Spring/Easter activities

After the cold winter we are all looking forward to longer sunnier days and the coming of Spring. Everyone is cheered up when the gardens spring to life and have some bright flowers. With Spring we have holidays and Easter eggs are to be seen everywhere in the shops. We thought we would compile a page to celebrate the coming of Spring and give you some ideas which you might like to use during the school holidays. Spring is a time to once again enjoy being outside and to grow plants which you can watch grow and mature during the summmer months.

Celebrations for Spring. These pages are meant to be a celebration that Spring has arrived and that everyone can enjoy more sunny days and be able to meet outside to play, to chat and to be happy.

Spring nature booklet	A Spring holiday project Free Download	Spring thoughts and ideas Free Download	Spring activity book
Spring is Coming	Spring booklet	Topic on spring	First signs of Spring
Easter pack	Spring pack

Celebrations of Easter. Here are some Stories for Easter which can be read and enjoyed together.

The first Easter rabbit Free Download

The Easter story

Granny Rita and her dog Free Download

Lost sheep

Easter is celebrated all around the world but in slightly diifferent ways. Enjoy discovering about Easter and why it is an important festival.

Easter celebrations around the world

Why is Easter important to Christians?

Easter

Passover

More celebrations and festivals.

Baisakhi

Saint David

Holi

Shavuot

You might like to make your own decorations either in school or with your family. Here are some ideas.

Easter tree using dyed eggs

Easter egg tree

Easter eggs to colour

Family Easter ideas

There are many activites which you can enjoy as a family or with your classmates.

Easter recipes	Growing ideas Free Download	Pussy willow tree	Painting a butterfly
Fun ideas for Easter Free Download

It is fun growing your own food and even more fun eating it!

What plants need to grow

Plants for our food

Growing seeds

Growing plants

Science is a great idea to do in the garden with friends. Try some of these ideas outside and leave Mum's house clean!

Fun science experiments with food Free Download

Topic on food and exercise

Food we eat

Watching plants grow

Books and games about Spring, Easter and activities

Easter Books and Games from Usborne

Easter Snap This is a brighlty coloured set featuring key concepts about Easter. Great family fun for the holiday, these good-sized strudy cards will be a favourite for many years to come. A good family alternative to electronic games and would be fun to take along on a picnic or day out.
Easter Fun This is a new Easter addition to the brilliant series of activity books for pre-schoolers, full of simple activities designed to be shared between parent and child. Activities include printed chicks, Easter egg tags and finger-printed tree blossoms. As well as being a whole lot of fun, the activities will help to develop important skills such as hand control, coordination and concentration. To help encourage and build confidence, a relaxed attitude is taken towards each activity, let the child do as little or as much as they want, the results don't have to be perfect it's the taking part that counts.
Easter Sticker Book A colourful sticker book with Easter-themed scenes to decorate with over 400 stickers. Scenes include Easter bunnies hiding their eggs, an Easter parade and Easter eggs to decorate. 
 

Peppa Pig Stars  Take Peppa on your Easter Break, download some oink oink fun now with the Peppa Pig iPad app! http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/peppa-pig-stars/id403997434?mt=8