NURSERY school pupils from Whittlesey spent a week learning about Thai culture as they took part in the traditional festival Loy Krathong.

The youngsters from Park Lane Primary and Nursery School completed a series of activities and tried Thai cuisine by sampling mango and sticky rice treats.

Loy Krathong is a festival to give thanks for the love of family, which is held at the time of the first full moon in November.

Pupils made a “krathong” - a lotus-shaped vessel - which they floated on the school pond. They were taught how to count to ten in Thai and read dual-language stories.

The school has also set up a partnership with a school in Bangkok and pupils exchanged photos of their celebrations with the children from Thailand.

Emma Robertson, Park Lane’s foundation stage leader, said: “The Loy Krathong celebrations have been fantastic and the children have been getting stuck in to all of the activities.

“We take part in a number of cultural celebrations each year so that the children are immersed in a variety of colourful and creative themes.

“We take advantage of these to stimulate their learning skills from an early age. Of course the children see it as an exciting chance to play.”