WITH Easter almost here, you might be looking for ways to keep kids amused.
Spring is the time to get creative with chicks, bunnies and bonnets.
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Here’s how to craft a happy Easter for less.
COOL FUN: Keep kids busy decorating eggs, boiled and allowed to cool.
Use paint and stickers or dip them in food dye.
Tesco has a Clubcard deal on a six-pack of Crayola washable kids’ paints, £4.
And The Works’ Amazing sticker box, with 1,000-plus assorted items, is £2.
BASKET CASE: Get little ones making their own Easter baskets for an egg hunt. Pick up a pack of 12 colour-in treat boxes at bakerross.co.uk for £4.95, down from £6.95.
Or search online for a template and fashion your own from a cereal packet.
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An old plant pot with a ribbon attached is another good alternative.
KEEP YOUR HAT ON: Head to a charity shop and pick up a straw hat or similar, then grab the Easter bonnet decorating kit, £2.50 at Hobbycraft. It has shredded paper, pom poms, foam bunnies and chicks, ribbon, pipe cleaners and felt.
While you are there, bag a rabbit-shaped wreath base for £6. Decorate it with flowers and ribbons then hang on your front door.
BAKE-OFF: Make delicious “nests” from melted chocolate, syrup and Shredded Wheat or similar cereal, then top with mini choc eggs and other decorations. Do the same with cupcakes.
At wholesalesweets.co.uk, get bargains such as a 1kg bag of pink and white bunny mallows for £6.19.
TAKE THE BISCUIT: If you are near the capital, the O2 is hosting Easter biscuit decorating sessions as part of its climbing events across the roof. Tickets cost £35.
At London’s Old Street, kids can enjoy colour-in menus and goody bags at brunch sessions of the Tesco pop-up Hot Cross Bun Cafe. Tickets cost from £5 per head.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers are subject to availability.
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