June 2003

Dear friends,

GET OUT THE CHALK! IT'S HOPSCOTCH WEATHER!
This month's feature is the book Hopscotch, another in the Games Around the World series by author Elizabeth Dana Jaffe. Step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations show you how to play hopscotch games from around the world. You'll also find answers to such questions as: How long were some of the early hopscotch courts? What is a puck? How do you play escargot? A glossary and an index are also included. Other books in the series include Dominoes, Jacks, and Marbles.

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
Visit the tenth annual International Children's Festival at Ten Thousand Villages, Ephrata, Pa., Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Approximately 20 hands-on booths for children to experience, each focused on a different world culture. Some of the crafts booths require a small fee for materials. Many of the activities are free. Last year some of the activities included learning about silkworms, lacquering river stones with fish stickers, folding origami kimonos, playing cricket, Twister on a oriental rug, and participating in a live web-cam connection with children in Pakistan. There is also international food during the day outside under a tent. Contact klr@villages-mcc.org for more information. Admission fee is a bar of soap.

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE UPDATES ABOUT CULTURAL EVENTS
There are lots more cultural events in the Lancaster (Pa.) are this summer. Sign up at the bottom of our website's homepage (www.KidsAndCultures.com) for event updates, which we will e-mail to you as we find out about them. If you know of a cultural event within two hours drive of Lancaster, let us know!

NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS
You can now reach us at info@KidsAndCultures.com.

Until next month,

Timm, Kristina, Katia, and Thaniel Wenger

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