Bunny Bags paper lunch bags scissors decorations of choice Take a brown or white lunch bag cut a v out of the top with construction paper cut out ears and glue on to the top of bag make whiskers and draw a face or make one and put a handle at the top and instead of children carrying a big easter basket they can carry around their homemade bag |
Easter Baskets 2 litre soda bottle scissors decorations of choice This is a project I tried last year at school. We took 2 liter soda bottles and made them into Easter Baskets, The ways to decorate is endless. Hope you have has much fun as we did. I measured up about 5" and cut the bottle, we also left 2 pieces about 1" wide for the handle. Easter Placemats Old Easter cards Easter pictures from magazines your childrens drawings light weight cardboard or heavy construction paper glue contact paper Gather up Easter cards from past years, pictures from magazines or your children's favorite drawings. Glue onto light cardboard or construction paper in decorative fashion the size of a placemat. |
Easter Grass 1 large Easter basket 1 lb wheat seed 1 lb vermiculite plastic wrap or clear plastic bag Grow a miniature meadow in an Easter basket it's real simple. A week before Easter line a large Easter basket with plastic wrap and fill with vermiculite (about 2-inches deep). Sprinkle wheat seed on top of the vermiculite. Put the basket in the sink and add water until the seed bed is damp. You shouldn't have to water it again before Easter. Set the basket in a pan and place in filtered sunlight. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a clear plastic bag to keep moist. Remove the plastic after two days. The wheat should begin to sprout during the next few days. By Easter morning you would have real Easter grass to hide your eggs in. |
Woven baskets pastel colored construction paper two colors scissors glue or stapler Using one piece of paper cut horizontal straight lines about one inch in from side to side across paper, about 1/2 inch a part from each other. The paper should be covered from top to bottom with these slits. Next take the other color of paper and cut 1/2 strips. Weave these strips in and out of the slits in the first paper. |
Paper plate bunny large paper plate small paper plate glue pink construction paper cotton ball crayons or markers Using paper plates, glue small one to top of large one to form head and body. Cut out bunny ears from pink paper. Glue or staple to head.Draw eyes and nose on face of plate with crayons or markers. Glue a cotton ball on the back for a tail. |
Paper mache recipe 1 cup water Mix in 1/4 cup flour until thin and runny Stir this mixture into 5 cups lightly boiling water. Gently boil for 2-3 minutes. Cool until you can dip paper into mixture Kristin DecaturNo-bake craft clay 1 cup cornstarch 1 1/4 cups cold water 2 cups baking soda food coloring (optional) paint (optional) Add all ingredients in saucepan and stir over medium heat for about 4 minutes.Mixture should be consistency of moist mashed potatoes. Add food coloring if desired. Remove from heat, turn on a plate and cover with a damp cloth. Let cool. When cool knead like dough. At this point you may store in an airtight container. For Easter shape clay into egg shapes. Let dry and paint. You may also flatten one side and glue to brooch backs to make Easter jewellery.Egg Decorating What would be Easter without decorating and coloring eggs? Here are are some homemade dyes you can use and some different decorating ideas: The eggs The first thing you need is either hard boiled or blown eggs. If you use hard boiled eggs hey must be kept refrigerated if you intend to eat them Do not eat if they have been left our or painted with acrylic paints. If you want to keep your decorated eggs it is best to use blown eggs. However, blown eggs are much more fragile and harder for young kids to handle. To make a blown egg poke a small hole in each end of the egg with a large needle. Push needle into egg and twist around to break yoke. Hold the egg over a bowl and blow hard through th hole until the shell is empty. Rinse eggshells well and allow to dry. (save the raw eggs and scramble for breakfast). Natural dye Various food and plant items Sauce pans for each color Slotted spoon strainer cooking oil soft cloth Pour 1/2 cup water in each sauce pan. Add cut-up fruit, vegetables or plants (carrots, blueberries, grass, coffee all work well). Bring to a boil and simmer until water turns color you like. Remove from heat and strain reserving water. When water is cool add boiled or blown eggs. Let sit until they turn the desired color. Remove with slotted spoon and allow to dry. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth. Crepe paper dye Different color crepe paper hot water small bowls or cups slotted spoon cooking oil soft cloth Soak crepe paper in hot water in individual bowls or cups for each color. Add eggs and allow to sit in water until he desired color is achieved. Remove with slotted spoon and allow to dry. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth. Food coloring dye Food coloring hot water white vinegar small bowls or cups slotted spoon cooking oil soft cloth For each color measure 1/4 tsp. food coloring in small bowl. Add 3/4 cup hot water and 1 tbsp. white vinegar to each color. Add eggs and allow to sit until they are the desired color. Remove with slotted spoon. Polish dry eggs with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth. Waxed eggs Wax crayons paper towels egg dyes in different colors slotted spoon cooking oil soft cloth Draw a heavy crayon patter on hard boiled egg. Dip egg in egg dye preferably a dark color. Leave in dye until desired color is reached. Remove with slotted spoon and place in 200 degree F oven for a few minutes until wax is melted. Wipe with paper towel and dip again in lighter dye to fill in pattern where wax was. Polish finished eggs with cooking oil and soft cloth. Dip and dye eggs Masking tape Different color egg dye slotted spoon cooking oil soft cloth Stick a pattern of masking tap on plain hard boiled egg. Dip egg in egg dye and leave until desired color is reached. Remove with slotted spoon and air dry. Remove masking ape when dry. Leave masked areas white or dip again in another lighter dye. Polish finished egg with cooking oil and soft cloth. Marble eggs Large glass jar Crayon stubs Vegetable grater Hot water Waxed paper or newspaper Empty egg carton Clear acrylic spray (optional) Grate peeled crayons over waxed paper. Fill jar with very hot water. Drop bits of grated crayon into water. Add hard boiled or blown egg as soon as crayon begins to melt. Twirl egg in water with spoon. the wax should make a design on the egg. Carefully remove egg and set upside-down in egg carton to dry. Once dry spray with clear acrylic to seal. Sponge painted eggs Liquid tempra paint paper cups (for each color) small pieces of foam or sponge clothes pins (for each color) egg cups clear acrylic spray Place hard boiled or blown eggs in egg cups. Partially fill paper cups with different colors of paint. Clip a piece of sponge to a clothes pin and dip into paper cups, use the clothes pin as a handle. Lightly dab the sponge over the top half of the egg. Let dry. Turn egg over and repeat procedure. Let the egg dry completely. If using blown eggs, spray with acrylic spray for a permanent finish. |
Easter Baskets wooden strawberry baskets (1 quart size) pastel poster paints in many different Easter Colours paint brushes 1 for each child LOTS of rinse water!!!!!!! small kitchen sized garbage bags Easter grass in many colours The garbage bags make great paint smocks when your in a pinch. Simply cut a slit in the top large enough for the child's head, measure where their arms would be and cut two slits for the arm holes and HEY! You have instant paint smocks!! |
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