We love our beautiful little island in the Mediterranean ....Malta and when we found this site on line we were very interested to participate and let others know all about it.
When you sign up for the Worldwide Culture Swap you will be put in a group with 5 families from around the world. The objective of the swap is to share information with each family about the country in which you live (or that you will be representing) so that they can get a feel for the culture of that country. This is achieved by sending a package (usually addressed to the child or children) with bits and pieces that you have chosen to give a good overview of what it is like to live there.
We were very excited in preparing our package. This is what our package included and a brief description is given about each item.
Here is a photo and some information on each object we put in our pack.
A traditional Recipe – Figolla
A figolla cutter
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Brief information about the origins of the recipe for the traditional sweet
Figolla with step by step instructions and a Figolla cutter.
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A traditional children’s game – Iz-Zunzana
( plus link to more traditional games)
A soft ball to play the traditional
children’s game
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| Translation of song for game and instructions how to play it. Plus soft ball to play the game. |
Twistees ( a locally produced popular
snack)
Galletti ( a locally produced water
cracker ideally to eat with cheese)
Exploring Malta Activity book
A 44 page book full of fun information about the geography and history of Malta and Gozo. It’s bursting with activities such as mazes, colouring-ins, cut-out figures; crossword puzzles; join the dots; spot the difference and even a build your own balcony and galley!
A Maltese cross Filigree pendant (silver 925 with
certificate)plus information
Luzzu (traditional fishing boat) magnet
Lanyard
Bag
Lapel pin of the Maltese cross
Postcard booklet of Malta
Map of the Maltese islands
Information leaflets (sponsored by Malta
Tourism Authority)
Flowers of Malta postcard (plus link) for more information on flora and fauna of Malta
Stationary – pen, pencil and bookmark
We also included an introductory letter with some photos of the family in various places in Malta.
K was very excited in the preparation of the package and I can say she is now even more excited to receive the four packages from our swappers which are from Scotland, Australia, Virginia USA and California USA.
And here are the pics of K and L opening their parcels
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| Scotland pack |
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| USA - Virginia pack |
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| USA - California pack |
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| Australia pack |
What a great collection! Would love to have you link up at the Culture Swapper again! http://alldonemonkey.com/2012/09/01/september-culture-swapper-is-live/
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible packages you put together! I bet they will bring a lot of smiles when they are opened and I loved seeing the smiles on your children's faces when they opened their packets.
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