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Don't Let The Easter Bunny…
Undo all the recent good work with childhood obesity!

Apparently the childhood obesity rate in Australia is finally on a downward trend due to a healthier attitude to food and exercise among Australian families so get those Easter bunnies in order and back to basics. Do you remember Easter as a child? How many eggs did you get? Seems the little ones these days think Easter eggs grow on trees and Easter should involve a never ending supply of chocolate and sweets - rather like Christmas and Halloween! So make your kids work for their treats and do the full Easter egg hunt…Maybe a couple of hundred metres between each one?!

When did you last make an Easter bonnet or basket or paint some colourful egg shells? Apart from the kids absolutely loving to do this, they make their own treats AND it takes loads of time so a great activity to get the kids doing in the holidays!

Here are some simple Easter craft ideas to get in the spirit and stir those creative juices:

Pompom Easter Chick - a super cute and super easy pompom chick even the smallest kids can make.

Egg Carton Easter Bunny - the cups at the back of this bunny can be used as treat holders!

Speckled Easter Eggs - messy but fun activity which uses boiled eggs.

Easter Bunny Bracelet - this requires a little preparation but your kids will enjoy wearing the final product.

Boiled Egg Bunnies - this craft activity doubles as a healthy snack!

Easter Chicks on a Stick - your kids will love these adorable feathery chicks made with feathers and popsicle sticks.

Easter Egg Tree -this activity could be turned into a group project and displayed on the wall.

Easter Basket - this project uses a paper plate as a basket for displaying Easter eggs.

Easy Easter Chick -even the youngest children will enjoy decorating this cute chick with crayons and sparkles.

Easter Bunny Ears - use paper, tape and scissors to turn the kids in your service into a gang of Easter bunnies.

Otherwise if your kids are feeling particularly generous how about getting them to donate an Easter egg's worth of dollars to the causes below…

These ideas were sourced from www.allfreecrafts.com and www.dtk-holidays.com