Three Ways To Participate In Hodaoa Saturdays With Kids

Last Saturday marked the fourth Hodaoa Saturday since it’s initial launch in October. For those of you who weren’t able to share in the news of its launch, Hodaoa Saturdays began in 2007 and is established as every second Saturday of the month for 12 months.

Because the language is such a new one, Hodaoa Saturdays give people the opportunity to actively participate in educating others about it without the heavy perception of “education.” It’s supposed to be fun and maybe even a little bit challenging.

And who can better take on and implement new fun and challenging creative energy than children? So to give Hodaoa-Saturdays a much needed family oriented spin, thinking about my own daughter and children I’ve taught in the past, I’ve come up with three activities you and your child or children can do to participate in Hodaoa Saturdays for the next eight months and beyond.

Use the refrigerator as a spelling board.

You remember those bright, colorful magnetic alphabet letters we used to have (or still have) on our refrigerator doors? Take those, and teach your children (and yourself) how to spell out simple words in the language. For example, the word for “cat” in Anibo is “sok.” (pronounced with a long “o”). Spell it out in English first so that you intensify the connection with the English and Anibo words. Work on this for about five to ten minutes with your children and - tada! You have just made Hodaoa Saturday apart of your weekend. Keep the word up for the rest of the day… the week….until the next Hodaoa Saturday even!

Use the sidewalk as your canvas.

Nothing says “self - expression”, like a sidewalk chalk drawing!