The name Easter comes from the Goddess of spring, Eostar. The eggs and rabbits, commonly associated with Easter, are symbols of fertility and date back to a time before Christianity.
Christians observe Easter as the day Christ was resurrected giving the hope of salvation to Christians everywhere.
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Bunny Rabbit Mask
-Paper Plate
-Construction Paper
-Scissors
-Cotton Balls
-Red food dye
-Small cup of water
-Glue
-String
Fill a small cup with water and add a couple of drops of food coloring. Submerge one cotton ball in the water completely then remove and set aside on a napkin to dry over night.
Next draw where you want the eyes and nose to be on you paper plate. To cut out the eyes you will want to fold (but not crease) the paper and make a small cut in the middle of where each eye will be. Unfold the paper and insert the scissor to finish cutting out the eye.
Next you will want to glue the white cotton balls all over the paper plate except where the nose will be. The red cotton ball goes over where the nose was drawn.
Cut bunny ears from the construction paper and paste to the backside (where you do NOT have cotton balls).
Allow the mask to dry over night.
Take and punch a small hole on each side even with where the nose will be. The holes need to be about one inch from the edge to prevent tearing. Pull a piece of yarn through the one hole and knot. Have the child hold the mask in front of their face and wrap the piece of yarn around their head to ensure a proper fit. Slip the thread through the hole on the opposite side of the mask and knot.
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Making a small Easter Bunny
-Construction paper (pink or white)
-Scissors
-Cotton balls
- 2 Regular
-1 Jumbo
-Glue
-Markers
Glue one regular sized cotton ball on top of the jumbo sized cotton ball.
While it is drying cut out small bunny ears and bunny feet from the construction paper making them slightly longer then you will want them to be.
Cross the heel end on the feet and glue together.
Cross the base of the ears and glue together.
Glue the feet to the bottom of the large cotton ball. Whichever way you choose for the toes to face is the front. The other side in the back.
Glue the ears to the back of the small cotton ball.
For the tail take part of the remaining cotton ball and glue it to the lower part of the back of the large cotton ball.
On the front draw two eyes and a nose with marker or glue two eyes and you have a bunny.
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Making a small chick
-Construction paper (Orange)
-Scissors
-Cotton balls
-1 Regular
-1 Jumbo
-Glue
-Yellow food dye
-1/8 cup Water
-Spray Bottle
Glue one regular sized cotton ball on top of the jumbo sized cotton ball. Add a couple of drops of the yellow food coloring to the water and put in the spray bottle. Spray all the “chicks” and allow to dry over night.
Cut out small chick feet from the construction paper making them slightly longer then you will want them to be.
Cut out two triangles making them slightly longer then you will want them to be on the chick. Fold the triangles in half down the middle and glue the wide ends together. This will be the beak.
Cross the heel end on the feet and glue together.
Fold and crease the end of the triangle that you glued. Make sure that the fold is down under the beak glue the folded part to the face of your chick. Which ever way you choose for the beak to face is the front. The other side in the back.
Glue the feet to the bottom of the large cotton ball making sure they face the front and you have a small chick.
Easter and Ostara Crafts ~Eggs
