If you've read my previous post, or even if you've just looked at the pictures, you may be able to note that Spanish Easter traditions are slightly different of those in the US. When I tried to explain American Easter traditions to my private-class students, they couldn't understand the Easter bunny, Easter-egg hunts, and Easter baskets filled with candy. (Which is understandable. It's all a bit secular compared to Spain's celebrations.)
The first time I tried to explain the Easter bunny to my class of three six-year-olds, they fidgeted in their seats and started pinching each other under the table. One even commented, "This doesn't sound like a good story to me."
So the next day I went to supermarkets to try to find Easter eggs or books about the Easter bunny. No such luck. (Instead I found candy nazarenos.) So I ended up purchasing 12 ping-pong balls and coloring them with colorful permanent markers and hiding them for a successful hunt.
However, I was still left without an Easter picture book. I mentioned my dilemma to Craig during our office hours, and he used his artistic abilities to solve the problem. His solution is too cute not to share. The kids loved it.
Happy Easter everyone. May you wake up as excited as these children.
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The folklore geek in me has loved reading your Easter posts, Ashley. Have you ever heard David Sedaris' essay about trying to explain the Easter bunny to students in his conversational French class after he moved to France? It's hilarious: http://youtu.be/N5apZmwR9UI
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