SCHOOL’S out for Easter and you may be scratching your head for ways to keep kids entertained without blowing the budget.
With a few easy ideas you can create some fun with hardly spending a penny extra.
Get into the Easter spirit with these simple tricks . . .
EGGY CRAFTS: Make use of some old egg shells from breakfast by using them as mosaics.
First you need to clean them, then the kids can paint them and crush them into smaller pieces.
Draw a shape of a chick or Easter egg on a piece of paper, then add some glue and get the children to stick the shells on to create a mosaic-style picture.
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If you’re making boiled eggs, you could dye the shells by adding food colouring to the water before boiling.
If you’re cooking an omelette, just crack the very top or bottom of the shell and kids can paint faces on the cleaned shell later.
Egg cartons are also fun to paint.
EASTER BONNET: Have some fun creating an Easter bonnet that kids can wear over the holidays.
You can pick up the bonnet for £1 from Hobbycraft and use almost any spare paper you have in your home to cut out egg or flower shapes.
Pom-poms and old pieces of textile also look great stuck to the bonnet.
POTATO PAINT: Find a few old potatoes and cut them in half lengthways.
Little ones can then use them to create an egg print by dipping the cut side into paint.
You could use the prints to create Easter cards or just a pretty picture.
If you’re feeling more creative, try cutting the bottom of the potato into bunny ears to use as a print.
EASTER HUNT: Hobbycraft has free Easter egg hunt sheets you can download and print.
They are designed to send kids to various places round the house and garden.
You don’t even need to hide eggs.
Just challenge children to find the different locations, ticking them off on their sheet as they go.
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