Vietnamese Village Children Make Pizza, Exchange Trash for Drinks on Children's Day

Dozens of children and their parents gathered in the coastal village of Lo, Vietnam, for a vibrant celebration of International Children's Day. The event featured a range of activities designed to entertain and engage the local youth.

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Lo village is increasingly welcoming tourists. We want to create community activities so that local children and the children of tourists have the opportunity to interact and play together on Children's Day.

A highlight of the day was the hands-on pizza and sandwich-making workshop, where children, guided by volunteers and local business owners, learned to prepare their own food. Alongside culinary activities, traditional games like tug-of-war and mini-games with prizes kept the children entertained. An innovative "trash for drinks" initiative encouraged children to collect plastic bottles and cans from the community and beach in exchange for free beverages.

Luu Ba Phuoc, one of the event organizers, explained the initiative's goal: "Lo village is increasingly welcoming tourists. We want to create community activities so that local children and the children of tourists have the opportunity to interact and play together on Children's Day." The activities took place at a community library, established by local residents Luu Thach Thao and her husband, which aims to instill a reading habit in children.

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I liked making the sandwich the most because it was the first time I got to put cheese and sausage on the bread myself before baking it.

Children expressed their enjoyment, with 7-year-old Vo Phuong Tu Oanh particularly pleased with making her own sandwich. Minh Quan, a 9-year-old visitor from Ho Chi Minh City, was surprised by the free activities and enjoyed making new friends. The community library also serves as a hub for foreign volunteers who conduct English conversation sessions and cultural exchange activities with the local children on weekday evenings.

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I made many new friends in the village. Today's activities were very fun, and after playing games, the adults gave us plastic bags to collect trash in exchange for drinks.