Multicultural kids

Above is a picture of G holding a bird I crocheted for her. But you might also notice that she has a jewel in the middle of her forhead. :) Our neighbors came from India, and often wear a bindi. From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_(decoration

A bindi (from Sanskrit bindu, meaning "a drop, small particle, dot") is a forehead decoration worn in South Asia[1] and Southeast Asia. Traditionally it is a dot of red color applied in the center of the forehead close to the eyebrows, but it can also consist of a sign or piece of jewelry
worn at this location. Traditionally, married Hindu women wear a bindi. The traditional bindi is made with red sindoor powder or perhaps a black ointment. The bindi is a form of tilak, religious Hindu signs worn on the forehead. Nowadays, bindis are also worn by women who are not married, children, and by women who are not Hindu.

Regardless, G sees it as something very pretty. In fact, our neighbors just have a smudge of paint in different colors, but G quickly saw that she could upgrade it to a sparkling jewel. It's interesting to me that I am concerned about keeping H in touch with African American culture, and here my kids are soaking up other cultures without me trying. I think it's a very good thing.