What do you get when you cross an overanxious child
with an Easter basket crammed full of chocolate
bunnies, jelly beans and marshmallow chicks? A
major-league stomachache just waiting to happen. If
you'd like an inexpensive alternative to traditional
baskets of sugary treats, why not make one yourself?
Buy the basics (baskets, plus
colored cellophane, tissue paper and ribbon for
wrapping) at a dime store or other discount store.
Then fill the basket with craft supplies so children
can
create their own Easter crafts--an especially great
idea if the weather won't allow an outdoor
Easter-egg hunt.
-Some simple drawings of bunnies,
chicks, eggs or other Easter symbols on
lightweight cardboard. Let the kids color in the
drawings, cut them out and decorate the house.
-Pieces of pink and white felt (or
pastel-colored construction paper), some pastel pipe
cleaners, cotton balls, white glue and child-safe
scissors for making bunny cutouts.
-Plastic eggs and stickers for
decorating them.
|
