There’s plenty more ideas than Easter egg hunts to entertain the kids over the Easter holidays. We’ve put together some easy, affordable ideas to inspire you and give you some quality family time together away from digital distractions! Easter Egg Collage First, collect any old magazines, newspapers, and catalogues – the free food magazines you get from supermarkets are ideal! Draw a large egg shape on some paper, then get your children to cut or tear pictures and patterns from the magazines and create their own easter egg collage by sticking down inside the egg shape. Easter Egg Potato Prints Potato printing is a simple yet fun and affordable arts and crafts activity that is suitable for all age ranges. Cut a potato in half and carve different patterns into each half. Then dip each half into paint, or paint different colours directly onto the potato and print onto paper. Salt Dough Decorations
Make some beautiful handmade Easter decorations out of salt dough. Once the dough is made, roll out and use cookie cutters to make different shapes - or go free style and cut shapes by hand using a knife! Place the shapes on an old newspaper or greaseproof paper and put them somewhere warm and dry overnight. When the shapes have dried out, they will be ready to paint and decorate. Children can be as creative as they like with this, using paints, glitter and cutting and sticking other materials on to decorate them. Once they are finished, you can hang them up around the house, or even give them to friends and relatives as Easter gifts! Here’s a recipe for making your own salt dough: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-make-salt-dough-recipe Write your own Easter Adventure Time to flex your storytelling skills! Write an Easter Adventure Story using our Green Bean writing paper which you can download here: What exciting adventure could the friends get up to in Adventure Dales this Easter? Green Bean's missing egg? Rosie's hot cross bun special recipe? Follow the bunny tracks with Mr Bear? These are some titles you and your little ones could use to make up your own story. Be sure to share your stories with us on our social media pages and tag us in! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn We hope these activities have given you some great ideas to entertain the kids over Easter. What’s your go-to arts and crafts activity to do with children when it’s the school holidays? Let us know by connecting with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Printable Cartoon Characters colouring PagesUnleash your creativity with these super cool Green Bean & Friends™ colouring pages! Print them out for hours of fun, share them with a friend, or even frame your masterpieces. Colouring is a fantastic activity for early years development, as it helps with colour recognition, sparks creativity and imagination, and improves hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Spark creativity and fun with our Colour Fun Printable Cartoon Characters colouring pages! These delightful pages are perfect for kids of all ages and offer a fantastic way to develop artistic skills and imagination. Explore the world of Green Bean & Friends™ with these super cool colouring pages for kids. Print them out to colour in your own time, send to a friend or pop them in a frame! Colouring supports early years development, teaching colour recognition, developing creativity and imagination, and encouraging good hand eye coordination and fine motor skills. Setup the craft table with a container of plain paper and mesh cups of utensils. Then use a clear shoe organizer for all the other supplies: paint, stamps, glitter, glue, Play Dough, scissors, etc. Kids' love crafts for many reasons, including: Emotional expression
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Green Bean's NumbersGreen Bean Books™ authored by Anita Frost and published by Green Bean Studios® who share values of living sustainably, nurturing the environment, and supporting children to play, learn and go on fun adventures. Green Bean’s Numbers is a fun and educational board book teaching number recognition through observational learning. Each number comes with isolated objects to help reinforce children’s learning and understanding. This is a brilliant book for laying the foundations for Mathematics, which is a key learning objective for children in the EYFS statutory framework. Complete your collection with our board books box set which includes Green Bean’s Numbers, Green Bean’s Colours, and Green Bean’s Shapes. Suitable for children from birth up to seven years old. ©Green Bean Collection A Manchester-based brand that inspires a love of outdoor adventures, living a greener lifestyle, learning and embracing precious moments with your children from an early age. Bright colours and interesting stories are designed to be exciting and engaging for young children, as well as being tailored to the developmental and educational stage of each age group, including elements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework. Explore the world of Green Bean & Friends™ with these super cool colouring pages for kids. Print them out to colour in your own time, send to a friend or pop them in a frame! Colouring supports early years development, teaching colour recognition, developing creativity and imagination, and encouraging good hand eye coordination and fine motor skills.
Explore the world of Green Bean & Friends™ with these super cool colouring pages for kids. Print them out to colour in your own time, send them to a friend or pop them in a frame! Explore the world of Green Bean & Friends™ with these super cool colouring pages for kids. Print them out to colour in your own time, send to a friend or pop them in a frame! Colouring supports early years development, teaching colour recognition, developing creativity and imagination, and encouraging good hand eye coordination and fine motor skills. Colour Fun Printable Cartoon Characters colouring pages a super fun way for kids of all ages to develop creativity... Learning Fun
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