Here are some fun ideas to make with or for your grandkids.
Kids love Easter, not just because of the chocolate but also for the excitement of an egg hunt, the impending visit of the Easter Bunny and all the imagery that accompanies him.
You can make Easter all that more special with these simple projects.
You can make Easter all that more special with these simple projects.
EASTER BUNNY AND CHICKEN
These cute Easter Bunny and chicken are so easily made from coloured card and scraps.
Start by cutting two strips of coloured card, one twice the length of the other. Roll them into two tubes and tape or glue them to keep them together.
Next, glue the smaller tube to the larger one. Cut out ears and feet for the Easter Bunny, plus a nose and some teeth. Or feet and a beak for the chicken, plus a nice feather for the tail. Glue them in place.
If you have googly eyes, obtainable from a craft shop, glue them in place. Otherwise simply draw on the eys
These cute Easter Bunny and chicken are so easily made from coloured card and scraps.
Start by cutting two strips of coloured card, one twice the length of the other. Roll them into two tubes and tape or glue them to keep them together.
Next, glue the smaller tube to the larger one. Cut out ears and feet for the Easter Bunny, plus a nose and some teeth. Or feet and a beak for the chicken, plus a nice feather for the tail. Glue them in place.
If you have googly eyes, obtainable from a craft shop, glue them in place. Otherwise simply draw on the eys
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CHARMING CHICKADEES
These little fellows were developed by Typically Simple.com. You'll need an egg carton, either a cardboard one or a plastic version, some coloured card, poster paint and a felt pen. Start by cutting two shapes from the egg carton for each chickadee you intend to make. Glue them together. Next, cute the beak from the coloured card, together with a little feather shaped piece. Glue the beak to one side of the body and make a small slit in the top to hold the "feather". Drawn on some eyes with the felt pen and you're done. You might like to fill the body with little sweets before you glue the two halves together as a nice surprise for your grandchildren. |
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CREATE A BUNNY GOODIE BAG
- So simple yet so cute and certain to bring a huge grin to any grandchild's face. You'll need three deep paper plates, some pink card, cotton balls, a felt pen and some ribbon.
- Cut two ear shapes from one of the paper plates. Cut the top third of another plate off in a semi circle. Staple this piece to the back of the remaining complete paper plate to form a pocket.
- Cut two pink ear shapes slightly smaller than the two paper plate ear shapes and glue them to the concave side of the ears. Staple the ears to the reverse side of the full paper plate.
- Trace a circle on another piece of pink card and then trace two slightly smaller circles on either side, overlapping slightly, to form a muzzle. Cut the completed muzzle shape out and glue this to the front of the full paper plate. Glue two cotton balls, side by side, to the bottom edge of the pink 'muzzle' shape. Draw in two eyes and some large teeth to complete your Easter Bunny face.
- Punch two holes on the outside edge of the pocket near the ears and tie a length of curling ribbon to make a handle. Fill the pocket with mini Easter Eggs or other sweets and watch the smiles erupt when you give them to your grandkids.
BUNNY POPSTICK PUPPETS
- You'll need a variety of plain fabrics (something fleecy or woolly would be good but anything you have on hand will do), stiff card, popsticks, google eyes from your craft shop and some beads or other decorations.
- Start by drawing a rabbit shape. Cut it out and use it as a template to make several puppets. Glue the shapes to the back of different coloured fabric pieces and then cut around the shape to make stiff, fabric covered rabbits.
- Glue on contrasting fabric to make ear shapes and then decorate the bunnies to make then either male or female, depending on your grandkids preferences. Glue a popstick to each of the finished rabbits so that you can use them as puppets.
- Get the grandkids to make up a story and then use to puppets to act it out.
EASTER BUNNY EARS
- Grandkids will love to play at being an Easter Bunny with these adorable bunny ears. You'll need some white card and some pink paper, felt or fabric.
- Cut a band and two bunny ear shapes from white card. Cut two pink, inner ear shapes and glue them to the white card ear shapes. Glue or staple the ears to the middle of the white card band. Put the band around your grandchild's head to get the proper fit and then staple and trim the band.
- They're now honorary Easter Bunnies.
EASTER BUNNY PORTRAIT
How cute would this be to send as Easter cards or put onto Facebook.
You'll need a large piece of cardboard from a large carton, lots of cotton wool or cotton balls, some pink paper or some white paper and a pink highlighter and some glue.
Cut a hole in the carton side big enough to fit over your grandchild's face. Cut two ear shapes from the pink paper, or from the ordinary paper and then colour in with a pink highlighter. Do the same for the feet.
Glue the ear shapes in the appropriate place above the face opening. Build a bunny shape with the cotton wool or cotton balls and then glue the two pink feet in place.
Get your grandchild to hold the edge of the carton side, put their face in the hole and take an appropriate photo.
How cute would this be to send as Easter cards or put onto Facebook.
You'll need a large piece of cardboard from a large carton, lots of cotton wool or cotton balls, some pink paper or some white paper and a pink highlighter and some glue.
Cut a hole in the carton side big enough to fit over your grandchild's face. Cut two ear shapes from the pink paper, or from the ordinary paper and then colour in with a pink highlighter. Do the same for the feet.
Glue the ear shapes in the appropriate place above the face opening. Build a bunny shape with the cotton wool or cotton balls and then glue the two pink feet in place.
Get your grandchild to hold the edge of the carton side, put their face in the hole and take an appropriate photo.
EASTER BUNNY DECORATIONS
These gorgeous little critters are very easy to make. Simply cut some rounded "V" shapes from white card or felt and glue some pink oval shapes inside them. Then boil some eggs and when they're cool, draw on some bunny features. Stick the ears to the back of the egg. Now make a smaller rounded shape from thick card for the feet and glue them to the base of the eggs. Decorate them with anything you have on hand to give them personality and use them as part of your place settings for Easter Dinner or just use them as decorations anywhere.
These gorgeous little critters are very easy to make. Simply cut some rounded "V" shapes from white card or felt and glue some pink oval shapes inside them. Then boil some eggs and when they're cool, draw on some bunny features. Stick the ears to the back of the egg. Now make a smaller rounded shape from thick card for the feet and glue them to the base of the eggs. Decorate them with anything you have on hand to give them personality and use them as part of your place settings for Easter Dinner or just use them as decorations anywhere.
