Meticulous mother's blog: Pancake week

Началась Масленичная неделя! 7 дней веселья и поедания блинов :) И недалече как в следующий вторник в англоговорящих странах, да и вообще в Европе, будут отмечать Pancake Day, который также называют "MardI Gras" или "Fat Tuesday".

Предлагаю материалы для веселого времяпрепровождения с детьми как на английском языке, так и на русском (на русском ЗДЕСЬ )

В начале можно задать вопросы:
Do you like pancakes?❤
What is your favourite topping? (Jam, syrup, сondensed milk, melted butter?)
Do you know why Maslenitsa is called Pancake week?
What do people usually do on Maslenitsa?
What do pancakes look like? Do they resemble sun? 🌞

Небольшой экскурс в суть праздника.

Maslenitsa is a jolly and beautiful Russian holiday. This celebration lasts for a week. This is the last week before Great Lent. Sometimes they call it the "pancake week", because in this time everyone has to cook and eat pancakes. Why precisely pancakes?Because pancakes are round and yellow, just like the sun! On this holiday Russians are happy about the sun and spring and see off the long winter.

This is a very happy week. Everyday there is a special activity. For example, on Tuesday different games are held in the open air. Everyone can take part in them.On Wednesday you have to visit your mother-in-law and eat pancakes at her place. On Thursday you can go sled-riding. On Sunday a straw effigy symbolizing winter is burnt.

On this Sunday you have to ask for forgiveness from all your close relatives and friends. That is why Russians call each other on the phone or sendmessages and ask to forgive them for all the bad things they did. And of course, on this day you have to eat pancakes as well!
Оригинал текста с переводом на русский можно посмотреть ЗДЕСЬ

Можно попробовать выучить забавные стихотворения с малышом или прочитать стихотворение и попробовать нарисовать к нему иллюстрацию.