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Chubbie Cubbie's Easter Activities
Activity name:
Handy Bunny Ears
Materials needed:
Piece of white or brown construction paper
Long strip of white or brown construction paper (or tape two smaller
pieces together)
Pencil
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Scissors
Stapler
Tape (optional but recommended*)
Preparation:
Have the children place their hands onto a piece of construction paper
making sure their fingers and thumbs are close together. Trace
around their hands and then cut them out (or have the children do it if
they are old enough).
Carrying out the
activity:
Have the children decorate their long strip of paper and their cutout
hands anyway they choose.
When they are done staple the ears (cutout hands) near the middle of the
strip. Then, wrap the band around the child's head to mark where the
two ends should meet. Remove the paper strip from the child's head
and staple the ends together.
*Recommended - Cover the staples with tape to protect little heads from
injuries.
Activity name:
Hatching Chicks
Materials needed:
Egg carton
12 large yellow pompoms
24 small wiggle eyes
White glue
Orange construction paper
Scissors
Preparation:
Cut out tiny triangles from the orange construction paper.
Carrying out the
activity:
Glue a pompom into each hole in the carton. Glue two wiggle eyes
onto each pompom. Glue on a little orange triangle for beaks.
If you'd like, you can
also glue a small yellow feather to each side of the chicks.
Activity name:
Magic Egg
Materials needed:
Uncooked egg
White vinegar
Bowl or jar
Preparation:
Place the egg into a bowl or jar of vinegar.
Be sure the egg is completely covered with vinegar.
Carrying out the activity:
Allow egg to soak for several days (the
longer you soak, the stranger the results). The egg will "cook" in the
vinegar. When fully "cooked" the egg (shell and all) will become solid and
rubbery and will bounce if you drop it (not too high). Eggs soaked for
long periods of time may grow in size and the whites may become clear
enough to see the yolk inside.
Activity name:
Stained Glass Window Eggs
Materials needed:
Construction paper - any spring colors
Glue stick
Scissors
Clear contact paper
Tissue paper in a variety of spring colors
Preparation:
Tear or cut tissue paper into approximately
1" pieces. Cut out two identical egg-shaped frames from construction
paper. Place one onto a piece of clear contact paper.
Carrying out the
activity:
Fill in the center of the frame with pieces
of colored tissue paper. Lightly glue on second frame. Cover the
tissue papered side with a piece of clear contact paper (to keep tissue in
place). Trim around outside edges of egg shape. Hang in window.
Activity name:
Glistening Eggs
Materials needed:
White construction paper
Scissors
Light corn syrup
Food color
Paint brush
Newspaper or drop cloth
Clothes pins
String
Preparation:
Make an egg shape from white construction
paper. Hang a "clothes line" with string and place newspaper or drop
cloth underneath. (If "clothes line" is against a wall, be sure to
protect the wall as well.)
Carrying out the
activity:
Paint the egg with light corn syrup. Drop on
tiny bits of food coloring onto the top of the egg shape. Hang from a
clothes pin and allow to dry. The colors will bleed and blend
together to make a neat, glossy effect.
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