We wish everyone a Happy Easter!
Did you know Easter has always been associated with eggs – whether they are eaten, searched for or painted?
The history of easter eggs goes back to medieval Europe and the Anglo-Saxon pagans. At that time the spring goddess Eostre was celebrated and honoured. Eggs were buried in her honour as a symbol of fertility for future crop plantings.
Today Easter eggs come in all shapes and colors. In fact, the tradition of painting Easter eggs in Great Britain dates back to the 12th century. Edward The First bought 450 eggs for Easter, which were certified with gold leaf and then shared between the ‘royal entourage’.
Do you celebrate easter? Or maybe you’re just enjoying all the goodies that are on sale during this time? Tag us in your easter celebrations or share any Easter facts with us @pkdofe
If you want to know more about Easter, its traditions and its activities read this blog by the National Trust for Scotland.
The delight of cooking!
Sean, one of our Starfish Way students, is doing the 'Cooking for Fun' module of the Distance Learning Hub. It's great to see the delight of cooking! He says: "I learned measuring, cutting and mixing. I was happy with my finished food. Next time I would take the...
Tasty Toasties at Megginch!
This week Jacob has been making delicious sun dried tomato, pesto and mozzarella toasties and as you can see when the toasties were being cooked in the Coorie House, Inka the dog was very interested in what was happening and wanted to have a bite! What do you usually...
What a productive session!
On Wednesday we enjoyed a very productive Starfish Way session with Young People from Perth High School. Kyle and Charlie did some volunteer gardening in the walled garden. They dug a trench for drainage. And then we look at some first aid skills preparing them for...
Splendid Drawings!
Grace, one of our Distance Learning Hub students currently doing the 'Drawing Cool Stuff' module, drew these incredible drawings! Week 4 focuses on foreshortening, contour lines and tubes and Week 5 on human heads and details (Grace drew a nose)! We think, Grace has...
Calling all young artists! IFAW Competition
Is there a young artist in your life with a passion for wildlife and protecting endangered species? Now is their time to shine!
In celebration of World Wildlife Day 2023, IFAW is excited to announce its fifth annual international youth art contest in collaboration with The United Nations’ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Avalanche Bark Success!
Harry, another Cooking for Fun student enjoyed making Avalanche Bark! Harry’s comments: “This was really easy to make as you just mix in all of the ingredients. It was very quick to make. It tasted really nice, a bit like Reece’s peanut butter cups. I shared it with...
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