Luckily, the Children’s Lending Library’s annual Easter egg decorating party and fundraiser is back this year on Saturday April 8 on via Rucellai 9, near the Santa Maria Novella train station.
The non-profit volunteer-run association has a collection of books for kids up to age 16. The organization is able to cover these yearly costs by membership donations and proceeds from special events.
From 4 to 6 pm, members can decorate eggs, make spring themed arts and crafts, learn calligraphy, get their face painted, and even join a lottery for special prizes.
Entrance is €5 per family with an annual membership fee that can be renewed at the door at €15 per family.
Families are suggested to bring as many hard-boiled eggs as they want to decorate, although some will be available for sale.
Through Thursday, April 13, Expat Women in Florence is holding a drive to sponsor Easter gifts for needy children at the Paperback Exchange Bookstore on Via delle Oche 4r. Visitors are invited to write an Easter message for a child to accompany a € 2 minimum donation.
All proceeds will be given to the Angels for a Day program to provide chocolate Easter eggs, each with a personalized note attached. The Paperback Exchange is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am to 7:30 pm, closed Sunday.
On Easter Sunday, April 16, there will be an Easter egg hunt on the lawn of St. James American Church, via Rucellai 9 at 12 noon. (tessa lucia debole and kaylah grant)