In China and Japan, the cherry blossom is more than just a beautiful flowering tree. The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Asian cultures, goes back hundreds of years.
When the cherry blossom trees bloom for a short time each year in
brilliant force, they serve as a visual reminder of how precious and how
precarious life is.
The preschoolers also looked for other signs of new life on their neighborhood walk this morning. They found many signs of Spring, like daffodils sprouting and new leaf buds growing on the trees.
During class time we created our own cherry blossoms by stringing circles of tissue paper (with holes punched into them) onto a pipe cleaner.
The cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's
a reminder that life is sometimes overwhelmingly beautiful but that it can
also sometimes be tragically short. This can be a reminder for us to appreciate and notice the precious life around us each day, like the unique and special children whom the teachers at Tiny Tribe are blessed to spend their days with.
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