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Awesome Activities to Keep Easter Sunday Hopping

Easter is an egg-citing day, full of family traditions! Your family may attend a church service, host a family breakfast, have a backyard egg hunt, take a walk together, or play at the park. After all that activity, socializing, and stimulation, your kids may be ready for a bit of downtime. Luckily, the Experts in Play at Educational Insights® have some egg-ceptional ideas, just for you!

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HELP HOPPY FLOPPY THROUGH THE MAZE
Meet Hoppy Floppy, the star of our springtime-inspired preschool game, Hoppy Floppy's Happy Hunt™ Help Hoppy find his Easter egg basket in this a-mazing coloring activity for kids! Just download and print, and then help your little bunnies twist and turn their way through the maze to find Hoppy Floppy's basket filled with lovely decorated eggs. After finishing the maze, have your child pick his or her favorite crayons, colored pencils, or markers, and complete their masterpiece in dazzling Easter hues! Once complete, try another Hoppy Floppy counting and coloring activity:

Download this activity HERE. Enjoy a happy and hoppin' good time!
DRAW HOPPY FLOPPY
If your little one's basket included Hoppy Floppy's Happy Hunt™ game, they'll love learning how to draw him on their own. Just follow the step-by-step instructions in our Home's Cool with Educational Insights video to recreate everyone's favorite bouncy bunny or…
  1. Grab some paper, crayons or markers, and an image of Hoppy Floppy (like the one in the video).
  2. Follow the instructions on the video to draw the bunny's head, ears, body, limbs, and tail.
  3. Add details like the eyes and nose, color him in, and decorate the background with carrots and springtime flowers!
MAKE A HOPPY FLOPPY MASK
You've already met Hoppy Floppy, now bring him to life with this adorable DIY bunny mask. Creating the mask is as easy as 1-2-3! Here's what you'll need
  1. Hoppy Floppy mask template
  2. Elastic cord or yarn
  3. 6 pipe cleaners (optional)
  4. 2 cotton balls or pom poms(optional)
Instructions
  1. Download the Hoppy Floppy bunny mask template. Print out on cardstock and cut along Hoppy's face (don't forget to cut out the eyes so your little bunny can see!)
  2. Punch holes on either side of Hoppy's face as marked, and thread the elastic cording/yarn through. Secure with small knots.
  3. To give Hoppy a little more personality and pizzazz, glue three-inch pipe cleaners onto the mask for whiskers, and then glue small cotton balls (or pom poms) over the pipe cleaners for squeezably chubby cheeks.
  4. Proudly show off your Easter mask.
TURN A PLAYFOAM® POD INTO AN EASTER BUNNY
Hopefully your kiddo's Easter basket was packed full of non-toxic Playfoam®, the squishy, squashy, sculptable substance that never dries out so the creative fun never ends! Grab a pod of Playfoam and follow the directions in this video to turn the packaging into a bunny!
  1. Grab some construction paper, markers, scissors, tape, googly eyes, and a pod of Playfoam.
  2. Cut two pink ears and two smaller yellow ears, tape the little ones to the big ones, and attach to the Playfoam pod.
  3. Add googly eyes, draw the nose, mouth, and whiskers, and bounce into Easter!
HELP A BUNNY EXPRESS IT'S FEELINGS!
Happy? Sad? Excited? Little ones can practice identifying and expressing different emotions with this fun, downloadable activity sheet!
  1. Print the free, downloadable bunny face template
  2. Use Playfoam®, another molding compound, crayons, or markers to draw the bunny's eyes, nose, and mouth.
  3. Talk about the bunny's face. How does he feel? How do you know that?
TURN A PLAYFOAM® POD INTO AN EASTER CHICK
Playfoam is fun before you even open the package! Your kiddos can transform a yellow pod of Playfoam® into an adorable Easter chick following the easy instructions in this video or read them below!
  1. Grab a few colors of construction paper, markers, scissors, tape, googly eyes, and a pod of Playfoam®!
  2. Cut two yellow wings and an orange beak and tape them to the pod of Playfoam®.
  3. Add googly eyes and spring into creative Easter fun!
DIY PLUFFLE FLOWER!
With a super-soft, fluffy texture, mesmerizing Playfoam Pluffle™ is perfect for calming crazy kids! Plus, you can mix the colors without getting muddled and it never dries out, so you can use it in your sensory bins over and over again. This Easter, save your toilet paper tubes and follow the simple steps in this video to create a Pluffle flower complete with colorful petals! Added bonus—scooping and pouring Playfoam Pluffle™ will have your kids' fine motor skills blooming!
  1. Grab an empty toilet paper tube, paper, scissors, tape, a spoon, and some Playfoam Pluffle™.
  2. Cut two stems and a few leaves out of your construction paper and follow the instructions in the video to turn the toilet paper tube into flower petals.
  3. Spoon the Pluffle into each petal to bring your flowers to colorful life!
FILL IN EASTER BASKET WITH BEAUTIFUL EASTER EGGS
Squishy, squashy Playfoam® is perfect for sculpting colorful Easter eggs - you can even blend the colors to design your own rainbow-colored creations. Download this adorable Easter basket template and fill the basket with their own beautiful eggs!
  1. Print the free, downloadable template.
  2. Use Playfoam®, another molding compound, crayons, or markers to design your own Easter eggs
  3. Count each egg as it's added to the basket!
SPRING CHICK NECKLACE
Make a super cute spring chicken necklace! You'll need, foam sheets (craft or thin EVA foam sheets), scissors, string, markers, and a stapler!
  1. Cut two eggs out of a foam sheet.
  2. Cut one of the eggs in half, then cut out little triangles along the top edge.
  3. Use one of the eggs as a guide for cutting the chicken out of a yellow foam sheet.
  4. Trim the excess so it's smaller and can fit inside.
  5. Use a stapler to attach both halves of the egg together.
  6. Decorate your egg using washable markers.
  7. Add eyes, a beak, feet and wings to your baby chicken.
  8. Cut a hole on the top of the egg and tie a string to it.
  9. Place the baby chicken inside the egg “pocket.”
  10. Wear it! Happy Spring!
Follow along with the video, here!
EASTER BASKET STUFFERS
Build an Easter basket bursting with creativity, imagination, and pretend play! Here are some recommendations:
HAPPY EASTER!
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Awesome Activities to Keep Easter Sunday Hopping

Easter is an egg-citing day, full of family traditions! Your family may attend a church service, host a family breakfast, have a backyard egg hunt, take a walk together, or play at the park. After all that activity, socializing, and stimulation, your kids may be ready for a bit of downtime. Luckily, the Experts in Play at Educational Insights® have some egg-ceptional ideas, just for you!

Document
HELP HOPPY FLOPPY THROUGH THE MAZE
Meet Hoppy Floppy, the star of our springtime-inspired preschool game, Hoppy Floppy's Happy Hunt™ Help Hoppy find his Easter egg basket in this a-mazing coloring activity for kids! Just download and print, and then help your little bunnies twist and turn their way through the maze to find Hoppy Floppy's basket filled with lovely decorated eggs. After finishing the maze, have your child pick his or her favorite crayons, colored pencils, or markers, and complete their masterpiece in dazzling Easter hues! Once complete, try another Hoppy Floppy counting and coloring activity:

Download this activity HERE. Enjoy a happy and hoppin' good time!
DRAW HOPPY FLOPPY
If your little one's basket included Hoppy Floppy's Happy Hunt™ game, they'll love learning how to draw him on their own. Just follow the step-by-step instructions in our Home's Cool with Educational Insights video to recreate everyone's favorite bouncy bunny or…
  1. Grab some paper, crayons or markers, and an image of Hoppy Floppy (like the one in the video).
  2. Follow the instructions on the video to draw the bunny's head, ears, body, limbs, and tail.
  3. Add details like the eyes and nose, color him in, and decorate the background with carrots and springtime flowers!
MAKE A HOPPY FLOPPY MASK
You've already met Hoppy Floppy, now bring him to life with this adorable DIY bunny mask. Creating the mask is as easy as 1-2-3! Here's what you'll need
  1. Hoppy Floppy mask template
  2. Elastic cord or yarn
  3. 6 pipe cleaners (optional)
  4. 2 cotton balls or pom poms(optional)
Instructions
  1. Download the Hoppy Floppy bunny mask template. Print out on cardstock and cut along Hoppy's face (don't forget to cut out the eyes so your little bunny can see!)
  2. Punch holes on either side of Hoppy's face as marked, and thread the elastic cording/yarn through. Secure with small knots.
  3. To give Hoppy a little more personality and pizzazz, glue three-inch pipe cleaners onto the mask for whiskers, and then glue small cotton balls (or pom poms) over the pipe cleaners for squeezably chubby cheeks.
  4. Proudly show off your Easter mask.
TURN A PLAYFOAM® POD INTO AN EASTER BUNNY
Hopefully your kiddo's Easter basket was packed full of non-toxic Playfoam®, the squishy, squashy, sculptable substance that never dries out so the creative fun never ends! Grab a pod of Playfoam and follow the directions in this video to turn the packaging into a bunny!
  1. Grab some construction paper, markers, scissors, tape, googly eyes, and a pod of Playfoam.
  2. Cut two pink ears and two smaller yellow ears, tape the little ones to the big ones, and attach to the Playfoam pod.
  3. Add googly eyes, draw the nose, mouth, and whiskers, and bounce into Easter!
HELP A BUNNY EXPRESS IT'S FEELINGS!
Happy? Sad? Excited? Little ones can practice identifying and expressing different emotions with this fun, downloadable activity sheet!
  1. Print the free, downloadable bunny face template
  2. Use Playfoam®, another molding compound, crayons, or markers to draw the bunny's eyes, nose, and mouth.
  3. Talk about the bunny's face. How does he feel? How do you know that?
TURN A PLAYFOAM® POD INTO AN EASTER CHICK
Playfoam is fun before you even open the package! Your kiddos can transform a yellow pod of Playfoam® into an adorable Easter chick following the easy instructions in this video or read them below!
  1. Grab a few colors of construction paper, markers, scissors, tape, googly eyes, and a pod of Playfoam®!
  2. Cut two yellow wings and an orange beak and tape them to the pod of Playfoam®.
  3. Add googly eyes and spring into creative Easter fun!
DIY PLUFFLE FLOWER!
With a super-soft, fluffy texture, mesmerizing Playfoam Pluffle™ is perfect for calming crazy kids! Plus, you can mix the colors without getting muddled and it never dries out, so you can use it in your sensory bins over and over again. This Easter, save your toilet paper tubes and follow the simple steps in this video to create a Pluffle flower complete with colorful petals! Added bonus—scooping and pouring Playfoam Pluffle™ will have your kids' fine motor skills blooming!
  1. Grab an empty toilet paper tube, paper, scissors, tape, a spoon, and some Playfoam Pluffle™.
  2. Cut two stems and a few leaves out of your construction paper and follow the instructions in the video to turn the toilet paper tube into flower petals.
  3. Spoon the Pluffle into each petal to bring your flowers to colorful life!
FILL IN EASTER BASKET WITH BEAUTIFUL EASTER EGGS
Squishy, squashy Playfoam® is perfect for sculpting colorful Easter eggs - you can even blend the colors to design your own rainbow-colored creations. Download this adorable Easter basket template and fill the basket with their own beautiful eggs!
  1. Print the free, downloadable template.
  2. Use Playfoam®, another molding compound, crayons, or markers to design your own Easter eggs
  3. Count each egg as it's added to the basket!
SPRING CHICK NECKLACE
Make a super cute spring chicken necklace! You'll need, foam sheets (craft or thin EVA foam sheets), scissors, string, markers, and a stapler!
  1. Cut two eggs out of a foam sheet.
  2. Cut one of the eggs in half, then cut out little triangles along the top edge.
  3. Use one of the eggs as a guide for cutting the chicken out of a yellow foam sheet.
  4. Trim the excess so it's smaller and can fit inside.
  5. Use a stapler to attach both halves of the egg together.
  6. Decorate your egg using washable markers.
  7. Add eyes, a beak, feet and wings to your baby chicken.
  8. Cut a hole on the top of the egg and tie a string to it.
  9. Place the baby chicken inside the egg “pocket.”
  10. Wear it! Happy Spring!
Follow along with the video, here!
EASTER BASKET STUFFERS
Build an Easter basket bursting with creativity, imagination, and pretend play! Here are some recommendations:
HAPPY EASTER!
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