In the UK (United Kingdom), Ireland, Australia … Pancake Day is also known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday because it is the one day of the year when almost everyone eats a pancake.

Shrove Tuesday day is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The day is commonly celebrated with a feast of pancakes

In 2016 Pancake Day is on Tuesday  9th February.

Pancake Day always falls 47 days before  Easter Sunday.

WHAT IS A PANCAKE ?

An English pancake is a thin cake, made of flour, eggs, milk, butter, salt and sugar and fried in a pan. Then the pancake is rolled and some people add lemon juice or jam

Ingredients:

flour
eggs
milk
butter
sugar
lemon juice or jam
salt

People have pancake races. It is very funny !

PANCAKE RECIPES

SHROVE TUESDAY WORD SEARCH 

A PANCAKE PLAYING GAME

A PANCAKE SONG

Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in the pan;
Fry the pancake,
Toss the pancake,
Catch it if you can.

You can listen to the song in the following video.

THE BIG PANCAKE

A PANCAKE STORY

SHROVE TUESDAY ACTIVITIES

 

PANCAKE DAY  (SHROVE TUESDAY) TRADITION

Kids and adults enjoying some pancake races in Dorset.

DIFFERENT PANCAKES

What do you prefer? English pancakes, American pancakes or Filloas?