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Create the perfect cards for Easter! Get the little ones excited for Easter and make your very own festive bunny cards! An ideal arts and crafts project for children aged 0-5 years old. Simply follow these instructions! Art materials you will need: Coloured card – in turquoise, yellow, orange and pink White card Coloured Ink pads – orange, purple and yellow Black fine liner pen Green felt tip pen White pom poms Glue stick Strong glue Scissors Pencil Ruler How to make two rabbits on a hill card: To make... Read More

Transform your old socks into these cute decorative bunnies. A fantastic craft idea for your kids this Easter! You will need the following: Socks Fabric scissors Dried rice or lentils Thin ribbon, thread or elastic bands Scraps of felt  Felt tip pens Googly eyes Glue Follow these simple steps to bring your sock bunnies to life: Fill the end third of a sock with rice or lentils and then tie or wrap an elastic band around this section of the sock to make a body. Fill the sock with more... Read More

These simple woven Easter Egg Baskets are perfect as a festive Easter decoration or can be used to collect eggs on an exciting Easter Egg Hunt! You will need the following: A4 coloured paper (at least 2 colours) Ruler Pencil Scissors Glue stick To make the baskets, follow these easy steps: Cut lots of strips from the A4 paper, roughly 2cm wide. Lay five, same coloured strips in a row on a flat surface. Take five strips of different coloured paper. Weave the first strip over and under the original... Read More

Create some festive fun this Easter with these easy-to-make DIY Bunny Skittles! You will need the following: 10 cardboard tubes White and brown paint Pink and brown card 10 cotton wool balls Polystyrene ball PVA glue Scissors To create this fun Easter game, follow these 4 simple steps: Paint five of the tubes with white paint and the other five tubes with brown paint. Set aside to dry. Draw an oval ear shape onto card and cut it out. Use this as a template to cut out 10 ears from... Read More

An Easter twist to a traditional ‘hook-a-duck’ game that encourages creativity, numerical skills and dexterity. All you need is the following: A Paper Plate Scissors Coloured Card Felt Pens Patterned Paper/Gift Wrap Paper Clips Wooden Skewers or Lolly Sticks Sellotape Thread To make the Easter fishing game Draw chicks bodies and egg shapes (like in the featured image) onto coloured card and cut out. Glue cut out wings and beaks to the chicks. Glue strips of pattered paper to decorate the eggs or draw patterns with felt pens. Write or print out... Read More

Enjoy putting together this easy to make decorative Easter wreath. Children will enjoy decorating each individual egg using whatever they desire. All you need is the following: Paper Plate Coloured Card Glitter Card Easter-themed Shapes, Sequins, Plastic Jewels etc. Any Additional Decorations Hole Punch Thin Ribbon Scissors Pencil Glue/Glue Dots/Glue Gun To make an Easter Wreath Use scissors to cut out the centre of the paper plate. The leftover ring of card will become the wreath. Take a selection of coloured and glitter card and cut the card into egg... Read More

This year, Easter Sunday falls on March 27th 2016, and it’s a great time of year for children to get involved in some fun, yet simple Easter craft activities. Symbols of the season include eggs, bunnies and baby chicks so use these with the soft pastel colours popular at this time of year, to create some fantastic art and craft projects in your early years setting. Easter Art and Craft Ideas Decorate an Easter Egg Easter egg decorating is a popular classroom activity that allows early years children to use their... Read More

To make this very simple Chick Finger Puppets you will need: Yellow or orange paper Mug Feathers Wiggly eyes Pencil Scissors Glue Sticky tape Draw around a mug twice to make two circles – ours measured 7cm in diameter. Cut the circles out and glue together leaving a space for a finger. Cut out a diamond shape for a beak and glue onto one of the circles along with some wiggly eyes. To finish, tape some feathers behind the head.   We would love to see how you get on!... Read More