- The first chocolate eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th century and remain among the most popular treats associated with Easter.
- 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each year.
- 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter.
- Each day, 5 million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
- Easter is the second top-selling confectionery holiday behind only Halloween.
- 88 percent of adults carry on the Easter tradition of creating Easter baskets for their kids.
- 76 percent of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.
- According to the Guinness Book of World Records the largest Easter egg ever made was just over 25-ft high and made of chocolate and marshmallow. The egg weighed 8,968 lbs. and was supported by an internal steel frame.
- In 1953, it took 27 hours to create a Marshmallow Peep. Today it takes 6 minutes.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/eastercandy1.html#ixzz1qwuKakb4
http://www.candyusa.com/FunStuff/FunFactsDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=985
A cute idea for some "unique" journaling on an Easter/spring page, would be to write your own statistics.
Some examples for Easter:
_____ Easter Eggs Dyed
_____Cadbury Eggs Eaten
_____cost of a chocolate bunny
Some examples for Spring:
_____Hours flying kites
_____Flower pots planted
_____Visits to the zoo
The possibilities are endless, for some more statistic ideas see page 4 of Jill Marie's Creativity Prompts April 2011.
Happy journaling!!!
Have I missed the April Kit? I was just wondering. Sometimes I miss the obvious:)
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