New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees ndi ana ake amapanga maonekedwe a alendo monga Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue akutseka New Orleans Jazz Fest pa Acura Stage Lamlungu, May 3, 2015. (Chithunzi ndi David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times- Picayune)
Kubweretsa ana kapena kusabweretsa ana? Kwa makolo akomweko, ili ndiye funso lamuyaya la New Orleans Jazz Fest.
Kumbali imodzi, Jazz Fest ndiye mtundu wosangalatsa, wa New Orleans wokha womwe mukufuna kugawana ndi mwana wanu. Amatha kuvina muudzu kuti aziimba nyimbo, ndikumwetulira kumwetulira kofiira ndi chitumbuwa cha Huckabuck Frozen Cup.
Kumbali ina, kusakanikirana kwa unyinji, kutentha ndi nyimbo zaphokoso - kapena, tingayerekeze kunena kuti, mvula - imatha kutha pamasewera amodzi, Jazz Fest-omaliza kusungunuka. Makolo omwe akuganiza zolola ana awo achichepere kupita kuphwando okha kwa nthawi yoyamba amakhala ndi nkhawa zina.
Quincy Crawford, yemwe amalembera NOLA Parent blog, akulangiza makolo omwe akufuna kuphatikizira ana awo ku Jazz Fest kuti azichita zomwe akuyembekezera tsikulo ngati zakumwa zoletsedwa - zisiyeni, chifukwa zidzangoyambitsa mavuto mukangoyandikira chipata. Osayesa kukokera ana anu kuchokera siteji kupita siteji kapena kuwakakamiza kudyetsa Crawfish Monica ngati akupanga nkhope ya icky.
Ngati mukufuna kuwatenga, tinalankhula ndi olemba mabulogu a makolo am'deralo komanso akatswiri kuti akupatseni malangizo obweretsa ana anu ku New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival yoperekedwa ndi Shell. Nazi zimene tinaphunzira.
Matikiti a ana a tsiku limodzi amapezeka kuti agulidwe pazipata za Jazz Fest, zomwe zikutanthauza kuti simungagule nthawi. Mbali yabwino? Zimangotengera $ 5 kwa ana azaka zapakati pa 2 mpaka 10. Izi zikufanana ndi $ 85 kwa tikiti ya tsiku limodzi la akuluakulu ogulidwa pachipata, kapena $ 75 ngati mukukonzekera ndikugula matikiti ku Smoothie King Center Box Office.
Khamu la anthu ndi lochepa thupi ndipo mukhoza kubwerera opanda ana ngati pali magulu omwe simukufuna kuphonya nthawi ya Loweruka ndi Lamlungu. Emily Schneller, yemwe adalemba za Jazz Fest dos and dos for the New Orleans Mom's Blog, amakonda Jazz Fest Lachinayi. Schneller, yemwe ali ndi ana awiri, anati: “Sikupenga kwambiri.
Mukuda nkhawa kuti ndinu kholo lokhalo lomwe limachotsa mwana wawo kusukulu ya Jazz Fest? Schneller adati amazichita ndipo amadziwa makolo ambiri omwe amachitanso chimodzimodzi. Taonani kuti ndi imodzi mwa miyambo yambiri ya "ku New Orleans" yomwe ana am'deralo amakumana nayo.
Opera Creole amachita ku Kids Tent pa Jazz Fest Lamlungu May 4, 2014. (Chithunzi ndi Kathleen Flynn, NOLA.com l The Times-Picayune)
Ngati muli ndi ana ang'onoang'ono, muyenera kuvomereza kuti mutha kukhala pano nthawi zambiri, kapena si zonse, zatsiku lanu. Chihema cha Ana chili kutsidya lina la Grandstand chaka chino, pakati pa Tenti ya People's Health Economy Hall ndi Malo Olowera Oyenda Pansi a Gentilly. Nawa mapu a chikondwerero kuti akuthandizeni kuwapeza.
Kids Tent imapereka mapulogalamu a achinyamata kuyambira 11:30 m'mawa mpaka 6 koloko masana tsiku lililonse, kuphatikizapo zidole, masewera, makwaya a achinyamata ndi magulu, ndipo amachita ngati Harris Family Cajun Band ndi The Swing Setters, gulu la jazz la ana lapafupi lomwe limasewera chirichonse kuchokera. Nyimbo za Disney ku New Orleans classics.
Jazz Fest ndiyopepuka ndi kukula kwake kwa thumba, kotero musakhale ndi vuto kubweretsa chikwama kapena thumba la diaper. Ikani zinthu monga mafoni anzeru m'matumba apulasitiki kuti zisalowe madzi. Madzi akumwa amaloledwa kulowa, koma ayenera kukhala m'mabotolo ogulidwa ndi otsekedwa otsekedwa. Mabotolo amadzi osagwiritsidwanso ntchito opanda kanthu komanso ma hydration system ngati CamelBaks amaloledwanso kulowa.
Zinthu zina zabwino kukhala nazo? Zodzitetezera ku dzuwa, zipewa, minofu yachimbudzi ndi zotsukira m'manja. Kwa ana aang'ono, musaiwale matewera, zopukuta zonyowa ndi kapu ya sippy yogawana madzi kapena mandimu ya sitiroberi. Jenni Evans, mphunzitsi wa makolo pa Parenting Center pa Chipatala cha Ana, akulangizanso kubweretsa zovala zosinthira ndi chidole chaching'ono, zomata kapena zolembera kuti ana asangalale pakati pa magulu.
"Nthawi zonse bweretsani zovala zosintha, makamaka chifukwa ndi zabwino kunyowa pakatentha kwambiri, komanso zidzakutidwa ndi Mango Freeze ndi mchenga wanjanji ndi china chilichonse," adatero Evans.
Mzere wa mbendera umakhala bwalo lamasewera pa New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Loweruka, April 24, 2016. (Chithunzi ndi David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Ambiri aife timapita ku Jazz Fest kukatenga mwayi wazakudya zambiri. Kumbukirani kuti mizere ikhoza kukhala yayitali ndipo ana sangakhale ndi chidwi ndi ndalama zonse zomwe zilipo. Kudya musananyamuke kupita kuphwando kumakupatsani nthawi yoti mufufuze.
Mosiyana ndi zakumwa zakunja, chakudya chimaloledwa mu Jazz Fest. Nyamulani zokhwasula-khwasula zing'onozing'ono, zopepuka monga chimanga, zofufumitsa kapena zipatso kuti mutengere ana ang'onoang'ono.
Malowa ali kunja kwa Tenti ya Ana, malowa amapereka zinthu zomwe zingasangalatse ngakhale odya kwambiri, kuphatikizapo chiponde ndi masangweji odzola, mac ndi tchizi ndi sitiroberi ndi yogurt trifle.
Mwana amatenga tsamba kuchokera ku buku lamasewera la Baylen Brees monga Otsitsimutsa akugwira pa Acura Stage pa New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Lachisanu, May 5, 2017. (Chithunzi ndi Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
N'zosavuta kutaya munthu wamkulu wamkulu, osatchulapo mwana wamng'ono, pamene Jazz Fest makamu ayamba kutupa. Ngati simukumupeza mwana wanu, khalani pamalo opezeka anthu ambiri ndikuyang'ana ogwira ntchito ku Jazz Fest atavala malaya achikasu chowoneka bwino a "Event Staff" okhala ndi mawayilesi anjira ziwiri omwe azitha kutumizirana mawailesi achikondwerero kuti mwana wanu watayika. Ngati izi zitalephera, Dipatimenti ya Apolisi ku New Orleans imagwira ntchito pakati pa Sheraton Fais Do Do Stage ndi Gentilly Stage, kumene ana otayika ndi makolo amatsogoleredwa.
Kuyesa kupeza malo oimika magalimoto mozungulira Jazz Fest kumatha kuwonjezera kupsinjika kosafunikira. Dulani chinthucho pokwera sitima yapamtunda yochokera ku New Orleans kapena kukwera basi ya RTA kupita kuphwando. Mitengo ya RTA ndi yaulere kwa ana osakwana zaka ziwiri. Muyenera kulipira 3 ndi kupitilira apo.
Makolo odziwa za Jazz Fest amadziwa bwino kuposa kuyesa kulimbana ndi anthu omwe ali ndi ana omwe ali ndi ana. Siyani bwino tsiku lomaliza lisanakwane kuti musasocheretse m'nyanja ya anthu.
Zonse zimatengera mtundu wa Jazz Fester womwe ndiwe. Ngati ndinu mtundu wopeza malo, tsitsani mipando yakumisasa ndikukhazikitsa maziko anyumba, kubweretsa stroller kumapereka malo osungira komanso mthunzi. Koma khalani okonzeka kuyendera mtunda wokayikitsa wa Jazz Fest ndipo samalani ngati mvula igwa.
Schneller, yemwe adaphunzirapo phunziroli atakumana ndi mwana wake woyamba Jazz Fest.
Ngati mukufuna kusiya choyendetsa ndikuyendayenda kuchokera kumalo kupita kwina, Schneller akulangiza kuti munyamule mwana wanu atakulunga, gulaye kapena chonyamulira.
Jazz Fest ili ndi zoletsa zochepa pakukula kwa thumba, chifukwa chake muyenera kukhala omveka bwino pankhani yobweretsa chikwama cha thewera. Mabotolo odzazidwa amaloledwanso, malinga ngati mungatsimikizire kuti mwana ali paphwando lanu.
Zikondwerero za nyimbo zimakhala zomveka. Ganizirani zogula zodzitetezera kumakutu kuti muteteze makutu ang'onoang'ono ku phokoso lalikulu, makamaka ngati mukufuna kulowa m'gulu la anthu. Zovala zamakutu zoteteza kukula kwa ana zitha kupezeka ku Amazon kapena m'masitolo monga Academy Sports, Dick's Sporting Goods ndi Walmart.
Evans amalangiza makolo kuti akambirane za kutayika ndi ana ang'onoang'ono ndikuchita zomwe ayenera kuchita kale - imirirani, osasunthika ndikukuwa "Amayi" kapena "Abambo" mokweza.
Inde, inu mukuwerenga izo molondola. Dulani cholembera cha Sharpie ndikulemba nambala yanu ya foni kumbuyo kwa dzanja la mwana wanu kapena pa mkono wawo. Zithandiza akuluakulu apafupi kuti akulumikizaninso inu ndi mwana wanu mosavuta ngati atapatukana ndi inu.
Jazz Fest, monga tikudziwira bwino, imatha kukhala yamatope. Ndipo ana aang'ono amakonda matope. Pewani kutaya nsapato zodetsedwa poziveka ndi peyala yabwino, yochapitsidwa. Schneller amakonda nsapato za Native Shoes, zomwe zimapangidwa ndi pulasitiki yotsukidwa mosavuta ndi payipi.
Mutu wa ma slide a makolo a Jazz Fest makolo. (Chithunzi ndi David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Zilembeni papepala ndikuziyika m'thumba mwawo kuti ziwoneke ngati zitasochera. Aphunzitseni kukhala pamene ali ndi kuyang’ana khamu la anthuwo kuti aone nkhope yanu, wapolisi wovala yunifolomu kapena wina amene amaoneka wovala t-sheti yachikasu yolembedwa “Ogwira Ntchito Pazochitika” kumbuyo ndi wailesi ya mbali ziwiri.
Zilembeni papepala ndikuziyika m'thumba mwawo kuti ziwoneke ngati zitasochera. Aphunzitseni kukhala pamene ali ndi kuyang’ana khamu la anthuwo kuti aone nkhope yanu, wapolisi wovala yunifolomu kapena wina amene amaoneka wovala t-sheti yachikasu yolembedwa “Ogwira Ntchito Pazochitika” kumbuyo ndi wailesi ya mbali ziwiri.
Gwirizanitsani buku lokhudzana ndi Jazz Fest (onani "Happy JazzFest" lolemba Cornell P. Landry ndi kujambulidwa ndi Sean Guatreaux) ndi ulendo wanu kapena pangani kusaka kosavuta kwa ana kuti amalize.
Crawford, mayi wazaka zapakati ndi wachinyamata, adadziwika kuti ana azaka zapakati pasukulu amayamba kufuna kusiya makolo awo kuti akakumane ndi anzawo ku Jazz Fest. Ndikwabwino kulola ana odalirika kuti azingoyendayenda, koma Crawford amalimbikitsa kukhazikitsa dongosolo loti alowemo. Mwachitsanzo, kumanani pamalo opangira mandimu kunja kwa Chihema cha Uthenga Wabwino maola awiri aliwonse. Komanso, onetsetsani kuti akudziwa kuti sangathe kuchoka pa Fair Grounds nthawi iliyonse kapena sangathe kubwereranso.
Palibe lamulo lachindunji la zaka zomwe muyenera kukhala nazo musanapite ku Jazz Fest popanda kuyang'aniridwa ndi akuluakulu. Kaya inu monga kholo mwaganiza zowalola kutero ndi foni yanu. Evans adati kupita ku Jazz Fest ndi mwana wanu wachinyamata kapena kuwatumiza ndi kholo lina ndiye "zochitika zabwino kwambiri". Koma ngati adapitako ku mwambowo ndipo ali ndi mbiri yoyang'ana ndi kukhala odalirika, ndi bwino kuwasiya, ngakhale apite ndi gulu la - odalirika chimodzimodzi - abwenzi. Ngati simukupita nawo, yesani kuwasiya ndi kuwanyamula nokha.
Iwalani dongosolo la bwenzi. Ngati mwana wanu akupita yekha ku Jazz Fest chaka chino, Crawford amalangiza makolo kuti awonetsetse kuti ali ndi anzake osachepera awiri nthawi zonse pazochitikazo. Ngati wina wavulala kapena kutuluka chifukwa cha kutentha, wina akhoza kutsalira ndipo wina akhoza kupita kukalandira chithandizo. Podikirira pamzere wopita ku bafa, anthu awiri amatha kudikirira panja, pomwe munthu mmodzi amapita kuchimbudzi.
Ophunzira amasonkhana pa Tsiku la Ana lapachaka, lomwe linachitikira mkati mwa Tenti ya Blues ku New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Lachinayi, April 30, 2015. (Chithunzi ndi David Lee Simmons, NOLA.com | Fayilo ya Times-Picayune)
Ichi chachikulu. Khamu lalikulu la anthu limene lasonkhana m’dera lina limakonda kuchulukitsitsa matelefoni a m’manja, zomwe zimachititsa kuti anthu azivutika kuyimba foni kapena kutumiza mameseji. Ganizirani za kusiya ntchito komwe kumachitika mukayandikira njira ya Endymion pa Mardi Gras. Pangani dongosolo lazadzidzi ngati mafoni anu achotsedwa ntchito. Ngati muli paphwando, tsatirani malangizo omwe ali pamwambawa kuti mulowetse nthawi zonse. Ngati mukutenga mwana wanu ku Jazz Fest, onetsetsani kuti mwakhazikitsa malo ochitira misonkhano ndi nthawi pasadakhale. Ngakhale mafoni atsika, mwana wanu adzadziwa komwe angakupezeni kumapeto kwa tsiku.
Ikani malire ngati mukufuna kupatsa mwana wanu ndalama zogulira chakudya ndi zakumwa paphwando. Njira yosavuta yochitira izi ndi kuwapatsa ndalama zokwanira kuti ayende nazo. Limbikitsani achinyamata kugawana zakudya ndi anzawo kuti asunge ndalama. Achinyamata omwe ali ndi makhadi a debit amatha kuchotsa ndalama ku ATM pamalopo, koma amalipidwa pochita izi ndipo simungathe kulamulira kuchuluka kwa ndalama zomwe amatenga.
Ed Sheeran akutseka Gentilly Stage pa New Orleans Jazz Fest, Loweruka, May 2, 2015. (Chithunzi ndi David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Crawford ali ndi bwenzi limodzi lomwe mwana wake wamkazi amamulipira theka la mtengo wake wa tikiti. Ana omwe amathandizira kulipira tikiti yawo amakhala ndi ndalama zambiri, ndipo zimasanduka phunziro labwino lazachuma, adatero.
Ndi chikondwerero cha nyimbo pambuyo pa zonse. Mowa wokutidwa ndi Koozie uli ponseponse monga momwe zimakhalira mafunde a chinthu china chake mumlengalenga. Evans akukulimbikitsani kuti muzikambirana mosapita m'mbali za mowa ndi mankhwala osokoneza bongo, chifukwa chake anthu amachitira izi komanso zotsatira zake pa thanzi lanu. Yesetsani kupewa chiwonongeko ndi mdima ndikuyang'ana zokambirana za momwe mumaganizira za thanzi la mwana wanu komanso momwe mukufunira kuti azichita bwino pa Jazz Fest.
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Nthawi yotumiza: Apr-28-2019