Preschool Easter Activities

Easter is a joyous time of year, no matter what your religious persuasion may be. Christians celebrate the resurrection, the Jews have Passover, and the non-religious just really love the spring! Fantastic! Children? Heck - who like the little chickies and bunnies and Easter eggs and peeps! Here are some great ideas for Easter preschool activities shortly.

Fingerprint Easter Eggs is a fun twist on the old standby! Hard boil eggs and dyeis prepared with a very light base color to have for children. Tempura paint, the children dip their fingers in different colors to make different designs on eggs with finger-painting skills.

Bunny Rabbit Ears are always a winner. Cut strips of cardboard long enough to wrap around the heads of preschoolers. Press rabbit ears and let the children color them. Glue the ears on the band, tape sealed headbands around their heads.

Bagrabbit ears can be printed and different forms for the arms, eyes, nose and mouth - her cheeks, even if you like. Paste all to create handbags, rabbits, like children who have imagined.

Easter Crowns Hands are much more fun! Using cutting butcher paper or plain paper printer check. Trace fingerprints of children use finger paints to paint hand prints. Make a circle with his hand prints on paper for a crown.

Easter crosses areprepared by cutting different colored paper or construction of tissue paper in different shapes and sizes and glue them on a cross-reference. The more variety, more fun, you can!

Jelly Bean Color Match - Take an empty carton of eggs and paint the bottom of the holes in different colors. Let the children grab a handful of colorful jelly and insert them into holes.

Coloring - Let the children color chickies rabbits, crosses, etc.

Plants and Animals - PlantSome Easter lilies, butterfly caterpillars help, grow some chicks or take care of some live rabbits.

Songs - songs like "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," "Easter Bonnet" or some religious songs depending on the season, children can be taught in.

Mystery Egg - Send a letter home and a large plastic egg with children. In the letter to parents that you're playing a game with children and eggs to explain. Having the family put a little 'smallereggs, record some notes on what is inside, and children to guess what is inside the other eggs the next day at school.

Whatever the reason for enjoying the Easter period and you will be able to create something for pre-school age children in a fun activity with you!