4 springtime activities we love at Walt Disney World
The resort is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary celebration, and now is the perfect time to celebrate the season and upcoming Easter holiday. If you plan on visiting, we have uncovered a number of fun activities for families to experience while out exploring the theme parks and nearby resort hotels.
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San Antonio families return to parks for Easter traditions
Hundreds of San Antonio families took another step toward normalcy this Easter weekend as they celebrated in city parks, which were once again open for the holiday weekend - unlike in 2020. However, for the second year in a row, neither the city or county permitted camping.
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Merkel: 'A quiet Easter' needed to counter rising infections
“There needs to be a quiet Easter festival,” Merkel said in a video address. AdIn contrast, Britain has given one vaccine shot to 46% of its people. Health Minister Jens Spahn said routine vaccinations will begin in doctors' practices on Tuesday, with 35,000 GPs scheduled to receive 940,000 vaccine doses next week. Germany expects to receive about 40 million vaccine doses during the second quarter. AdMerkel, who is 66, says she would be prepared to take the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Madrid slows down vaccine jabs over Easter despite govt plea
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus walk in downtown Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)MADRID – Spain’s Madrid region halted COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday at health centers for four days so medical staff can rest over the Easter holiday, despite pleas from the national government not to halt the fight against surging infections. Health Minister Carolina Darias last week urged regional authorities to keep vaccinating over the Easter break, saying it was “very important” to keep up the inoculation program. Spain, like other European Union nations, has had a surprisingly slow vaccine rollout that authorities blame on vaccine shortages. AdIt also noted that vaccine shots will still be administered at a city hospital and a city soccer stadium over the traditional Easter break.
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As seen on SA Live - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
SAN ANTONIO – Today at 1 p.m., Easter fun and crafts, movie night at a local restaurant, treats by a young baker, toys for Easter and more. Master crafter Stephanie Peña Frost joins us with some sweet creations you can make with Peeps and other Easter activities. Share yours on Facebook and Twitter @SALiveKSAT - and be sure to follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments, deals and more. 🤩Tag us @saliveksat + watch for your answers from 1-2 p.m. today on @ksatnews! Stream the show anytime from the KSAT TV app on Roku, Fire Stick, a smart TV or smartphone.
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Holy days arrive for the faithful as pandemic eases in US
For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation experiences rising optimism after a year of pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation experiences rising optimism after a year of pandemic. It’s a season of major holy days for other faiths as well, occurring in a brighter mood than a year ago. Jews are observing Passover this week, and Muslims will enter the holy month of Ramadan in about two weeks. AdDas said he loves the festival because it celebrates diversity: “It acknowledges that we complement each other — different ethnicities, different nationalities, different genders.
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Create memories at this San Antonio clay studio
SAN ANTONIO – If you’re looking for an experience (that’s very therapeutic) and a way to create custom pottery, Clay Casa at Embassy Oaks can help you. “We have techniques that are so easy, everyone can create a masterpiece,” Clay Casa owner Erin Racioppi said. The studio provides the paint and socially-distant tables for painting as a family, or a girl’s (or boy’s) night or just come alone. If you would like to make a reservation at Clay Casa, click here. They are located at 502 Embassy Oaks.
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As seen on SA Live - Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Plus, Easter brunch spots, a new food stop in SA, baking chocolate bunny cookies, Easter keepsakes and more. What do you think is better: Cadbury eggs or Reese’s eggs? 🍬 What's better: Cadbury eggs or Reese's eggs? Jen and Mike are baking up a twist on the average chocolate Easter bunny. AdSA Live airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on KSAT 12.
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Traditional Easter weekend camping at SA parks prohibited again this year due to COVID-19, mayor says
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg has announced that traditional camping over Easter weekend will not be allowed for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nirenberg said that while parks will be open to visitors during the daytime, they will not be open for overnight camping. “We do not have the resources to properly enforce public health protocols for overnight camping during Easter.”He did encourage locals to visit parks and “get outside and enjoy some recreation.”Last year, the parks were almost entirely closed to the public for Easter weekend as COVID-19 began to spread in the community. If people do plan on celebrating Easter with people outside their household, the CDC says to gather outdoors and at least six feet apart from others. Earlier in the briefing, Nirenberg announced an increase of 159 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total case count to 205,258 since the pandemic began.
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As seen on SA Live - Monday, March 29, 2021
SAN ANTONIO – Today at 1 p.m., amped up Easter activities with a crafting expert, Mad Science Monday, a product seen on “Shark Tank,” an easy seafood recipe and more. It’s a toilet paper spray that eliminates flushable wipes and saves the environment! San Antonio cousins who have appeared on “Shark Tank” show us how Pristine Toilet Paper Spray works. 🧻🚽Tag us @saliveksat + look for your answers, plus a cool product seen on "Shark Tank" today from 1-2 p.m. on @ksatnews! pic.twitter.com/1vLdKogWPT — SA Live (@SALiveKSAT) March 29, 2021SA Live airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on KSAT 12.
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San Antonio-area mom group providing some fun Easter-themed activities for kids
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio-area mom group offered an Easter bunny drive-by on Saturday and still has more Easter-themed activities to come. Twins Caleb and Christian Castillo and their friends saw the Easter bunny make an appearance in their local neighborhood just this past weekend. The bunny gave out some hugs, along with fun Easter baskets with treats during the visit. The visit was put on by Alamo City Moms, and is one of several Easter-themed events. The group is trying to put on a city-wide neighborhood egg hunt that will take place until April 5, according to the group’s Facebook page.
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Easter reminder: It’s illegal to buy, sell or dye chicks, ducklings, baby rabbits in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – While chicks, ducklings and baby rabbits could make your Easter celebration cuter, it is illegal to buy, sell or dye them in San Antonio. Animal Care Services is reminding locals that the sale of baby animals as holiday novelties is illegal in San Antonio. “It is illegal for any person to sell or offer for sale, barter, lease, rent or give away baby chicks or ducklings or rabbits less than 8 weeks old as pets or novelties,” the city’s animal laws state. It’s also against the law to dye or stain baby chicks, ducklings or rabbits, or even have animals that have been colored, according to ACS. The only exception to the “Easter animal” law applies to licensed hatcheries or businesses raising the animals for commercial purposes.
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Spring sweets from scratch
Chef Dario Arellano gives step-by-step instructions in the video above on how to make fruit filled tarts from scratch and decorate bunny cookies for some Easter-themed fun. Chef Dario runs his own bakery, Dario’s Bakery, inside The Study Space, near UTSA. For more information on Dario’s Bakery or to place an order, click here.
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Create custom Easter baskets at SA toy store
Learning Express Toys has the Bunny Buffett - an easy way to customize your own Easter basket in just 3 steps, and it can be done all online or in the store. From toy cars, footballs, dinosaurs, candy, fidget toys, games, something gooey, something stretchy, something for literally every child. AdCustom Baskets Learning Express Toys (Copyright 2021 by KSAT - All rights reserved.) Check out Learning Express Toys online to dig deeper into their vast selection of children’s items. Learning Express Toys in located in the Quarry Village at 255 E. Basse Rd., and of course you can shop online.