Activities for parents over Easter :)
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 10:31am
Hi Parents and Carers at home with a member of 3RH,
I hope you are all doing well. I saw a post the other day about cherishing this time. We may never get this time again and the children will look back and remember that time they got to stay at home with their adults and have fun for weeks and weeks on end. I know everyone will be staying home a lot more than might be usual for school holidays so with that in mind, here are a selection of 10 activities that you might enjoy over the holiday. If you do any of them, I would love to see photos! Please send whatever you can to yr3homelearning@ravensbury.sch.uk - Thank you to all who have sent pictures already! I love to see what you are all doing. Here we go:
1. Depending on what you have around the house, or whether you are already buying food for your pets, you could make some egg-shaped bird seed feeders. There are lots of instructions online. Here’s one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0dn4mLCuQ
2. Decorate some eggs. You might have some plastic or polystyrene eggs already, or you could learn how to blow eggs! There are lots of ways you could decorate your eggs: pens, paints, paper mache, Use what you already have at home or look online for more ideas.
3. Set up an Easter Egg hunt in your garden or house. If you don’t have chocolate eggs, you could create a treasure hunt using a selection of toys. Perhaps get the children to draw a map of your garden or house and then you mark on all of the different places where you hide your eggs – then get them to go hunting!
4. Do some Easter-themed artwork. Here is a step by step tutorial on drawing the Easter bunny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QQJ6mMWoFY - This one shows you how to draw an Easter Egg folding surprise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDl3PXioJ1s
5. Play some family Easter games. You could set up an Easter bunny balloon hop, play Easter charades or make Easter-themed wordsearches for each other to solve (check your spelling!). If you are feeling brave, play egg catch in the garden! You could use a hard boiled egg to avoid making too much mess!
6. Set up an Easter Egg and Spoon Obstacle Course in your home or in the garden. Use whatever you have to create the course – maybe you have some sports equipment or you could race up and down the stairs. Now time everyone to complete the course whilst balancing an egg (or a potato) on a spoon!
7. Get crafting! There are so many creative things you could do: make some Easter bunny ears, make maracas out of plastic eggs, make an Easter bunny mask from a paper plate, create a mosaic from broken egg shells. You’ll find these, and lots more ideas here https://www.family education.com/fun/easter-activities-crafts/10-cute-easter-crafts-kids
8. Do some fingerprint painting. This video shows you how to turn 14 finger prints into different pictures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxfHNwgy25o - For something a bit more realistic, this one shows you how to paint flowers using different finger painting techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3bCPNj45Y
9. Make a rubbery egg! This science investigation takes patience but it is really fascinating. You just need an egg, some vinegar and the ability to wait for a week. If you have all that, you can remove the shell of an egg so that just the inside remains. Find out how to do (and the clever science behind it) here stevespangler science.com/lab/experiments/naked-egg-experiment/
10. If we are allowed to still go out for a walk, head out for some fresh air with your family. Remember the social distancing rules and don’t go with anyone who doesn’t live in your home. As you walk, look around for the signs of spring. Can you see flowers? Are the buds appearing on the trees? What animals can you spot – both big and small? If we can only go in to the garden, you could hold a Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Get the children to help out in the kitchen to make a selection of sandwiches and a selection of other bite-size treats. Then gather your family, teddies (and other soft toys) and a blanket and head out to the garden to enjoy your picnic lunch together.
Also saw this idea on Facebook which might be a nice way to make a memory.
I hope that helps with some ideas to keep the children busy and excited about Easter. Again, remember to send work or activities the children have been doing to yr3homelearning@ravensbury.sch.uk. I honestly love to see what they are all up to.
I want you to know that even though I am at home and the children are not all in school, I am thinking about them and your families during this strange and uncertain time. I am extremely proud of all of the progression your children have made this year so far and can't wait to get back into the classroom with them - I hope that is sooner rather than later! If you have any questions at all about advice for work or general enquiry about any work or activity you can do, please don't hesitate to contact yr3homelearning@ravensbury.sch.uk. It may be a strange time for the children but I can appreciate that this is a strange time for adults at home too! So a huge thank you from me for all of the effort you are putting in to continuing to support the childrens learning outside of school.
Thanks again for reading this blog. I hope you have a lovely Easter next weekend and enjoy this week and the extra time with the children that we have been given. You are all doing a fantastic job! Take care, stay safe and stay in touch! I will continue to post blogs as usual so keep an eye on our class page.
Speak soon,
Miss Humphreys :)