Things To Do With The Kids This Easter-Lorenzo Blogs

1. Easter Animal Tracks Activity

This is a great crafting activity to do with your little ones, there are two different ways in which you can make these animal feet depending on what materials you have available, either cardboard or sponge. For both will need to print our AnimalFeetPDF for this activity.

Cardboard

First, print out your desired animal tracks. Then, cut out two rectangle pieces of cardboard, making sure it’s bigger than your little one’s foot.

Using the printable animal foot template, draw around the template onto cardboard, then cut out the animal track.

Next, make two vertical incisions into each piece, then thread through some ribbon so the two ends are on top of the foot.

Now stick on your pieces to the cardboard once the glue has dried, tie the footprints to your little ones feet with the ribbon.

Paint the bottom of their footprints in a paint colour of their choice.

Finally, roll out a piece of long paper and let them walk up and down leaving colourful foot- prints in their tracks.

Sponge

First, print out your desired animal tracks. Then, cut out two rectangle pieces of cardboard, making sure it’s bigger than your little one’s foot

Using the printable animal foot template draw around the template onto the sponge, then cut out the animal track

Next, make two vertical incisions into each piece, then thread through some ribbon so the two ends are on top of the foot.

Now stick on your pieces to the cardboard once the glue has dried, tie the footprints to your little ones feet with the ribbon.

Paint the bottom of their footprints in a paint colour of their choice.

Finally, roll out a piece of long paper and let them walk up and down leaving colourful foot-prints in their tracks.

2. Go bird watching

Wrap up warm, pop on some raincoats and wellies and hit your local countryside to spot some birds. Spring is a great time to see a variety of species, as it’s breeding season. Take a tick list or even a colouring sheet and see who can spot the most species. And don’t forget your picnic!

3. Start a ‘get active’ challenge

If you feel your family spends just a little too much time snuggled up on the sofa watching TV, why not use the Easter holidays as an opportunity to get moving? Challenge your family to do at least half an hour of vigorous activity a day, whether it’s walking, running, swimming or even disco dancing in the kitchen. Keep your regime varied so you don’t get bored, and let the kids play a part in choosing the activity for the day. It’s also the perfect way to burn off all those Easter eggs.

4. Easter Bunny Pots

Firstly, create a pair of bunny feet using white felt, cutting out two equal sized ovals.

Then, use a pink pen or paint to add four small dots on top of a larger pink circle on each oval. This will create the paws.

Now you can start adding your greenery. For this next step, you can either forage for flowers and foliage to add to your pot, or purchase some artificial flowers so they last all spring.

To make the Curious Bunny simply stick a larger pom pom onto the pot, attach your bunny feet by gluing the feet (opposite side to the pink paws) sticking the feet to the pot, so that they hang over the edge of the pot.

Next, take the smaller pom pom sticking it to the top of the bunny body. As if it was burrowing it’s head in the ground.

Finally add your Easter treats to the surrounding pot area. These are perfect for your Easter decorations and make a cute little gift too!

5. Fly kites on the beach

Many people don’t plan trips to the seaside until summer, but you could be missing out. The UK’s coast is beautiful in spring, with a smattering of sunshine and refreshing breezes to blow those cobwebs away. Take your kites, buckets and spades, ball games and perhaps even the family pooch for an Easter day out at the beach.