THEME: Easter (Open thematic poster)



THEME: EASTER (Open thematic poster - Easter)

CIRCLE TIME

Magalie Lebrun suggests an imaginary game to begin each day. (Open thematic letter – Easter) Choose the letter you prefer among the three choices. Prepare a beautiful envelope with Easter colors. Print the letter and insert it in the envelope. Place it in an easy to find place in the daycare. During circle time, have the children find the letter and read portions of it to them. Follow the instructions.

Every day select a child to be the group’s Easter Bunny. Give the group clues as to who it is. Be sure to give each child a turn. When they have guessed correctly, the Easter Bunny gets to wear bunny ears. He will be your helper throughout the day. He can serve snacks or plates, be the first to play various games, etc. Be sure to grant your Easter Bunny as many privileges as possible.

SUGGESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION PERIODS

Which animals lay eggs?

What kind of meals can we use eggs for?

Where do hens live?

Where does chocolate come from?

How is chocolate made?

What is the origin of Easter?

Which animals are associated with Easter? (rooster, hen, chick, rabbits, etc.)

Where can we find these animals?

What do rabbits, hens, sheep, and ducks eat?

What color is chocolate?

Who likes chocolate?

Discuss eggs (shape, color, texture, etc.).

Have you ever seen a rooster, a hen, or a chick? Where?

What is Easter?

AREA SETUP

Easter Tree

This can be a collective project which lasts all week. When you are outside with the children, search for a branch. Place it in a bucket filled with sand or rocks. Paint the branch and add sparkles. Use it to hang the decorations the group makes.

Hang colorful plastic eggs from the ceiling. If they do not have a hole at the end to hang a string simply use hot glue to attach a string to the eggs. Hang pictures of bunnies, chicks, hens, etc. on the walls. Gift bags and greeting cards are a great source!

Using a simple cardboard box, you can conceive a terrific décor with the group. Paint the box and glue Easter decorations on it. Purchase bunnies, chicks, baskets, flowers, multicolored plastic eggs, hats, silk scarves, etc. Take pictures of the children standing in front of the décor. A wonderful gift for parents! (Open Easter frame) Pictures can be wrapped in a shoe box with straw and chocolate eggs.

PICTURE GAME

The pictures may be used as a memory game or to spark a conversation with the group. Use them to decorate the daycare or a specific thematic corner.

(Open picture game – Easter) Print, laminate, and store in a “Ziploc” bag or in your thematic bins.

ACTIVITY SHEETS

For Easter, we have prepared an Activity Sheet Workbook. (Open activity sheet workbook – Easter) Print and follow instructions.

VARIOUS WORKSHOPS

Have fun with these great workshop ideas provided by Caroline Allard. To help you plan and organize your workshops, we have prepared a useful printable document.

(Open workshop planner)

Sensory bins:

• Fill a bin with store-bought colorful straw, straw leftover from last year’s chocolate, or simply shredded paper. Organize the straw to resemble a nest.

• Add a stuffed hen and chicks and you have a henhouse!

• Add plastic eggs of all kinds (eggs that open, eggs that sparkle, big eggs, miniature eggs, etc.) You can also add other farm animals. Even if they do not lay eggs, they can be lots of fun!

• Eggs filled with hidden surprises

• Use a bin filled with water or simply a sink. Add rubber ducks and a few stones.

• Add green styrofoam pieces to your water table to resemble lily pads. Add food coloring or foam bath

• Select a few stuffed animals (which you no longer need) and allow children to play in the water with them

Construction or building blocks:

• Use only pastel colored blocks.

• Add farm animals or a small farm if you have one for children to make the connection with the Easter farm which, if possible, can be visited with the children at your local mall

• Provide plastic strawberry containers with straw

• Color and cut out Easter pictures (bunnies, ducks, chicks, hens, etc.) Laminate to create original characters

Manipulation:

• Create miniature “sound boxes” with plastic eggs. Present them to children in a colorful basket. For older children, prepare sets of eggs with identical sounds. They will enjoy trying to find the two eggs which make the same sound. It may be best to use hot glue to secure the eggs

• Memory game with pictures of farm animals

• A tic-tac-toe game using chicks and bunnies

• Hopping bunny game

• Memory game with Educatall pictures

• Pastel-colored modeling dough (homemade or store-bought) with Easter pastry cutters (bunnies, flowers, chicks, etc.)

• Easter puzzles (farm, Spring, etc.)

• Lotto game

Role play:

• Bunny, chick, or duck costumes. Many accessories such as headbands can be found at dollar stores

• Rain boots, checkered shirt, and a straw hat for a farmer’s costume along with stuffed farm animals

• A mirror and face painting is always popular!

• Organize a chocolate factory corner using chocolate scented modeling dough, pastry cutters, and other accessories. Include a chef’s hat and an apron

Arts & Crafts:

• Cellophane (transparent) paper, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, and any other green, blue, pink, or yellow material

• Pastel-colored sand (Dollar store) for extraordinary collages

• Chalk on dark construction paper, dry pastels on dark paper, pastel-colored wooden pencils or markers

• Add a few drops of food coloring to white glue

• Farm animal or egg stencils

• Coloring pages related to the theme

Reading/Relaxation:

• Easter books, books about farm animals…

• Decorate the area with Easter pictures

• Record animal sounds for children to listen to using a Walkman

Science:

• Grow grass or alfalfa in empty egg shells to create funny characters

• Dye eggs with various natural dyes such as red cabbage, blueberry juice, or with food coloring in a small quantity of water and vinegar

• Make an egg shell disappear in a glass of vinegar! Children will be very impressed

• Any scientific experiment you can find involving eggs…there are so many!

WORD FLASHCARDS

The flashcards may be used during circle time to spark a conversation or in your reading and writing area. They may also be used to identify your thematic bins.

(Open word flashcards – Easter) Chocolate, bunny, chick, basket, egg, straw, carrot, flower, Easter egg, Spring, daffodil, hen

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MOTOR SKILLS

Bunny tail

Draw a bunny without a tail on a large piece of cardboard. Cut a circle out of cardboard and glue cotton balls to it. Blindfold children. One at a time, children attempt to place the tail in the correct place on the bunny. The winner is the child who places the tail closest to the right spot. Variation: Draw a bunny with an empty basket. Children try to place Easter eggs in the basket.

Miniature egg race

Children stand side by side in a large open area. They crouch down to form balls and roll themselves to the other side of the room.

Watch out for the eggs

Trace a straight line on the floor using electrical tape. One at a time, children walk on the line with an egg resting in a spoon. They must try not to let the egg fall. You may use a hard boiled egg to avoid messes.

Henhouse

Fill a large container with wood shavings. Add Easter figurines (chicks, bunnies, eggs, etc.). Children will enjoy playing in their henhouse.

Mysterious egg

Hand each child a small Easter bag. Hide several eggs throughout the daycare. One egg should have a tiny object inside. Children hunt for eggs and fill their bags while a song plays. When the music stops, children gather and open their eggs to find the mysterious object. The child who finds it becomes the hen and hides the eggs for the following round. If the egg with the object is not found, they continue searching until it is discovered.

Bunny or chick

Stand at one end of the daycare. Children stand with their backs to the wall at the opposite end of the room. Show them a picture of a bunny. Children must hop towards you like bunnies. Show them a picture of a chick. Children crouch down and peck like a chick. Alternate the bunny and chick pictures. Continue until the group has all reached the other side of the room. Start over.

Easter lacing

(Open Easter shapes) Print and cut out. Punch holes around the contour and have children lace.

Bunny hole

Place hoops on the floor and play music. Bunnies (children) hop or dance around the daycare to the beat of the music. When the music stops, each bunny must find a hole to call home. The bunny which does not find a hole is out of the game. Remove one hoop every time you start over as in musical chairs.

Be careful! Very fragile!

Children form a circle. Have them pass an egg around the circle without dropping it. This is a very stimulating and rhythmic game!

May I Easter Bunny?

You play the role of the Easter Bunny. Give instructions to the group such as “Take two giant bunny hops”, or “Take two tiny chick steps”. Before moving, children must ask you, “May I Easter Bunny?” You must answer yes or no. They must follow the instructions only if you said yes.

Easter Bunny says

The leader of the game gives instructions to the group using, “Easter Bunny says…” instead of “Simon says…” Examples of instructions are run like a bunny, hop like a bunny, eat a carrot like a bunny, peck like a chick, sit on an egg like a hen, etc.

The hen and the chick

Children sit in a circle. Select a player to walk around the circle touching the other children’s heads saying, “Chick.” Finally, he touches a child and says “hen”. This child must stand up and pursue the other player around the circle. If he catches the player who touched his head before going all the way around the circle, he may return to his place. If he does not catch the other player, he becomes the one who walks around the circle touching children’s heads and saying “chick”. Variation: Children stand in a circle. One player is outside of the circle playing the role of the bunny. The “bunny” has a basket. He walks around the circle and eventually deposits the basket behind another child. The child with the basket behind him must attempt to catch the bunny. The bunny must return to the other child’s place and the game continues.

Egg race

Children must roll an egg using their noses. To make the race more difficult, you can create an obstacle course.

Bunny tracks

Dip your index and middle finger in flour. Leave bunny tracks here and there. Make a long trail for children to follow. At the end of the trail, children find a basket full of Easter eggs.

Feather race

Use electrical tape to mark a start and finish line. There should be approximately 10cm between the two lines. Give each child a straw to use to blow on their feathers. The first child to have his feather cross the finish line wins. The winner may be challenged by another child.

Light as a feather

Stand in a circle around a large blanket. Children firmly hold the edge of the blanket. Have them raise their arms above their heads. Put feathers on the blanket and make them move by shaking the blanket. Observe the way the feathers fall back down on the blanket. You may add paper eggs (Open egg models). Print the eggs and cut out.

Fishing for eggs

Cut eggs out of cardboard (Open egg models) Attach paperclips to the eggs. Use a fishing line with a magnet at the end to fish for eggs.

Egg hatching

Use this as a relaxation activity. Play soft music. Imitate a chick hatching from its egg.

Bunny game

Children wear a strip of paper with bunny ears attached to it (Open bunny ears). They stand at one end of the daycare. You hold three different bunny pictures. One bunny is sleeping, one is hopping, and one is eating (Open bunny game). When the picture of the sleeping bunny is displayed, children must lie down on the ground. They must hop like a bunny when they see the picture of the hopping bunny and pretend to eat a carrot when they see the bunny eating.

Puzzle

Find Easter pictures (example: greeting cards, gift bags, etc.) Cut each picture into two or three pieces using jagged scissors. Give children a piece of a puzzle and have them search for the other pieces to complete the puzzles.

Sorting chocolate

Draw a line on the floor and place an empty egg carton a few feet further. Children try to throw chocolate eggs into the cavities.

Snap, crackle, pop!

Children sit in a circle. Place open plastic Easter eggs in the center of the circle. Children must assemble them as quickly as possible. Each child can have a basket in which he deposits the eggs he successfully assembles. Count the eggs in each basket when all the eggs have been assembled.

Who is the hen?

Children form a large circle. Choose a child to stand, blindfolded, in the center of the circle. Another child is chosen to be the hen. This child walks around the circle holding an egg while the rest of the group sings a song. The hen gives the egg to another player. The player who receives the egg makes a chicken sound and the other children stop singing. The blindfolded child must guess who has the egg. Players exchange roles. The child who was the hen goes to the center of the circle and the child who was given the egg becomes the hen.

Chick race

Divide the group into two teams. When you give the signal, the first player from each team places a chick (yellow cotton ball) in his spoon and crosses to the other side of the room and back. They then give the spoon and chick to the next player in their team and so on until everyone has had a turn.

Colored bunnies

Make two teams. Have them stand on two lines facing each other at opposite ends of the daycare. Associate one color to the two bunnies from opposite teams who are one in front of the other (2 yellow bunnies, 2 red bunnies, etc.) Place a carrot on the floor halfway between the two teams. When you name a color, the two children associated to that color must run to grab the carrot. The child who reaches the carrot first earns a point for his team.

Bunny race

Make a large circle. Children hold hands. One child remains outside of the circle holding a basket, he is the bunny. He hops around the circle and deposits the basket behind another player. He then quickly runs away and the other child must try to catch him. The bunny tries to reach the other player’s place before being caught. Start over.

Bunny marathon

Place carrots in a line on a table. Children stand in a pillowcase at the other end of the room and hop to catch a carrot before returning to the starting point.

Where are the bunnies?

(Open tiny bunny) Print and laminate. Hide tiny bunnies throughout the daycare. Place them so children will see their ears sticking out of their hiding places. When you give the signal, children search for bunnies. There is no winner in this game. The object of the game is simply to have fun. At the end, you can give each player a tiny bunny to take home.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Easter egg hunt

Hide plastic eggs and have children hunt for them.

Easter walk

When you take a walk with the group, invite children to imitate you (example: hopping like a bunny, walking like a duck, etc.) You can also walk single file like a duck family. Baby chicks imitate each movement their mother does…

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

The shaking box

Use an empty egg carton. Write the numbers 1, 2, and 3, three times each in different sections of the egg carton. In the remaining sections, glue pictures of a bunny, a duck, and a rooster (or other animal pictures on hand). Children place a button in the egg carton and close it. They shake the box before opening it to see in which section the button landed. If it fell on a number, the children must name the number. If it fell in a section containing the picture of an animal, they must reproduce the sound associated with that animal.

Easter story and memory game

Print, cut out, and laminate the pictures. (Open Easter story and memory) . Place the cards face down on the floor. Children pick three cards and invent a story in relation to the illustrations. Trick: To solidify the cards, glue each illustration onto the top of a frozen juice can. Variation: Print the pictures twice and use as a memory game.

Sorting eggs

Use eggs of different sizes and colors. Have children sort them from smallest to largest or from largest to smallest. Older children can also sort them by color.

Egg association

Place twelve stickers in the cavities of an empty egg carton. Place the same twelve stickers on plastic eggs. Children must associate the eggs to the correct cavity by observing the stickers.

Mysterious eggs

Fill plastic Easter eggs with various objects: macaroni, buttons, rice, small stones…Glue them shut with hot glue. Children guess the content of the eggs.

Giant Easter tic-tac-toe

Trace the lines for a tic-tac-toe game on a large white cardboard. (Open Easter tic-tac-toe) Bunnies replace “x’s” and chickens replace “o’s”. One player uses the bunnies and the other player uses the chickens. One at a time, they deposit the animals on the game. The first child to place three in a row wins.

Easter bingo

(Open Easter bingo) Play bingo with the group. Print, laminate, and store the game in a small pastel box.

Hunt and seek

(Open Easter hunt and seek) Print and laminate. Children pick cards and must find the elements in the scene.

Easter snakes and ladders

(Open Easter snakes and ladders) Print and laminate. Use a die and small chocolate eggs as pawns. The object of the game: all children much reach the end of the game. When they have done so, they may eat their chocolate pawn.

Who is hiding in the egg?

Hide tiny farm animals in plastic eggs. Children take turns picking an egg and secretly looking at the animal inside before imitating it. For example, if a child picks an egg holding a bunny, he may wiggle his nose. The rest of the group must guess which animal it is.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

The carrot’s tail

Cut off the top of a carrot and place it in a plate. Surround the carrot with several pebbles to hold it in place. Be sure there is always a small quantity of water in the plate. In one week, the green leaves will begin to grow again.

The floating egg

Use plastic eggs and insert various objects. Place the eggs in a large container filled with water. Notice which eggs float and which eggs sink. You may also do this activity with a hard boiled egg and an uncooked egg. Variation: repeat with the various objects removed from the eggs for children to visualize exactly what caused the eggs to sink or float. Suggestions of material: rubber ducks, paper, corks, feathers, clothespins, ping-pong balls, golf balls, etc.

The egg

Have fun cracking eggs and observing what is inside.

CULINARY ACTIVITIES

Easter egg

Gently wash the exterior of an egg shell. Using a large needle, make a small hole at the pointed end of the egg. Make a larger hole at the rounded end of the egg. Be sure to puncture the egg yolk. Have children blow into the small hole over a bowl until the egg is completely empty. Rinse the egg shell under cold water and allow to dry (you may use the uncooked egg to prepare an omelet, a quiche, or scrambled eggs). Decorate the eggs with Easter colors.

Chocolate graffiti

Prepare pudding with the group. Hang a large piece of cardboard on the wall. Be sure to place a plastic tablecloth on the ground to avoid make cleanup easy. Children make a chocolate graffiti mural.

Chocolate snack

Melt three squares of semi-sweet chocolate or one cup of chocolate chips in the microwave oven for one minute. Dip pieces of fruit in the melted chocolate and place them on a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and enjoy!

Egg yolk paint

Carefully crack an egg. Separate the egg yolk from the egg white. Beat the egg yolk with one teaspoon of water. Pour the yolk into an ice cube tray. Add different colors of food coloring in each section and mix. Use a paintbrush to paint the egg. If the paint becomes too thick, add a few drops of water.

Marshmallow bunny

Children use marshmallows and toothpicks to create bunnies.

Easter basket

Add a stick of liquorice to your muffins to form a handle. They will look like tiny Easter baskets.

Carrot-shaped carrot cookies

1 cup of butter

¾ cup of sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon of vanilla

2 cups of flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1 cup of cooked carrots, mashed

1 cup of fine granulated sugar

1 tablespoon of butter

The juice of one orange

A few pieces of orange peel

Combine all the ingredients. Bake for 10 minutes at 375ºF. Makes 24 cookies.

Eggnog snack

Place the following ingredients in a blender:

1 cup of milk

1 egg

a pinch of nutmeg

1 teaspoon of honey

1 teaspoon of vanilla

ARTS & CRAFTS

Easter hat

Use a paper plate and decorate it with Easter colors: purple, yellow, green, etc. Add stickers, feathers, etc. Punch holes on either side and attach some string which children can tie under their chins.

Bunny costume

Bunny ears: make headbands with a strip of paper stapled at the back. Glue white cotton balls everywhere on the headbands. (Open bunny ears) Color, cut out, and staple ears to the headbands. Wear the bunny ears to hop to the sound of music.

Bunny bowtie: (Open bunny costume) Print and cut out. Children color their bowties and wear them around their necks with a long string.

Bunny tail: Paint a paper plate. When the paint is dry, glue white cotton balls in the center. Attach string to each side to tie the bunny tail to children’s backs.

Easter crown

Draw several Easter eggs on construction paper. Cut out and decorate. Glue the eggs onto a strip of paper and you have a wonderful crown for Easter!

Easter collage

(Open Easter shapes) Print the different shapes. Have children tear, crumple, and glue pastel-colored tissue paper onto the Easter shapes.

Easter tablecloth

Purchase a white paper tablecloth. Glue small squares of pastel-colored tissue paper, multicolored egg shapes, and ribbons onto the tablecloth with the children. Pastel-colored waxed crayons may also be used to draw Easter designs. You will have a beautiful Easter table!

Easter greeting cards

Keep broken egg shells. Prepare several colors of food coloring in small plastic containers. To dye the egg shells, use a few drops of food coloring diluted with a small quantity of hot water and a few drops of vinegar. Remove the egg shells from the mixture and dry on paper towels. Print Easter greetings (Open Easter greetings) and glue them onto pastel-colored construction paper. Fold the construction paper in two. Children create mosaics on the front of the cards using the tinted egg shells and glue. Allow to dry.

If you prefer, we have also prepared Easter greeting cards to color. (Open Easter greeting cards)

Easter card

Make egg-shaped cards for Easter.

Eggs

Egg vase

Crack the top part of the egg shell. Empty it and wash the shell thoroughly. Decorate the shell with markers or paint. Glue the decorated egg onto a plastic bottle cap. Garnish the egg with flowers.

Tissue egg

Cut an egg shape out of “Mac-Tac”. Stick small squares of tissue paper on the egg. Even young children love this activity!

Pastel egg

Paint on a sheet of paper with pastel colors. When the paint is dry, cut out egg shapes.

Painted egg

Trace an egg shape on paper. Paint the egg with chocolate pudding paint (one pudding envelope with one cup of milk) or Jell-O paint (one Jello-O envelope with a small quantity of water).

My egg pal

Draw an egg shape on cardboard. Use markers or crayons to add details such as eyes and a mouth to create a character.

Shiny egg

Decorate an egg-shaped styrofoam ball. Cover it with glue and roll it in sparkles.

Sticky egg

Dip eggs in Carnation milk to which you have added a few drops of food coloring. Allow to dry completely. The eggs will sparkle.

Styro egg

Cut an egg shape out of a styrofoam platter. Carve the inside using a toothpick to make designs. Cover the egg with paint and use it to make impressions on paper.

Sweet/salty egg

Trace and cut out eggs in colored construction paper. Cover the egg with glue and sprinkle with colored sugar or salt.

Egg hatching

Use egg-shaped sponges dipped in paint to make impressions on paper. Draw legs. Add “Cheerios” for eyes and a piece of macaroni for the beak. Finally, add feathers and children will have little chicks.

Giant egg

Cut out an egg shape from a piece of white cardboard or a white paper plate. Mix glue with food coloring in bowls. Use these mixtures to paint the eggs. You can sprinkle with salt or sugar for extra shininess.

Tinted egg

Soak eggs in colored hot water for half an hour. Children can decorate eggs using markers or waxed crayons. Use empty rolls of toilet paper cut into small rings to hold the eggs in place.

Multicolored egg

Insert a popsicle stick into the end of a styrofoam egg. Dip it in glue and then in colored sand or salt.

Eggs

Make eggs out of clay. Paint them and add ribbons to hang as decorations.

Egg family

(Open egg shape) Print one egg for each child. Children cut them out and glue them onto a piece of construction paper. As a group, they can create an egg family and use their eggs for puppet shows.

Golden rooster

Color or paint an egg yellow. Glue a triangle cut out of orange construction paper as a beak. Add wiggly eyes. Cut strips of red and orange construction paper and curl them with scissors. Glue them onto the egg. Glue straw under the egg and deposit it in an egg carton.

My own egg

Print the egg shape. (Open egg shape) Have children make an Easter drawing inside.

Egg shell mosaic

Die egg shells with food coloring and use for crafts.

Potato egg

Cut a potato in half. Since potatoes have an oval shape like an egg, they are perfect for stamping Easter eggs. Use pastel-colored paint.

Easter egg

Trace eggs in waxed paper using cardboard eggs. Cut them out. Deposit waxed crayon shavings between two egg shapes. Iron the eggs with a hot iron. The final result is superb!

Easter egg mobile

Cut out egg shapes. Decorate both sides of the eggs. Punch holes in the eggs and hang them as a mobile using string.

Broken egg

Draw an egg on construction paper. Cut out and decorate the egg. Cut the egg in two following a zigzag instead of a straight line. Cut a chick out of yellow construction paper. Glue the chick to the back of the bottom egg shell. Attach the upper egg shell with a fastener. Children will love making their chick hatch!

Floured eggs

Cut an egg shape out of construction paper. Fill a bottle with a mixture of flour and water and add a few drops of food coloring. Prepare several bottles with different colors. Decorate the eggs.

Easter egg

Have children crush egg shells. Glue them on a picture and paint afterwards.

Decoration of Easter eggs

Allow hard-boiled eggs to cool. Children draw on the egg shells using waxed crayons. Combine: 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 cup of hot water and 1 teaspoon of food coloring. Prepare different colors. Dip eggs in the solution and let dry. Smear the eggs with vegetable oil for added shine.

Bunnies

Bunny

Use two paper plates, a small one for the head and a larger one for the body. Draw eyes, a nose, a mouth, and moustaches on the smaller plate. Glue two bunny ears to the top of the plate. Attach the head to the body. Cut out four bunny paws. Glue two paws under the head and two paws at the bottom of the bunny. Add cotton balls to the back of the plate to represent the bunny tail.

Cuddly bunny

Have each child cut out a bunny. Apply glue and add cotton balls. Color the mouth, nose, and eyes. Glue pipe cleaners for the moustaches.

Whipped cream bunny

Add a few drops of food coloring to whipped cream and paint a giant bunny which was previously traced on a piece of paper.

Soft bunny

Give children bunny outlines and have them fill them with cotton balls. Variation: The bunny outlines can be on cardboard or “Mac-Tac”.

Bunny puppet

Draw a bunny face on a paper plate. Add ears and glue a popsicle stick to the base for children to use as a handle. Variation: Use a brown paper bag to create the puppet. Draw the face on the front. Add ears and pipe cleaner moustaches. You can complete with paws on either side of the bag.

Cute little bunny

Place a styrofoam glass upside down. On the front of the glass, draw a bunny face with pipe cleaner moustaches. Add ears.

Footprint bunny

Create a bunny from a footprint. Trace the contour of children’s feet onto white sheets of paper. Cut two long ears out of pink paper. Glue the ears to the heel. Glue a pompom on the part of the foot where the toes are to represent the nose. Decorate with markers and paint. Add pipe cleaner moustaches and wiggly eyes.

Handprint bunny

Make a bunny’s head from a handprint. Trace the contour of children’s hands on pink construction paper and cut out. Remove the thumb, middle finger, and ring finger. Draw the face.

Bunny prints

Cut a potato in two and make a print on paper for the bunny’s body. Cut a carrot in two length-wise and make two prints to resemble ears. Use the tip or a slice of the carrot to make the eyes and nose. Use a black marker to add the mouth and moustaches. You can add green straw to show that your bunnies are playing in the grass.

Hens and chicks

Adorable hen

Trace and cut out a hen shape in cardboard. Glue it onto a piece of cardboard of a different color. Add colored feathers. Glue a small cardboard egg near the hen so it looks like she is laying eggs.

Chick mask

Cut a paper plate in two. Cut three triangles out of the top of the plate to make it look like a comb. Paint the plate yellow. Make holes on either side. Tie yarn. Cut a small orange triangle and glue it to the bottom of the plate to represent the chick’s beak.

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Trace your hand on paper. The thumb will be the chicken’s head and the fingers will represent feathers. Add a beak, an eye, and legs.

Baby chick

Use an egg carton cavity as a nest. A yellow cotton ball makes the perfect chick. Simply add a beak and eyes.

Fuzzy chick

Cut out the chick shapes (Open chick models). Children add details and multicolored feathers. The chicks may be glued onto popsicle sticks to make puppets.

Little chicken

Draw a head, two wings, and a tail on construction paper. Glue feathers on the wings. Cut part of an empty toilet paper roll to hold the chicken. Make two slits at one end of the toilet paper roll. Insert the head in one slit and the tail in the other slit. Decorate the roll. Glue the wings. Cut thin strips of yellow construction paper to make straw. Place the chicken in the nest.

Easter Baskets

Easter basket model

(Open Easter basket) Print two copies. Cut out and color. Fold where indicated and glue the contour of the basket. Use one end for the interior and one for the exterior. Attach a cardboard strip to make a handle. Add the Easter designs to the basket to decorate.

My little basket

Clean an empty 1 liter carton of milk per child. Cut the container one quarter way up. Make two holes on opposite sides using a hole-punch and thread a pipe cleaner from one hole to the other to make a handle. Decorate with fabric, paper, and paint. Add a ribbon to the handle and make a bow. Lay straw in the basket and use it as you wish.

Easter basket

Decorate an egg carton with pastel-colored paint. Add stickers, sparkles, and sponge impressions. Before closing the egg carton, add chocolate or plastic eggs. You can add ribbon and make a beautiful bow.

COLORING PAGES

(Open Easter Coloring Book)

SONGS & RHYMES

Easter bunny, Easter bunny by: Patricia Morrison

Easter bunny, Easter bunny

Where are you?

With your eggs of every hue

Pink, yellow, purple and blue

Don’t forget your chocolate ones too!

Hop Bunny (sung to Jingle Bells) by: Patricia Morrison

Hopping over the hills

With his ears flip flopping so

The Easter bunny comes

Hopping everywhere

Basket full of eggs

One for you and me

What fun it is on Easter morn’

To hunt for all the eggs

Oh, hop bunny, hop bunny,

Hop bunny all the way

Oh what fun it is to find

The yummy treats you leave

SUGGESTION OF THE WEEK:

(Open Easter schedule)

It’s a special day! Have children attend daycare dressed in pastel colors.

All day long, have fun with the children! Have them hunt for Easter eggs. Use food coloring to transform your food. Lunch, dessert, and snacks should be shades of purple, yellow, lime green, or pink. Replace regular light bulbs with pastel-colored light bulbs. Hang tiny pastel-colored Christmas lights and make Easter drawings in windows and mirrors. Invite children to wear bunny ears or paint their faces. Invite the Easter bunny to drop in for a visit. If you prefer, organize a pajama party!

Marie-Josée, Karine, Caroline, Nancy, Sonia, Magalie, Patricia, and all our collaborators

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