Candy Sushi in a Library?

To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, a Public Library in Canada hosted a special Teen Zone, where teens learned how to make origami and candy sushi. Doesn't that sound like fun?

“We have our program so the kids can have fun, but if possible we also like them to learn,” said Randolph White, one of the leaders of the Teen Zone.

For the candy sushi, they constructed a version of the nori wrap. Seaweed was replaced with fruit roll ups; instead of rice they used rice crispy squares; Swedish fish were used instead of real fish; sour candy strips in place rather than actual wasabi sauce; and nibs as avocados.

Sugar Overload!

There was a variety of origami designs they could make, including a giraffe, a frog and a bird, which the teens learned to make from books borrowed from the library.

This Teen Zone network in Canada does a learning activity for every major heritage month. It's good to see them teaching the young ones about Japanese cuisine and culture.

“We like to do activities about the culture so there aren’t stereotypes,” said White. In the past the teens have learned about Mexican heritage by playing with a piñata and a Mexican trivia game. Also, coming up the teens of Teen Zone will be learning about Jamaican Heritage.

Why don't we have something like this in Orlando?