Library: April 6-10: Easter Around the World!

Hello! I hope you all are staying well in this difficult time. I'm hoping this week's library activities encourage your child to bring a few  international Eastern traditions to your home, Take care, and please feel free to leave feedback, pictures or stories of your family's reading adventures or Easter celebrations. 

Find this image at marthastewart.com.

Extension Activities: 

• Start by watching Mrs. Echols' reading of Easter Around the World by Shannon Knudsen.
• Which traditions from Sweden, Russia and Ethiopia did you notice are similar or different from your family's traditions?
• If you have an Austin Public Library account, you can read the rest of Easter Around the World on Hoopla, 
• Research Easter in Britannica (username: stfrancis // password: Ktwelve
• Read Easter books in Epic! (if you don't have an account yet, contact Mrs. Echols to get set up!)
• Play gebeta via this app, Or break out your family's chess or checkers board!
• Michael's is doing curbside pick ups if you need Easter supplies. 
• More international Easter traditions: 
  • Make an Ostereierbaum (German Egg tree) using the linked Martha Stewart tutorial. Or simplify it by following Mrs. Echols' tutorial for how to make a German Egg tree using junk mail and supplies you have around the house!
  • In Egypt, children race eggs by rolling them down hills. Make this a STEM challenge by filling your eggs with different items (such as candy, pennies, rocks, beans, whatever you have!) and predicting which will roll faster). If you don't have a backyard or hill, use cardboard to make an egg racetrack down the stairs or from your couch to the floor!
  • Learn about the surprising history of cascarones, and make your own using the this tutorial!