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Easter Eggs
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Design Your Own Egg! 
 This site provides children and families with basic and creative egg decorating tips, accompanied by colorful illustrated sample photos. From the American Egg Board (AEB). http://www.aeb.org/kidsandfamily/eastereggs/decorating.asp Topics: Crafts, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Apr 8, 2004 Fabergé Eggs: Mementos of a Doomed Dynasty
Devoted to the imperial Easter eggs of Peter Carl Fabergé. Contains historical background and images of the eggs, including information on Czar Alexander III and Czarina Maria Federovna, Czar Nicholas and Czarina Alexandra Federovna, the Romanov dynasty, Fabergé and prominent artisans, the fate of the eggs after the Russian Revolution, collector Armand Hammer, and the current whereabouts of the eggs. Also features a timeline. From the PBS "Treasures of the World" site. http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/faberge_nav/main_fabfrm.html Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Apr 8, 2004 FamilyFun: Egg-cellent Easter
Collection of Easter craft and recipe ideas for children and their families. Includes instructions for baskets, table decorations, bunny-based projects, and cards; numerous egg decorating ideas; and recipes for eggs, brunch and dinner fare, and cakes. Also includes printable projects, suggestions for Easter parties and games, and instructional videos. From FamilyFun magazine. http://familyfun.go.com/easter/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Mar 27, 2009 How Easter Works
Explains "the origin and significance of the Easter holiday and of many of the traditions associated with it." Includes information about religious observations, such as Lent and Shrove Tuesday, and cultural customs, such as the Easter Bunny, hot cross buns, and Easter eggs. Includes an explanation of Easter's date and links to related resources. From How Stuff Works. http://home.howstuffworks.com/holidays/easter.htm Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 16, 2009 LearnPysanky.com
This site offers basic instruction in how to make Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky). The site includes free designs and step-by-step diagrams, suggested supply sources and reading, a list of workshops by area, the meanings of symbols used in designs, Ukranian recipes and psyanky legends, and a gallery of the author's work. From an artist of Ukrainian heritage. http://www.learnpysanky.com/ Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Mar 24, 2005 Panoramic Sugar Eggs & More
Instructions for making panoramic sugar eggs, the molded candy eggs with Easter scenes, flowers, animals, and other decorations made with icing in their interiors. Includes detailed instructions and many photos of sample eggs. From the Confectionery Artists Guild of Orlando(COGA). http://www.shavkin.com/eggflori.html Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Apr 5, 2009 |
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