Here at the Lunchbox Season, we’re known for our action packed week of March BreACK! Madness. Each year. we illustrate an original book [based on a classic], and we make food, create art, and learn about the setting or environment of those stories. Below, you’ll find brief summaries, followed by the full archive of posts.
March Break 2015
March breACK 2015: Imagined Galaxies, A Tentative Schedule: Introducing our work of illustrating The Earl of Tellurine [A space-age take on a Dumas classic] and all of our plans for art projects and kitchen magic.
Galactic Mint Brownies – Chewy Brownies with Andes Mints, Peppermint Patties or Mint Chocolate Chips
Space Fish, Aliens, and UFOs : Mixed Media Collage for Kids
Deep-Space Pizza Planets [Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza Recipe]
Space pARTy 101: Imagined Solar Systems
Loaded Skillet Cookie Asteroid
Space pARTy : Buzz Aldrin Inspired Space Helmet Self-Portraits
Cold Stars and Newly Minted Moons: Homemade Peppermint Patties
March BreACK! 2015 : Illustrate Your Own Books : The Earl of Tellurine
March breACK! 2014! Bearicles, Prince of Tyre, A Tentative Schedule: Introducing our work of illustrating Bearicles [a version of Shakespeare’s Pericles] and all of our plans for the week, including “Kids Make Mediterranean” and lots of sea-worthy crafts!
March BreACK! 2014: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Bearicles, Act One
March BreACK! 2014: The Kids Make Mediterranean: Manakeesh [Manakish] With Cheese or Za-atar
March BreACK! 2014: Hidden-Secret Cookies: Ma’amool with Nutella or Date-Nut Filling
March BreACK! 2014: Design Your Own Snakes and Ladders Board Game
March BreACK! 2014: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Bearicles, Act Two
March BreACK! 2014: Design Your Own Shields and Mottoes and Have a Living Room Tournament
March BreACK! 2014: A Taste of Morocco: Paula Wolfert’s Lamb Tagine with Tomatoes and Eggplant
March BreACK! 2014: Illustrate-Your-Own Books, Bearicles, Act Three
March BreACK! 2014: Shipwreck Cookies
March BreACK! 2014: The Kids Make Mediterranean: Pizza Boats, or, Turkish Pide, Two Ways
March BreACK! 2014: Building Sailboats with Recyclables and Racing them in the Tub
March BreACK! 2014: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Bearicles, Act Four
March BreACK! 2014: The Kids Make Mediterranean: Baked Fries with Feta and Basic Hummus
March BreACK! 2014: Make a Blue-Print of a Pirate Ship
March BreACK! 2014: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Bearicles, Act FiveMarch BreACK! 2014: A Baklava Snake Even the Kids Could Make
MARCH breACK! 2013, or Ahma, the Spirit Bear: A Tentative Schedule: Introducing Ahma the Spirit Bear, our take on Austen’s Emma, set in the Great Bear Rainforest of Coastal British Columbia! And a list of all our “bear” and “forest-friendly” crafts and food-fare for the 2013 break.
MARCH breACK! 2013: Spirit Bear Portraits on Newsprint with Easy Stick or Dowel Frames
MARCH breACK! 2013: Quick & Easy Spirit Bear Claws [Puff Pastry with Chocolate Filling]
MARCH breACK! 2013: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Ahma, The Spirit Bear, Part II: A “Sleuth” of Proposals
MARCH breACK! 2013: Spirit Bear Silhouettes, Two Ways
MARCH breACK! 2013: Eco-Protest Posters: Save the Spirit Bear!
MARCH breACK! 2013: Spirit Bear Dice Game
MARCH breACK! 2013: White Kermode Bear Paw Cookies and White Grape Gummy Bear Popsicles
MARCH breACK! 2013: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Ahma, the Spirit Bear, Part III: In Which Harriet is Saved and Jane Tries Not to Be
MARCH breACK! 2013: Kermode’s Path Math Game
MARCH breACK! 2013: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, Ahma, the Spirit Bear, Part IV: A Berry Picking Party & What Follows
MARCH breACK! 2013: Spirit Bear Stick Puppets and Finger-Walking Bear Puppets
March Break 2012
MARCH breACK! 2012: Sir Lochrann Holmes, A Study in Emerald, A Tentative Schedule: Our family twist on Sherlock Holmes, set in Ireland, and starring SNAKES! And a list of all of the related “snakey” activities we have planned for the week of March 12-18, 2012.
MARCH breAK! 2012: A Study in Emerald: An Illustrate-Your-Own-Book
MARCH breAK! 2012: Fingerprint Four-Leaf Clover Cards
MARCH breAK! 2012: A Study In Emerald, Day One: Story and Illustrations
MARCH breAK! 2012: Shamrock S’mores
MARCH breAK! 2012: Serpent Mobiles, Stick Puppets, and a Skip-Counting Game
MARCH breAK! 2012: A Study in Emerald, Day Two: Story and Illustrations
MARCH breAK! 2012: Irish Soda Farls, Popping Mustard, and Lime-Berry Jam
MARCH breAK! 2012: A Study in Emerald, Day Three: Story and Illustrations
MARCH breAK! 2012: Necktie Bean-Bag Snakes…and Lunch
MARCH breAK! 2012: DIY Python Masks
MARCH breAK! 2012: A Study in Emerald, Day Four: Story and Illustrations
MARCH breAK! 2012: A Study in Emearld, Day Five: Story and Illustrations
MARCH breAK! 2012:Snake Sock Puppets
MARCH breAK! 2012: Frogwiches! Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla or Citrus Cream
MARCH breAK! 2012: Sweetening St. Patty’s Day Brunch, Lime Mint Syrup
Looking Backward: March Break 2010, The Coronation of the Easter Bunny Bear, A Summary: A summary of one our most successful MARCH breaACK!s to date, featuring Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, a Handmade Go Fish! Game, and a Modeling Chocolate Recipe and Game.