| Have an Easter party for kids to celebrate the | | | | familiar children's games that can be adapted to |
| upcoming spring holiday! Kids love parties, holidays | | | | include the Easter theme: |
| and having lots of fun. Your Easter party can | | | | - Three-legged Hop Race |
| include an Easter egg hunt, party games with an | | | | - Egg Toss, using a plastic egg |
| Easter theme, and yummy Easter treats that kids | | | | - Duck, Duck, Chick Game |
| can make themselves! | | | | - Pin the Tail on the Bunny |
| Let your children help plan and prepare for their | | | | - Egg Roll Relay |
| Easter party. They can help plan what games to | | | | Don't forget the traditional Easter Egg Hunt to be |
| play and treats to make. As a fun craft project, | | | | held after the other games are played. Give each |
| have them make invitations to be given to their | | | | child a pastel colored paper bag to collect eggs in. |
| friends, family and neighbors. This is the time to | | | | Use plastic eggs for your egg hunt so you can |
| decide how many children to invite. | | | | hide them earlier in the day before your party |
| If you are going to include an Easter egg hunt, cut | | | | starts. There will be no worry of real eggs sitting |
| your invitations into an egg shape. Let the kids | | | | out in the warm weather. Add special treats such |
| decorate the front of the invitation in pretty | | | | as jellybeans, stickers, and small toys in the plastic |
| colors like an Easter egg! Add colorful glitter with | | | | eggs for a special surprise. These can be taken |
| spray on glue to complete the pretty eggs. Each | | | | home as party favors. |
| invitation will be unique. On the reverse side of the | | | | Now it's time for yummy Easter treats. Kids love |
| invitation, list the date, time, and location of your | | | | to make their own treats to eat. Birds Nests are |
| Easter party. | | | | always easy to make and delicious to eat. Melt |
| If you are fortunate to have mild clear weather, | | | | chocolate pieces and stir in chow mien noodles. |
| plan your Easter party for kids in the backyard. | | | | Give each child a small mound of mixture on wax |
| After a long cold winter, we are all looking | | | | paper. Let them form a round nest shape with |
| forward to being outdoors! Decorate for your | | | | their hands, and place several tiny jellybeans in the |
| party with lots of pastel colored balloons. They | | | | nest to look like eggs. Let the candy nest cool. |
| look like very large Easter eggs! Hang all sizes of | | | | Another idea is to let kids decorate their own |
| plastic Easter eggs from trees, large bushes and | | | | Easter cookies. Before the party, make large |
| patio eaves. Pastel crepe paper rolls hanging in | | | | egg-shaped sugar cookies. Purchase colored |
| long streamers will blow with the breeze and look | | | | decorating frosting and pastel colored sprinkles. |
| very festive. | | | | Give each child a paper plate to decorate their |
| Active fun games are a must for every children's | | | | eggs on for easy clean up. |
| party. Kids have lots of wonderful energy and | | | | I hope you have lots of fun with your Easter |
| using this energy in relay and circle games | | | | party for kids. Don't forget the camera to take |
| ensures everyone having fun. Here are some | | | | lots of wonderful photos of this special day! |