Today I went to the Renaissance Festival with the 7th graders! Medieval accents, period costumes, giant turkey drumsticks, and hilarious entertainment were everywhere. And, a million school children from all around Ohio littered the festival as well. We had a lot of fun. I chaperoned a group of five girls. Four of them were friends and stuck together, while the other one was glued to my side the entire time. My cooperating teacher has a bad back right now, so she did not end up coming with us. I had one parent take the other half of my class for the day. Sitting on the bus with a group full of twelve to thirteen-year-olds is LOUD. They love screaming out the windows to the people on the other buses. A group of them were eating Skittles and passing them around during the trip. They tweaked the lyrics to Taio Cruz's song Dynamite by singing, "I throw my Skittles in the air sometimes, saying AYO, taste the rainbow." I have to admit, that was hilarious. When the buses arrived and parked, a woman with a medieval costume and accent entered our bus and explained the rules: no food, bags, or weapons in the area. After lining all the 7th graders into a single file line, we marched them back into time. I made sure that I took my group straight to the arena where the jousting entertainment was about to start. Thankfully we got early enough before all the seats filled up. Queen Elizabeth and her minions walked into the arena and were placed in the box seating. A funny man on a horse came out and introduced the jousters and really got the audience involved with cheering. It was a blast. Later, we watched two comedian swordsmen put on a performance. We mostly walked around and enjoyed all the shops. Overall, the kids had a blast and were able to learn a lot about the time period. I highly recommend going at least once. It's an awesome way to really experience the medieval era while being extremely entertained. I definitely want to go back with friends or the fiancé.
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