Every time I do a section on a holiday our family doesn't celebrate, it takes a fair amount of research (er, trips to the library with my 3 year old) to get the flavour of the occasion.

I'd always known that Mardi Gras existed but had a vague notion of it as a distinctly adult celebration involving late night parties and parades.  I didn't realize that it was so much more than that!

We had a lot of fun with our "mock", month early Mardi Gras celebrations as we prepared this section for you.  Kaitlyn (age 3) had the most fun with the masks and Tasha (age 6) with the King Cake game.

	About Mardi Gras facts, history and customs of the day
	Mardi Gras Bingo Dauber Dot Art Worksheets
	Mardi Gras Coloring Pages, Posters and Tracer Pages
	Mardi Gras Concentration Games and Puzzles
	Mardi Gras Online Jigsaw Puzzles
Mardi Gras Crafts:
	Bunny Mardi Gras Paper Craft preschoolers and up
	Crown - Paper preschoolers and up
	Handprint Masks preschoolers and up
	Jester Paper Plate Craft preschoolers and up
	Jester Shapes Craft preschoolers and up
	Jester Toilet Paper Roll Craft preschool and kindergarten
	King K Paper Craft preschoolers and up
	King Toilet Paper Roll Craft - 3 options to pick from preschool and kindergarten
	King Cake Game preschoolers and up
	Mardi Gras Dice (great big dice that go great with the King Cake Game) preschoolers and up
	Masks (three different types to choose from) preschool and kindergarten
	Number 3 Paper Craft if you use the B&W version you can color him the Mardi Gras colors - the neat thing is there are 3 colors & this number buddy is the number 3. green = faith    purple = justice    gold = power
	Scissor Skills Practice for Mardi Gras preschoolers and up
	Links to Other Mardi Gras Sites Mardi Gras craft suggestions from viewers