After a particularly long and strange winter, most of us are ready to embrace spring. It finally feels like a new season has begun – April is upon us, as are Easter and Passover. To welcome spring, the team here at 百花视频 has put together a list of ways to make the most of the season, including Easter and Passover celebration ideas, as well as outdoor activities to enjoy with children.
Passover for Kids
The week of Passover can be difficult for many children, especially picky eaters who are missing some of their favorite foods. We suggest trying one of these Passover-approved, kid-friendly recipes this week:
: Get the whole family involved in making matzo (and click here to read Time Magazine’s 聽ahead of time.)
: Host a family Passover pizza party this week!
: For those missing pasta this week, try this healthy and delicious alternative.
: Great for children and adults, we suggest eating plain as chicken fingers, adding sauce and making chicken parmesan, or serving with roasted vegetables! For kosher chicken breasts, we recommend 聽– they have聽next day delivery in most聽areas for whole kosher chickens, breasts, thighs and wings.
While it’s too late to sign up for the Passover box, we do recommend looking into聽 – each box comes complete with recipes, crafts and decorations for the whole family. Sign up soon to receive the聽Lag Ba鈥橭mer box!
Easter Sunday
Kid-Friendly Crafts and Recipes
Celebrate Easter this weekend with a wide variety of fun crafts for children. We love these聽聽(made with a small hand or dish towel) and聽聽for school age children. Click here for a聽聽for all ages.
For a sweet treat, try making these聽聽or our favorite聽.
If your family is dying eggs this year and interested in exploring聽more than the typical egg dyes found in the grocery store, consider making your own聽 using kitchen scraps. Red cabbage, onion skins, turmeric and more can all be turned into vibrant, natural dyes. It’s a great afternoon project for curious children to celebrate Easter while also learning about reducing kitchen waste.
For the Adults聽
Once the kids are finished enjoying their Easter candy and off to bed, mix up聽(we recommend the Elderflower & Herb Cooler)听补苍诲听聽with roasted vegetables. If you haven’t secured your Easter lamb yet,听 offers next day delivery of reasonably priced grass-fed meat, poultry and seafood to most of the U.S., as well as frozen prepared foods.
Celebrate Spring
Pick Your Own, Grow Your Own聽
For much of the American聽East Coast and the United Kingdom, it’s too early for pick your own produce.聽However, those in the warmer U.S. states can start now. In Los Angeles, visit nearby聽, which offers an impressive array of pick your own options, including carrots,听arugula, English peas,听lemons, and beginning April 2,听strawberries. In Miami, visit聽聽to pick your own strawberries or visit聽聽for exotic fruits, including guava and lychee.
For those in colder regions, it may be time to start planning for聽spring聽and summer vegetables. A small indoor or outdoor garden is a great family project that children can enjoy all summer. Gardening enforces a聽range of聽skills from a better understanding of聽science to聽patience, resilience, and creativity.聽听补苍诲听. For those without outdoor access, try a kid-friendly聽; using grow lights and an easy planting system, children can cultivate herbs, vegetables and flowers anywhere in the home.
Botanical Gardens聽
Many cities have Botanical Gardens and now is the perfect time to explore the budding flowers and plants. Make sure to check the website of your closest garden ahead of time; many, including聽, require guests to register聽for a time slot聽in order to聽manage crowds.聽Many gardens聽host special events this time of year. The South Coast Botanic Garden in聽Palos Verdes, California is revealing a special tropical butterfly event beginning April 1;聽聽allows visitors to learn about and observe the butterflies at every stage of their life cycle through聽indoor and outdoor exhibitions. Finally,听 has a wonderful site set up for children with activities, recipes and virtual workshops open to virtual visitors from all over the world.
笔濒补测听
Experts agree that creative play is critical to children’s development () and playing outdoors in the fresh air is even better.聽, a book we’ve mentioned in previous newsletters, is a wonderful choice for creative, simple outdoor games. We also love聽,听,听补苍诲听, each with a different outdoor activity prompt to inspire children’s imaginations.