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Easter Traditions Meet Easter Fun in the SCV From Eggstravaganza to Easter Brunch, enjoy a colorful and tasty holiday. by Michele E. Buttelman • features and entertainment editor This year, Easter is on Sunday, March 27. Is your inner Easter Bunny dyeing to fill a plethora of Easter baskets with hip-hoppity fun? Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the date of Easter changes each year. The date is calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox (the first day of spring). As Easter approaches it is now time to “hop” to it! Fill your Easter baskets with a variety of goodies, and don’t forget the simple joy of munching on a chocolate bunny this season. In addition, I’ve always enjoyed filling Easter baskets for my family. I love creating a nest with fake Easter grass and placing jelly beans, candy eggs and chocolate bunnies into the basket with a few other treats, as well, (movie tickets, gift cards and small trinkets). Is there any better way to start Easter morning than a backyard egg hunt? Or chomping the ears of the chocolate Easter bunny nestled in your Easter basket? Some traditions are just too much fun to ever give up, no matter what your age! In our neighborhood we hold a multi-family egg hunt where everyone participates, young and old. It’s a great chance to share Easter with neighbors whose children have outgrown Easter Egg hunts, and don’t yet have grandchildren. Dyeing Easter eggs is a fun tradition in my family. We usually buy several different egg dyeing kits from traditional, pastel colored eggs to glitter eggs. This year I’ve spied a “golden egg” kit that I think will be different and fun. Create special Easter memories by dyeing your own eggs and hiding them in the backyard. Fun Easter Facts: The tradition of decorating eggs dates back to the ancient Persians, known as Zoroastrians, who painted eggs for Nowrooz, their New Year’s celebration during the spring. On the first day of spring, they would give each other an egg dyed red. Thirteenth-century Macedonians were the first Christians known to use colored eggs in their Easter celebrations. Crusaders returning from the Middle East spread the Decorate blown eggs and hang them on branches arranged in a vase for a special Easter Egg Tree. Children will love to make “stained glass window” art. custom of coloring eggs, and Europeans then began to use colored eggs to celebrate Easter and other holidays. The ancient Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans all used colored eggs to celebrate spring. Among the Chinese, parents of newborn children still present gifts of colored eggs to their friends as a sign of new life. Easter Egg hunts and egg rolling are also longstanding traditions. The first White House Easter Egg Roll occurred in 1878 and the tradition continues on the Monday after Easter. Easter Crafts: A fun family craft project is to create an “Easter Egg Tree.” First “blow out” your eggs. This can be accomplished in many ways. You can find dozens of YouTube videos demonstrating tricks and techniques for egg blowing. As a child I remember using a hobby knife and piercing a small hole in the large end of the egg. This was followed by inserting the end of a large paper clip that had been straightened to make the hole a little larger. Next, I did the same procedure at the small end of the egg. Then, I would put my mouth to the egg and actually blow the contents out into a bowl. Today, I just use one of those blue, bulbous baby aspirators to push the egg contents out of the egg. I placed the aspirator over one hole and squeezed repeatedly until the egg emptied into the bowl. After you have collected your empty eggs, dye the shells a variety of festive colors. You can also add decals, ribbon and sparkles, too. Next, you need to affix something that will allow the egg to hang from your tree. I’ve seen videos and online suggestions using needle and thread (making use of a magnet to get the needle out the bottom of the egg), as well as fancy and expensive “hangers.” I just glue some ribbon or string on top of the egg, cover it with a decorative decal and I’m done. Next, find a clear vase and fill it with sturdy dead branches. Make sure there are enough branches to hang plenty of eggs. I like to spray paint my branches white, gold or silver, depending on the color scheme I am using. One year I painted each branch a different pastel color. Fill the vase with colored glass pebbles (sometimes called glass jems, or glass “blobs”), washed pebbles or small river rocks to hold the branches in place. Hang your eggs. Viola! You now have a beautiful and colorful Easter table centerpiece. Another fun Easter craft project for children is to construct tissue paper “stained glass windows.”
Hop to it! There are numerous Easter Egg hunts scheduled for parks in and around the Santa Clarita Valley on March 26, the day before Easter. When their “window” is complete, place another piece of clear contact paper on top and remove from the table. Cut a black construction paper “frame” to fit the “window” and glue, or tape it all together. Display the colorful artwork on a window where the light can shine through the pieces and give the effect of a stained glass window. Family Easter Fun To complete this project you will need various colors of tissue paper cut into geometric shapes, black construction paper, clear contact paper, tape and scissors. First, tape a piece of clear contact paper sticky side up onto a table. Next, have your children pick out the colors and shapes of tissue paper they want to use on their “window” and press the pieces onto the clear contact paper. Central Park on Bouquet Canyon Road in Santa Clarita hosts the annual Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, March 26. Eighth Annual Splash and Dash Egg Hunt 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26 Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, 20850 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, 91351. Ages 10 years and under. Bring your little ones to collect eggs with prizes in the waterslide pool. A parent must accompany all small children and are encouraged to swim with their child. Life jackets are available at no charge. Participants will be admitted in groups of 200 and everyone will get a chance to participate. Free. There is no charge for this event, but participants are encouraged to bring nonperishable or canned food items with them to be donated to the Santa Clarita Food Pantry. Info: Santa-Clarita.com. Eggstravaganza 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26 Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, 91350. City of Santa Clarita egg hunt for ages 1 to 10 years. The “Egg Scramble” begins at 10 a.m. Central Park will be divided into different areas by age. Free. There is no charge for this event, but participants are encouraged to bring nonperishable or canned food items with them to be donated to the Santa Clarita Food Pantry. Limited parking. Info: Santa-Clarita.com. Egg Hunt at Castaic Sports Complex 10 a.m., Saturday, March 26 Castaic Sports Complex, 31230 Castaic Road, Castaic, 91384. Ages 12 and under. Bring your Easter basket. Info: 661-775-8865 Egg Hunt Richard Rioux Park Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.-noon, the egg hunt begins at 10:30 a.m. Richard Rioux Park, 26233 West Faulkner Drive, Stevenson Ranch, 91381. The event includes an egg hunt, moon bounce and the Easter Bunny will be available for photos with children. Info: 661-222-9536. Vasquez Rocks Easter Sunrise Celebration Saturday, March 26, Matinee 2 p.m. Sunday, March27, promptly at 5 a.m. Gates open at 4:10 a.m. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area County Park, 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Road, Agua Dulce, 91390. Limited seating fills up early, so bring a blanket. The resurrection is timed to coincide with sunrise. This dramatic presentation of the life of Jesus Christ includes a reenactment of the crucifixion with more than 60 costumed actors. Dress warmly. Info: thesunriseservice.com, 661-268-0840. For a special Easter meal hop onto the Fillmore & Western Easter Lunch Train. Easter Eats For a unique take on “Easter Brunch” take the Fillmore & Western Easter Lunch Train Sunday, March27. The train departs the depot , 351 Santa Clara St, Fillmore, 93015, at noon and returns at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy a scenic ride through the Heritage Valley. The Easter Bunny will also be aboard to pass out treats. The adult lunch menu includes Black Forest ham, rice pilaf, vegetable, garden salad and dessert; child’s menu includes sliders, macaroni and cheese, fresh fruit and dessert. Salt Creek Grille offers unlimited complimentary champagne, hand-carved meats, chilled seafood, steamed snow crab legs, pasta bar, made-for-you omelet bar, chef-prepared salads, fresh fruit spread, aebleskivers and more for Easter Brunch. Salt Creek Grille offers a special Easter Brunch with an omelet station and other special treats. Adults $50; Youth 4-12 $29; Children 2-3 $25, 23 months and under are free. Reservations required: 805-524-2546, www.fwry.com. Le Chene French Cuisine, 12625 Sierra Highway, Agua Dulce, 91390, 661- 251-4315. Le Chene offers an elegant brunch every Sunday, but on Easter they always add a few special menu items. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Reservations recommended. Visit www.lechene.com for the full Easter menu. Salt Creek Grille, 24415 Town Center Drive, #115, Valencia, 91355, 661- 222-9999. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Salt Creek Grille offers unlimited complimentary champagne, hand-carved meats, chilled seafood, steamed snow crab legs, pasta bar, made-for-you omelet bar, chef-prepared salads, fresh fruit spread, aebleskivers, farm and bakery favorites including smoked sausage, and gourmet selections including Eggs Benedict and chicken and mushroom-stuffed crepes, blackened salmon and hand-crafted desserts. My favorite has always been the aebleskivers, Danish pancake puffs that resemble donut holes. Add strawberries and whipped cream and I can’t think of anything better on my Easter brunch table! $39.95 for adults, $14.95 for kids 12 and under. Aebleskivers are Danish pancake puffs that resemble donut holes. Salt Creek Grille serves aebleskivers at Sunday brunch. Celebrate with a Mimosa cocktail as you enjoy your Easter Brunch. The 38th Annual Lenten Fish Fry. St. Clare’s Catholic Church is the host of the Santa Clarita Valley’s best Lenten Fish Fry. You still have several chances to enjoy this annual treat as the fish fry continues on March 4, 11, and 18. Beer Battered Alaskan cod, French fries or rice pilaf, coleslaw and rolls are available for dine in or take out. Dinner is served from 4:30- 8 p.m. Cost: $9 for a 2-piece dinner, $10 for a 3-piece dinner. All proceeds benefit local charities and families in need. This year they’ve opened up a separate room for take-out service. St. Clare is located at 19606 Calla Way in Canyon Country. Info: 661- 252-3353 or www.st-clare.org.
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