Easter

Bunny Craft with Baby's Footprint and Handprint

Want a quick and simple Preschool Easter Craft? 

 

Here are two easy Easter Craft ideas, using the same base.  We’ve got a Easter Bunny footprint craft (perfect for little ones), and an Easter Bunny handprint craft (great for preschoolers). 

 

Bunny Footprint Craft for little ones:

bunny footprint craft


Materials Needed:


White washable paint
Construction paper
Dollar Store Stickers
White Bunny Cut Out (use oval for body)

 

1. Glue Bunny outline to the middle of the construction paper.

2.  Paint baby's feet with white paint and stamp it beside the bunny body.

3.  Let it dry, then use stickers or markers to draw baskets and eggs for Easter.

 

bunny head cut out for kid's craftsBunny Footprint Craft for bigger kids:

 

bunny handprint craft

 

 

Materials Needed:


Green washable paint
Construction paper
Dollar Store Stickers
White Bunny Cut Out (use oval for body)

 

1.  Glue Bunny outline to the middle of the construction paper.

2.  Paint your child's hand with green paint and stamp it several times across the bottom of the paper to look like grass.

3.  Let it dry, then use stickers or markers to draw baskets and eggs for Easter.

 

Happy Easter from momstown Burlington

 

Posted by momstown team on 03/21/2013 - 16:42
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Five Little Chicks: How to Make an Washcloth Chick

Easter means new life, bunnies, eggs, springtime and baby chicks and we have all the crafts to help decorate your home and teach your child about this season! 

 

We love this craft for moms who have some basic stitching knowledge or those who want to learn!

 

Materials:

yellow washcloths

scraps of orange and black felt

embroidery floss

ribbon

 

Directions:

See the full tutorial instructions from "Own Two Hands" for this chick and an adorable bunny (using a white washcloth) as well!

 

As the tutorial recommends, I hand stitched the folds of the faces together to give them a bit more of a solid look, and stitched on the eyes and beaks for durability and safety, but if you wanted to use your chicks as washcloths again it would be simple to take the stitches out, or to simply rely on the folds.  Similarly, you could stick the faces on removable glue, or just tack them down with one or two stitches.

 5 little chicks- diy washcloth chicks

 

There are many ways to play with this fun chicks;

 

1.  They were perfect for "beanbag" toss game at our Easter party (the shape made them particularly easy for little hands to hold).

2.  Play catch with them.

3.  Create stories and use the chicks to act it out or use them as "puppets". 

4.  Practice colours and counting.

5.  They are great to use as prompts while reading rhymes too. 

 

Here is one that is particularly appropriate:

Five Little Chicks

Five little chicks went walking one day (five fingers up, change to fingers walking motion)
Into the barn and around the hay (walking fingers with wide round motion).
Mother hen says, "Cluck, cluck, cluck, CLACK!"  (Hands palm together to open like a beak)
And 4 little chicks come wandering back.


Four little chicks ....
Three little chicks ...
Two little chicks ...

One little chick went walking one day
Into the barn and around the hay
Mother hen says, "Cluck, cluck, cluck, CLACK!"
And 5 little chicks come wandering back.

 


I’m a Little Chickie (Sung to the Tune of "I’m a Little Teapot")


I'm a little chickie, (crouch down inside your egg)
Ready to hatch
Pecking at my shell (Pecking motion)
Scratch, scratch, scratch! (scratching motion)
When I crack it open,
Out I'll leap (jump out of shell)
Flap my wings and, cheap, cheap, cheap!

 

Happy Easter from momstown Calgary

Posted by momstown team on 03/04/2013 - 22:52
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Our Favourite Pinterest Easter Crafts

We love to spend time on Pinterest and search for some new holiday craft ideas to share with momstown moms.  We have already shared our momstown top 16 Easter crafts with you, as well as our favourite Easter snacks!

 

This month we have looked for the cutest, simple Easter crafts to make with your kids.  Be sure to follow momstown on Pinterest for the best crafts, recipes and ideas for your family!

 

1.  Visit your local paint store for the bright or pastel shades that remind you of Easter and springtime.  Cut them into egg shapes and staple or glue a beautiful wreath!

 

Easter paper wreath

 

2.  Feeling ambitious?  Then you will want to try these incredible egg creations.  Store them safely and they can be brought out each year at Eastertime and placed in a glass vase or turned into a garland.

 

egg creations

 

 

3.  How cute are these coloured cotton ball bunnies???  Foam ears, feet, teeth and whiskers with google eyes complete these adorable little guys.  Not only are these a cute decoration, but could be used as characters in a puppet show!

 

cotton ball bunny craft

 

4.  Using recycled materials is our favourite way to teach our kids about reusing- try this coffee tin Bunny that can be personalized and used to collected eggs on Easter morning!

 

coffee tin bunny

 

5.  Handprint and handmade cards are so lovely to give grandparents, teachers or siblings.  These are some of the cutest ones we found "Somebunnies love you"!

 

handprint easter card

 

6.  Create this sweet chick using your child's hands.  Simple to make and using items you already have at home!  What a cute decoration- For full instructions- click here.  An alternative is to use your child's hands dipped in paint.

 

easy chick craft for easter

 

handprint chick craft

 

 

 

Posted by momstown team on 03/03/2013 - 12:15
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Easter centrepiece made by toddlers

Get your toddler involved in making the Easter table centrepiece? Yes! momstown's littlest crafters helped create this centrepiece-worthy creation.

 

Easter centrepiece

 

What you need:

  • Plastic easter eggs
  • Empty toilet rolls
  • Markers, paint, stickers
  • Easter grass
  • Shallow container (bowl, upside-down tin lid)

 

centrepiece easter toilet rollsFirst, cut the toilet rolls in three so you have them the right size to hold an egg.

 

Then, have your child paint each one - try some fun Easter colours like purple, yellow, and pink! You could also use markers to colour them if you prefer.

 

 

 

 

centrepiece easter toilet rolls

Let the paint dry on the rolls.

 

These rolls could also be used in your egg-decorating projects as egg-drying holders!

 

 

 

 

centrepiece easter toilet rollsIf you have some Easter stickers, add them to the rolls, and place plastic eggs (or real ones) in them.

 

 

 

Arrange in a bed of Easter grass in a shallow container, and you've got a gorgeous centrepiece!

 

If you want to use real dyed eggs, here are some ways to decorate them.

Posted by Teacher Mom on 03/30/2012 - 10:20
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Easter craft round up - 16 crafts to make with your children this spring

momstown's got lots of Easter crafts to keep your preschoolers and toddlers busy this spring - lots of baskets, wreaths, and Easter egg ideas!

 

Easter collage

 

Baskets and Decorations

Easter baskets

Easter wreath

Easter bonnets

Toilet roll centrepiece

 

Eggs-ellent Ideas

Easter egg decorating

Stained glass Easter egg

Easter egg mosaic

Easter egg literacy activities

Easter eggshell tree

Easter egg snowflake

 

Chicks and Bunnies

Thumbprint chicks

Egg carton Easter chicks

Cotton ball Easter bunnies

Easter sock bunny

 

Click here for more Easter ideas from our crafty friends!

Posted by Teacher Mom on 03/28/2012 - 11:21
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Chick thumbprint craft for Easter

Thumbprint crafts are so much fun for little ones - it's amazing to see what you can make with their little hands! This Easter, make spring chicks with your child's thumbprints - so cute and makes a great gift or keepsake too!

 

spring thumbprint chicks

 

What you need:

  • Art canvas (available at dollar stores)
  • Yellow and purple paint
  • Red and black markers (Sharpies are great)
  • Thumbs!

 

spring thumbprint chicksPaint the canvas in purple and let dry. Then pour a small amount of yellow paint on to a plate or piece of paper, and have your child transfer their thumbprint onto the canvas.

 

Have them spread out the thumbprints so you will have room to draw the rest of the details for the chicks.

 

 

spring thumbprint chicks

Take a marker and draw on legs and chicken feet. Draw dots for eyes and use red marker to draw a beak on each little chick. You've got a work of Easter art!

 

Use thumbprints with these other fun crafts from momstown:

 

Reindeer thumbprints

Thumbprint people

Thumbprint tree

Thumbprint ants

Posted by Teacher Mom on 03/27/2012 - 12:13
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