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Description

Danish lent celebration. Traditionally a black cat representing evil was put in a barrel and beating till the cat fell out. Today children in Denmark beat a hanging barrel (one at a time with a stick) untill sweets falls out (like a pinata). Traditionally children are dressed up, and the child who gets the barrel to break or fall down gets crowned at the end of it.

Resources

Pinata, stick, treats, copies of cat masks to be cut out and decorated, scissors, felt tip

Instructions

Tell the children about Fastelavn
Decorate and cut out masks
Hang pinata filled with treats
Kids stand in a line and each has one hit at the pinata with a stick
They keep going till pinata breaks
Sweets comes out and children can run to the front and choose two sweeties each
The winner gets announched (or crowned)

Tags

• International Activity Badge
• international Beavers
• international cultural festival
• International Culture
• international festival
• international game

Badge Links

• Creative - Craft
• International - Beaver equivalents
• International - Learn