Awesome Geography: Switzerland, Germany, and Austria

 We had an actual Swiss person, Shelli's husband!

He talked to the kids about what it was like to grow up in Switzerland in a farming village.

He actually grew up and became a Swiss Guard at the Vatican!

 Our active activity was churning butter in this nifty little churn.

Our snack was Swiss chocolate (believe me, that was a hit!), but we had a secondary snack of the butter on a sweet German spice bread.

And our art project was making "haunted" castles since it was just before Halloween and all three of these countries are known for their beautiful castles.

You just cut out a castle shape from gray paper.

 Then cut out flaps for windows and doors.

Then tape or glue a yellow or orange paper behind the castle.


Then draw whatever is in the castle through the open doors and windows!