CRAFTS
Make Easter Bonnets:
Use paper plates.
Decorate with ribbon and flowers.
Make Humpty Dumpty:
Put a pinhole in each end of an egg and blow out egg.
Use a t.p. tube for body.
Use construction paper for facial features, arms and legs.
Candy Jars:
Cut off bottom of styrofoam ball so it will stand.
Glue the flat edge on to lid of baby food jar. A glue gun works best for this part.
Bend 2 white pipe cleaners for ears.
Fill in center with a pink pipe cleaner.
Push pipe cleaners into ball for bunny's ears.
Glue on googly eyes, pink felt nose and a black pipe cleaner for whiskers
Bend either a red or pink pipe cleaner for the mouth.
Glue cottonball to back (for tail).
Fill jar with jelly beans, chocolate eggs or other treats.
Bunny Hats:
Add construction paper ears to paper plates or headbands.
Easter Baskets:
Weave a large piece of construction paper and staple together for a basket. Add a paper handle.
Make Cotton Ball Bunnies.
Dye Eggs.
SONGS
Little Peter Rabbit
(Sung to: John Brown's Baby)
Little Peter Rabbit had a flea upon his ear(x3)
So he flipped it and he flopped it and it flew away.
Little_(child's name)_ had a flea upon her toe
So she flipped it and she flopped it and it flew away.
Song Note: Continue using every child's name in the group.
Did You Ever See a Bunny
(Sung to: Did you ever see a Lassie)
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny
Did you ever see a bunny, munching his lunch?
He munches and crunches, and crunches and munches
Did you ever see a bunny, munching his lunch?
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny
Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose?
He wiggles and giggles, and giggles and wiggles
Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose?
Did you ever see a bunny...flapping his ears?
He flips them and flaps them... (etc)
Did you ever see a bunny...hop on one foot?
He hops and he hops...(etc)
GAMES
Easter Egg Hunt:
Hide the eggs. Whoever finds the most eggs wins.
Bunny Races:
Kids hop like a bunny from point A to point B.