Spring is here, and I have many fun, springtime activities for you and your little sprout! Have you ever wondered what to do with all of those plastic eggs leftover from Easter? I have a solution that your kids will love! I also have some indoor ideas to do when it’s raining. They might just make you wish for rain!
What We’re Reading: The Spring Rabbit, by Joyce Dunbar
Activity: Easy Easter Crafts: Plastic Easter Egg Critters & Snake
What do you do with ALL of your plastic Easter Eggs? Here’s your answer! I don’t know about you, but I have a ton of plastic Easter eggs leftover from the holiday! I wanted to find something fun, minimally messy, and easy enough for my youngest to do, so I decided to make plastic Easter egg critters.
What You Need:
- Plastic Easter eggs (1 for each bunny; 2 for each snake; at least 10-20 halves)
- Scissors
- Pipe cleaners
- Pom pom balls (cotton balls) variety of colors/sizes
- Googly eyes
- Glue dots
- Black marker
- Few dry beans (for the snake tail)
- String
- Tape
Directions:
Check your plastic eggs for tiny holes in the tops and bottoms (Most have holes already in them).- Add holes or make them a bit larger, using scissors, if there aren’t any already in the eggs.
- Feed a pipe cleaner through the hole on the top of the egg. Bend it to shape the rabbit ears (or critter ears of your choice). You can also use the holes on the bottom of the egg to run a pipe cleaner in to make feet. (I used 1 whole pipe cleaner for the feet, and half of 1 pipe cleaner for both feet – I ran it through the holes on the bottom of the egg and then folded the parts that stuck out under to give them long bunny feet).
- Use the glue dots on the backside of the googly eyes to stick them to the eggs. You can draw a nose and mouth on the critter, or just a mouth, and instead use a pom pom ball for the nose.