@ChampandGirlie - I love your carnival mask idea! Suits Venice perfectly. The paper crafts are because I want kids to have something more to do. I'd really like a versatile crafting station as a group activity. Seasons gave us a few paper options, but they can't play with them. I'd love for kids to make toys and then play with them.
What is considered Mediterranean? Apparently, a quote via google:
France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Portugal along the north; Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel on the east; and the African countries of Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia on the south.