Easter is Celebrated All Around the World Learn about the symbolism how eggs are decorated Around the World Origins of the Easter Egg http://cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~jgrapsas/noframes/Eggs.htm Ukrainian Easter Eggs Ukrainian Egg Art has a long and rich history. It is a traditional crafts dating back thousand of years. Patterns are etched with wax, a dye is applied, next another layer of wax pattern is drawn, more dye is applied, and then the wax is removed. The overall design pattern is revealed and each color is then revealed. The colors used are symbolic and the Pysanky eggs are given to friend and family during the Easter season. Pysanky http://helen.tostanoski.com/pysanky.html Symbols and their Meaning Reference to Picture and Symbols of Pysanky Eggs http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/amorash/ukregg.html Project Idea: Create Ukrainian Pysanky Egg Gifts Materials Needed Hard Boiled Eggs PAAS Dyes White Crayon or Clear Wax Visit the Pysanky website above, and use symbols and decorative ideas to create Pysanky eggs. First draw onto egg with crayon or wax and dip into premixed colored dye. Let egg dry. Draw another pattern onto egg and dip into dye again. Repeat several times, and then gently remove the wax from the egg. Give to parents in a hand-made basket created by the children. Learn about the rich cultural heritage of Wales and their celebrations of Lent, Good Friday, Easter, and other holidays at Britannia http://www.britannia.com/wales/culture2.html Customs of the Carpatho-Rusyn People Includes the traditional egg rolling Celebration http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/crs/eastercu.htm Learn about the Easter Customs of Poland, Germany, and Bulgaria on this International Easter Customs Page http://www.eli.wayne.edu/Students/Newsletter97W2/Easter.html How does the White House Celebrate Easter http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/Easter/index.html Make your own Natural Dyes rather than using the commercial kind at this excellent site Coloring Easter Eggs http://www.night.net/easter/eggcolor.html-ssi Make a Marionette Bunny from a Cereal Box at Easter Fun http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/easter/bnymarionet.html Easter in Australia at Easter Bunny or Easter Bilby http://www.bushnet.qld.edu.au/~sarah/spec_ed/bunny.html Decorating eggs in Japan http://www6.shizuokanet.or.jp/kishimh/mhk-friends/frnd_e.htm Thai Decorating Eggs http://www.gezi.com/gzworld/recipe/r6.html Canadian Folk Eggs http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/cmc/images/folk01b.gif Russian Fabrege Eggs History and Examples http://chorus.wazoo.com/eggs/index.html The Life of Christ in Stain Glass http://www.collver.pagemakers.net/stainedg.htm Antique Easter Post Cards http://larksfieldplace.org/Easter.htm Traditional Easter Eggs and Paper Cutting Czech and Latvians http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/folkarts/easteggs.html Make a Bunny and Chick Hand Puppet Pattern included at Easter Fun http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/easter/estrpuppet.html Build an Easter Town Pattern for the Entire City http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Easter/easter.htm Project Idea Grow a mini garden inside an empty egg shell. Empty the contents of the egg. Fill half way with potting soil, water, and a popcorn seed, they grow fast. Use individual egg carton units for pots. A great gift for parents. Project Idea Fun Science You will need two glasses (clear), two hardboiled eggs, salt, and a spoon. Put one egg into the bottom of a glass. Fill with water. You will fill the glass with water first, and add salt, slowing place the egg into the water and watch it float. You will want to practice this experiment before hand to gauge water temperature and the amound of salt. Be sure to use Easter colored eggs for the Holiday effect. You will find many other project ideas for Easter at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7997/easteract.htm