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Can you believe Easter is here already? Get the kids at your nursery ready for the holiday with these eggsquisite Easter activity ideas.
The activity – DIY Bunny Planters by We Know Stuff
In a nutshell – Create lovely flower pots from cans. It’s quick, easy and will immediately add a spring feeling to your setting. And hey, what a nice way to introduce kids to recycling!
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The activity – Pipe Cleaner Bunnies by Lines Across
In a nutshell – Create various items by folding pipe cleaners. Kids can develop their fine motor skills and dexterity with these adorable fuzzy crafts.
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The activity – Easter Decoration with Animals Out of Egg Shells by Look What I Made
In a nutshell – Build a mini, Easter-themed farm on a patch of grass in your playground.
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The activity – Vegetable Flower Bouquets by Fork and Beans
In a nutshell – Kids can carve pieces of vegetables and skewer them on sticks to create unique bouquets. They look tip-top and, hey, anything to get the kids onto veggies.
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The activity – Easy Easter Bunny & Chick Oreo Pops by It’s Always Autumn
In a nutshell – Skewer Oreo biscuits on sticks and dip them in colourful melted chocolate to create these lovable pops. It may not be the healthiest, but it’s not Easter if you don’t have some chocolate!
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The activity – Cress Heads by Red Ted Art
In a nutshell – Kids get a taste of Easter and unleash their inner farmer by planting cress inside egg shells and enjoying it on their sarnies a couple of days later.
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The activity – Egg and Spoon Race by Kidspot
In a nutshell – It’s a classic. Whoever gets to the finish line without the egg rolling off the spoon wins. Why not use the Oreo pops as rewards?
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The activity – Pom Pom Easter Egg Painting Craft for Kids by Crafty Morning
In a nutshell – With egg shaped paper instead of real eggs and pom poms instead of brushes – it’s a great, toddler-friendly alternative for the intricate, regular egg painting.
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The activity – Easter Egg Hunt Ideas You Haven’t Tried Before by She Knows
In a nutshell – From bunny tracks to scavenger list – take a look at these interesting ideas for spicing up the traditional egg hunt.
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Guidance from the Danish Health Ministry, translated in full to English.
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The full recommendations from a working group of over 70 nursery chains in the UK.
Please note: here at Famly we love sharing creative activities for you to try with the children at your setting, but you know them best. Take the time to consider adaptions you might need to make so these activities are accessible and developmentally appropriate for the children you work with. Just as you ordinarily would, conduct risk assessments for your children and your setting before undertaking new activities, and ensure you and your staff are following your own health and safety guidelines.
