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Planning a Children's Easter Party
If you'd like to do
more this year for Easter than a traditional egg hunt, consider
planning a party as well. Kids love to have fun, play games, and
earn prizes while searching for eggs. Here are some ideas for
activities you can do to make your party a hit.
Pin
the Chick on the Egg
Draw a large egg on a
piece of white poster board. Cut it out, decorate it, and pin or
tape it to the wall. Mark the center clearly. Let the children
draw chicks on construction paper and cut them out. When they
are done, fold a piece of tape and stick it to the back of each
chick. Blindfold each child in turn and let them see who can
tape their chick closest to the center of the egg.
Word Games
Many Easter word
games are available on the internet for free. Search for “Easter
word games”, and print out a few to photocopy for your guests.
These printable pages have activities like word searches and
word scrambles that are grouped by age. Give a prize to the
winner of each game.
Duck, Duck,
Goose!
Have all the children
sit in a circle. One child will walk around the circle behind
the others tapping each “duck” on the head until they decide
which one of their friends will be the “goose”. The “goose” has
to get up and chase the first child. If the first child makes it
back to the empty spot without being touched, then the second
child becomes the new “duck”.
Easter necklaces.
Cut strips from
pastel colored construction paper. Show the children how to make
chain links. Fold the paper in a circle, dropping a spot of glue
or using a glue stick on one end. Then press the two ends
together to form a circle. For each new link, fold the paper in
a circle around the previous link so they form a chain. When the
chain is long enough to fit over the child's head as a necklace,
add one more link to join the two ends of the chain.
Treats
Everyone loves fun
food. Serve party snacks like little sandwiches, juice, and a
small dessert. For a change, use cookie cutters in the shapes of
Easter characters to cut the sandwiches. There many fun recipes
on sites like
http://www.foodnetwork.com/
You don’t need too
many activities to keep children happy at a party. Remember,
there's also the excitement of the egg hunt to keep them
entertained. Have fun making this an Easter to remember!
Marcia Chumbley is a
work at home mom and grandmother in Minnesota. She
is the owner of a
Christian Work From Home Moms
website
at
Faithful Grannies
http://www.faithfulgrannies.com
bringing generations of
Christian Work From Home Moms,
Grandmothers, Parents, Boomers and Families together
while providing resources, inspiration and affordable
advertising while balancing the work at home experience. She
holds a degree in Business and is a CMOM.
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