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

Some of the schools do, but not all. This event is usually done during high school. It's indeed a good learning activity because it provides actual experience in dealing with sales.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

It is a different way of learning, it is very good for kids.

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@Marilynda1225 (82618)

• United States

29 Mar 23

That fair sounds like a great idea for making money for the classes. It certainly looks like fun and I bet the kids enjoyed the selling and making money part.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Kids love these fairs, they have fun and end up raising funds to their activities.

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@JudyEv (338881)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar 23

That's a great idea. It would raise funds and help the children in their learning, as you say.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Yes and kids love to participate in these things.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

29 Mar 23

That is a nice fair and sounds fun indeed . We don't have anything like that here .

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Yes, it is fun and kids learn in a different way.

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@dya80dya (36486)

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29 Mar 23

Yes, we have those here too.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Do you use to go there?

Leighnyork Nyakundi Makori

@leighnyork (1880)

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29 Mar 23

Wow, this is amazing. I encourage you to continue with the same spirit.

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@nela13 (58505)

• Portugal

29 Mar 23

Thank you, i will.