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APRIL 26th – PRETZEL DAY

It is believed that a young monk in northern Italy introduced the pretzel on this day in 610 A.D.  While preparing unleavened bread for Lent, he decided to twist the leftover dough into figures representative of arms folded in prayer with hands on the opposite shoulders (as was custom then).   He called his creation pretiola, meaning, "little reward."

Tip:   Grab a bag of pretzels and get to munching!   Write the word PRETZEL vertically on a sheet of paper and have your child complete each of the following statements (or make up your own):
1.  People I know who like pretzels:
2.  Room in the house where pretzels taste the best:
3.  Eating pretzels makes me thirsty for:
4.  Time of day I like to eat pretzels:
5.  Zzzz:  If I were a pretzel, I would dream about:
6.  Everyone should like pretzels because they are so:
7.  Lots of pretzels make me: