Category — Easter

You can get Easter cards and envelopes from Jan Brett and they’re free. You can even create your own message.
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Materials
Round wooden beads in different sizes (the holes need to be large enough for double pipe cleaners to fit through)
Pipe cleaners
Acrylic paint
Mini pom-pom
Fine-point pen

Instructions
1. Paint two beads (one larger and one smaller) with acrylic paint.
2. Bend a pipe cleaner into an M shape.
3. When the beads have dried, bend the ends of the pipe cleaner under the larger bead to form two big feet, and adjust the loops above the smaller bead for ears.
4. Glue on a mini pom-pom tail.
5. Use a fine-point pen to draw on eyes, nose, and whiskers.

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Use a plastic container that you get from the grocery store that holds strawberries and weave yarn through the openings. The opening aren’t even but that’s what makes it interesting. My grandson started to weave this basket but got tired so I finished it for him. Maybe using thicker yarn would have made it go faster. I just used a pipe cleaner for the handle.

The basket is holding a cute sock bunny that my daughter made.
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My daughter shared these with me. She made some to put in Easter baskets.
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This is a great idea. I used them last Christmas but you could use them for any special occasion. They’re so easy and really add a special touch to a family gathering.
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Did you know there’s a website devoted to Peeps? CHECK IT OUT.
You’ll find holiday ideas, recipes and you can even join the Peeps Fan Club.

April is National Poetry Month so why not write a poem about Peeps with your grandchildren. Here’s one that me and my grandchildren wrote:

Peeps
Purple, pink and yellow bunnies,
Little green chicks are so funny.
They’re squishy and chewy, so good to eat,
What a great Easter treat.

This is a fun and easy activity to do with your grandchildren for Easter or Springtime. You’ll need: Ingredients for Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats (recipe below), jellybeans and chickens. Follow the directions for the marshmallow treats and when cool enough to handle form into a nest shape. When firm, add jellybeans and chicken.

Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats (This recipe comes from a Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Box)

1/4 cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick)
6 – 10 ozs. regular marshmallows (about 40) or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies
1. Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan. Add marshmallows and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted and mixture is syrupy. Remove from heat.
2. Add Rice Krispies and stir until well coated.
3. Press warm mixture evenly and firmly into buttered 13 X 9-inch pan. Cut into squares when cool.
Yeild: 24 (2-inch)squares

These bunnies are fun and easy to make. Use them to decorate your Easter table or as a party favor.
You’ll Need:
White & pink paper
Cotton balls
Glue or tape
Markers or crayons

For each bunny cut the white paper into 2 pieces, one approximately
5 1/2″ x 7″ and the other 4″ x 5″. Cut 2 pink ears and 2 white smaller inside ears. Roll into a tube as shown in the photo and secure with tape or glue. Add the ears, a cotton ball tail and the face.