More Easter Fun

Easter projects just wouldn't be complete without coloring some Easter eggs!  I decided to tryout something I found on Pintrest.  We used kool-aid to color some eggs.  Super easy, cheap, smelled great, and turned out beautiful!  Simply used 1pkg of kool-aid to 2/3 cup water.  Also used another trick not sure where I got this from, but put the egg inside a wire wisk.  Great idea for helping a toddler be successful coloring eggs indendently!  I did break down and buy a store bought kit to paint the eggs b/c it looked pretty cool too.  It was a great night!!

Claire and Daddy

these are the kool-aid eggs :)  pretty good huh....

We also had another wonderful playdate with our great friends the Mason's.  The girls worked together using shaving cream, food coloring, their creative little fingers, and some cut-out papers to make tye-dyed eggs and bunny.  Drawing shapes, writing their names, or writing letters are other wonderful things that can be done with shaving cream.  VERY cheap and always a hit!!!!  This is a really good use of sensory play that has tons of learning possibilities!  Definitely add this one to your list of things to do, especially on a rainy day!

Add a drop of food coloring on different sections of the tray and then mix it with your hands.  Take a paper (any shape) and lay it down flat on the tray, pick it up and "ta-da!" 

Easter Craft Time

 Not only does art help to develop the right side of the brain, it also cultivates important skills that benefit a child's development.  Life skills developed through art include; communication skills, problem solving skills, social and emotional skills, fine motor skills, self-expression and creativity.  

(The Importance of Art in a Child's Development by MaryAnn F. Kohl)

 

Painting an egg shape for her Easter chick's body.

Painting her hand to make prints for the chicks wings.  She has her tongue out consentrating just like her daddy :)

Glueing on some eyes :)

Finished Easter chick.  So cute!

While waiting on the paint to dry on her little chick we got out a glue stick, foam squares cut into egg shapes, and foam stickers all from Dollar Tree and Claire decorated Easter Eggs.  The girl loves to use a glue stick!

One of her many, many eggs.  A super cheap, and fun activity that develops creativity while working on fine motor skills, sorting, and verbal expression :)