Nursery World - Enabling Environments: Let's explore... Chocolate

Easter offers a range of opportunities for teaching about
chocolate, from cacao trees to the concept of fair trade, explains Marianne Sargent

The tradition of giving Easter eggs is rooted in the Christian festival that celebrates the resurrection of Christ. Originally the Christian Church forbade the eating of eggs during the holy week leading up to Easter Sunday. Eggs were saved and decorated and given to children as presents. As the tradition evolved, the decoration became more elaborate and eventually the first chocolate eggs were produced in France and Germany in the 19th century.

Nowadays, just as Christmas is associated with Santa, Easter is unavoidably linked with the Easter Bunny and children eagerly await this festival and all the chocolatey treats that come with it. But do they know where all those millions of eggs come from every year, how they are made and where they get their chocolatey flavour?

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