It can be hard to keep the kids entertained over the Easter holidays, but don’t worry we have plenty of ideas to keep them occupied and you can join in the fun too!
Decorate Easter eggs
It’s a popular Easter tradition to decorate eggs and it’s definitely a fun way to celebrate Easter as a family. So get stuck in and start decorating them!
To make hard boiled eggs you’ll need:
- Eggs (enough to decorate at least one each)
- A large pan
- Boiling water
Some things you might want to use to decorate the eggs:
- A paint brush
- Paint
- Felt tip pens
- Glue
- Glitter
- Ribbons
- Sequins
To make hard boiled eggs:
- Put the eggs in cold water and put the pan on the stove. Make sure the water is covering the eggs.
- Bring the water to the boil and allow the eggs to cook for 10-12 minutes.
- Take the pan off the stove and allow the water and eggs to cool.
- Once they’re at room temperature, place the eggs in a bowl and run cold water over the eggs until the shells are cold to touch.
- Start decorating – just make sure the eggs are dry first!
Finger paint chicks
Finger painting is lots of fun, so why not try it with an Easter theme?
You’ll need:
- White paper or card
- Yellow washable paint
- Orange marker pen/felt tip pen or orange paper
- Googly eyes
- Black marker pen
- Scissors
- Glue
- A plastic container (an old margarine tub or a food container will do)
To make finger paint chicks:
- Put some of the yellow washable paint into the plastic container, so things don’t get too messy.
- Ask your little one to press their finger or thumb into the paint and then press their finger/thumb onto the white paper or card to leave an oval shaped print. You can repeat this multiple times around the sheet of paper or card.
- Wait for the paint to dry.
- To create the eyes you can either use your black marker pen to draw small dots as eyes or glue the googly eyes to each finger print.
- To create the beak you can draw a small triangle with an orange marker pen and colour it in or cut out a small triangle from orange paper and glue them to each fingerprint, remember to be careful when using scissors!
- Finally use the orange marker pen to create the chick’s legs.
Tip: If you want to make a large finger paint chick, create an oval shape with your/your child’s fingerprints again using the yellow paint and then fill the shape in with more prints until there are no more white bits, then follow the instructions as normal.
Chick Easter card
A handmade Easter card is a perfect gift to give the grandparents and this easy to make card is sure to impress them!
You’ll need:
- White card
- Yellow card
- Orange card
- Brown card or brown felt tip pen or marker pen
- Googly eyes
- Scissors glue
- Pencil
To make the chick Easter card:
- Fold the piece of white card in half – this will be the basis of your card
- Using a pencil draw a small circle and a slightly larger circle on the yellow card. You may want to draw around two different sized cups to make this easier.
- Using the scissors cut out the circles.
- Glue the larger yellow circle slightly left of the centre of the front page, this will form the chick’s body.
- Then glue the smaller circle to the top right of the page, making sure this circle is slightly over lapping the larger circle (this will make the chicks head).
- To make the beak cut out a triangle using the orange card, then glue this to the edge of the head of the chick.
- Using the orange card again, draw a raindrop shape and then cut it out. Glue this to the chick’s body, this will create the chick’s wing.
- To make the chick’s legs you can either use a brown felt tip/marker pen to draw them or you can draw them on some brown card using a pencil and cut them out and glue them to the card.
- Finally glue the googly eye onto the chick’s head.
Easter bonnet
Why not create a classic Easter bonnet with your little ones? This traditional Easter activity is always lots of fun and you have the freedom to be as creative as you want! Plus, when you’re done, your kids will look even more adorable when they parade around wearing their new Easter bonnets.
Here are some ideas on how to make a simple Easter bonnet.
You’ll need:
- A straw hat
- Ribbon
- Fabric glue
- Scissors
- Fluffy Easter chick decorations
- Miniature Easter nests
- Miniature Easter eggs
- Fabric flowers
To decorate an Easter bonnet:
- Cut a long strip of ribbon, place this around the hat and then tie it into a bow at the front. You may want to glue the ribbon to the hat to make it more secure.
- Using decorations of your choice place them around the hat and once you’re happy glue them into place.
- You may want to put some of the fluffy Easter chicks in miniature nests.
- You may also want to attach some ribbon to each side of the hat so you can tie it in a bow under your child’s chin to keep it secure.
If you don’t want to spend too much money making an Easter bonnet, Hobbycraft have a great selection of Easter crafts with prices that will certainly put a smile on your face!
Easter egg tree
Another way to celebrate Easter is by hanging eggs from the branches of trees. This unusual tradition started in Germany centuries ago. Why not have a go at making your own paper version?
You’ll need:
- One piece of A3 paper
- Some A4 paper
- A selection of coloured pencils or crayons
- Scissors
- Glue
To make an Easter egg tree:
- Using a brown pencil or crayon, draw an outline of a tree trunk and branches on the A3 paper, make sure the tree trunk is in the middle of the lower part of the page.
- Using the brown pencil or crayon colour in the outline.
- To create the eggs, use a pencil to draw different sized oval shapes on the A4 sheets of paper.
- Give your children the sheets of A4 paper and some pencils so they can colour in each egg, you may want to suggest decorating them with a pattern such as dots or flowers.
- Once you’ve finished decorating your eggs, cut them out.
- Place the eggs on the tree, so that they’re hanging off the branches. Once you’re happy with their position, glue them on.
- For the finishing touches, take a green pencil and shade the area surrounding the tree to create grass. If you’re really creative, why not have a go at drawing some flowers in the grass too?
Easter egg hunt
An Easter egg hunt is great fun for children, so here are some tips on how to make it memorable!
You’ll need:
- Chocolate Easter eggs, wrapped in foil in various sizes and colours
- Plastic fillable eggs, to put some small chocolate eggs or other treats in (if you wish)
- Small baskets, to collect the eggs
Creating the Easter egg hunt
- Fill your plastic fillable eggs with smaller chocolate eggs or treats. Hide all the Easter eggs around your garden.
- Make sure you don’t make them too hard to find!
Let the fun begin!
- Give your children a basket each.
- Before starting the hunt, tell your children to return to you after collecting 5 eggs, and then once everyone has returned set them out hunting again to make this fair.
- Have fun!
If you want some more inspiration Hobbycraft have everything you need for the ultimate Easter egg hunt!
