Posts Tagged "easter"

Mixed-Media Easter Bunny Collage for Kids

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Your preschooler can get artsy with this fun-filled Easter craft activity! Celebrate the holiday in a creative way and help your little artist to make a textured, mixed-media collage. Break out the paints, paper, glue, glitter and more--and hop along with this Easter-time bunny idea. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Poster board paper- Choose white or a light color.Tempera paintsPaintbrushesConstruction paperTissue paperScissorsClear-drying school glueCrayons, markers or colored pencils Glitter How-To Art-Making Steps Cut the construction paper into shapes to create an Easter bunny. Ask your child what shape looks like the bunny's face, what shapes look like the body/legs/arms...

Easter Planter Pot Activity for Kids

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Celebrate Easter in a cute, crafty way with a kids' art activity! With the warm weather on the horizon and the spring growing season about to start, your child can mark the holiday with a homemade Easter-themed flower planter. This project provides the perfect way to get creative, improve fine motor skills and learn about plant/life science. Not only will your child learn a lesson or two from this activity, they'll make a pretty planter to accent a holiday table or add to your home's decor. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need A plain ceramic planter potCraft paintPaintbrushesPotting soilSpring flowers,...

Easter Movement Games for Kids

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Get hopping with a few fun-filled family-friendly Easter creative movement activities! Your child is always in motion. Turn that excess energy into something productive with a holiday-themed idea. These activities can help preschoolers and young elementary schoolers to celebrate the holiday while building gross motor and creative thinking skills. Follow the Bunny Leader Name a leader to play the role of the Easter bunny. The bunny leader should hop, hop, hop around the house or yard. Your child and their friends, siblings, neighbors, grandparents or other family members can hop along, following the bunny. Repeat this movement game with your...

Easter Cupcake Idea for Kids and Families

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Add a sweet surprise to your Easter meal with cute kid-created cupcakes. Your family can enjoy the mixing, measuring, baking and more together! Even though your younger kiddos aren't ready to use the oven yet, they can still help with the prep work and the decoration. Don't worry if you're not an expert baker--it's perfectly fine to start with a boxed mix instead of a completely from-scratch cake batter. Here's What You'll Need to Make Easter Cupcakes White cake mix or your favorite family recipeWhite icingFood coloringOval-shaped wafer cookiesCandy eyesLicorice stripsPink or red jelly beans How-To Steps Bake the cupcakes....

Easter Banner Holiday Craft for Kids

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Kids can create a cute and crafty holiday banner to celebrate Easter! Decorate your home for a family get-together with this artsy addition and showcase your kiddo's creativity in a colorful way. Adults can get in on the artsy action too. Instead of a solo project, turn this craft into an afternoon of family fun. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Rolled butcher paper or plain light-colored gift wrapMarkers, colored pencils or crayonsTempera paintsCotton ballsClear-drying school glueScissors How-To Art-Making Steps Unroll the paper. Choose a length for the banner and cut the butcher paper or gift wrap to fit.Your child...

No Eggs? Try These Kids Easter Art Ideas

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Are you looking for a way to celebrate Easter with an easy art activity? Your creative kiddos can craft an array of eggs--minus the real thing. These artsy, egg-less ideas will entertain your young child, help them to build fine motor skills and give them the chance to learn more about shapes and colors! Giant Poster Egg Start with a large piece of white poster paper. Ask your child to draw an egg-shaped oval on the front of the paper. If they aren't sure what an oval is, look at a real egg or find other ovals around the house....

Creative Kids’ Easter Egg Art Activities

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Are you on the hunt for a creative way to color Easter eggs this year? Your child adores the traditional dip and dye technique. But you're wondering if there's a more creative or colorful option. Check out the easy, imaginative and awesome ways to add extra fun to this holiday tradition. Unlike the eggs you eat, these kids' crafts are purely ornamental. Use Crayons Yes, crayons. Before your child drops their egg into a cup filled with a brightly hued dye, hand over the waxy crayons. Don't worry about the colors of the crayons, a plain white will work perfectly...

Egg-stra Special Ways to Color Easter Eggs

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Are you looking for a new way to color Easter eggs this year? If you’re tired of plain one-color eggs, check out these easy, artsy ideas for kids! Double Dip Eggs Create perfect halves of color. Ask your child to pick their two favorite hues. Add egg coloring or food coloring to water and pour the mix into a shallow cup. Dip the hard boiled egg halfway into the dye. Hold the egg in place for a few minutes. Take the egg out and let the excess drip off the sides. Turn the egg around and repeat with the other...

How To Make Natural Easter Egg Color

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Your kids are ready to dye Easter eggs. But there's a problem. You don't have the colorful dye tablets you use every year—and your don't want to go out to a store to buy them. What can you do now? Even though the ready-made tablets and other egg dyes are easy options, you can still color eggs without them. Check out the everyday items that you can use as alternative Easter egg coloring and how to use them. What Can You Use to Color Easter Eggs? There are a variety of food, beverage and everyday items to try as Easter...

Easy Easter Art for Preschoolers

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Are you looking for some last-minute Easter crafts? If your creative kids need an artsy activity to keep them busy, check out these preschooler-friendly holiday projects. Textured Bunny Art Reuse the cardboard from an old cereal or cracker box for this Easter art activity. Cut the box apart and use one of the larger sides as your bunny base. Draw a bunny shape onto the cardboard with a marker or a crayon. If your child is struggling to draw the bunny, break it down into individual shapes. Draw a large oval for the body, a circle for the head and...

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