How do you talk on fiesta

Instructions: Read the book with your child. Ask her what kind of food she likes to eat. Be sure to talk about your favorite foods too. We can pretend to invite our friends, eat our favorite foods, and have fun! Who should we invite to our pretend party? Help your child to be a good host and friend. Show your child the plates, cups, and other materials. Can you give your friends some pretend juice and food?

Use this time to talk with your child and her friends. Can you help me by picking up all the plates and cups? It is ok to ask for help. Plan the menu together. Let your child help you grocery shop and cook. Be sure to talk with your child while you are making the meal and during dinner! Children love to help! Find ways for your child to help you: picking up toys, putting dishes in the sink, making the bed, or finding all of the white socks when you are folding laundry.

Have your child do something helpful each day—establish a routine. Allow your child to make some decisions. For example, give your child the choice of an apple or an orange for a snack. Encourage your child to choose their clothes for the next day.

Enter Doug Nava. The Fiesta Council selected year-old Nava to serve in the role of De Vargas—the man depicted in a tattoo on his right arm.

Nava has been nothing short of steeped in Fiesta culture since his youth and tells SFR he has the goal of sowing unity with his two-year reign. The interview has been edited for space and clarity. SFR: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Doug Nava: I was born and raised in the downtown area [of Santa Fe].

I live one mile from [the Cathedral Basilica of St. Why is it important to you to serve as Don Diego De Vargas? The first time I ran for Don Diego De Vargas was in at the age of 21, at the time the cut off age was 21 years old. I turned 21 and I got on the stage right away. This title means a lot to me. La Conquistadora is the most important thing.

What do you hope to accomplish in this role? My goal is to stop that stigma that the Spanish people were bad people years ago. Unfortunately, anybody who reads history, you always interpret what you want. Fiesta de Santa Fe, that celebration is no different than a feast, we just do it in a different language.