They can practise using layers of paper to produce Easter shapes to decorate the front of a card. Working with other members of their family, the children can investigate how to melt and mould chocolate to create shapes of crosses, flowers and bunnies to enjoy as an Easter snack. The children can cut and shape materials to decorate bonnets to wear when enjoying a family dinner on Easter day.

Easter Hunt
Get the children to explore different ways of adding patterns and designs to decorate paper which can be used to wrap around chocolate Easter eggs. The class can test different ways of printing shapes and patterns on paper to represent Easter themes and ideas. The children can investigate how to make patterns on paper by applying paint in different ways such as swirling using thick brushes or spattering to make splashes on the paper. Once the designs have been created on paper they can be wrapped around small chocolate Easter eggs by folding and scrunching. The children can tie a coloured ribbon at the top of the eggs to hold the wrapping paper in place. The class can then hide the eggs around the school grounds for other pupils to find on an Easter hunt.

Easter Cards
Get the class to select some shapes to represent Easter such as a chick or bunny. The children can cut three copies of the shape at different sizes. They can decorate and then layer the shapes on the front of a card to give to someone special at Easter. Tell the class to add some rolled up pieces of tissue paper between each layer to make them stand out from the front of the card. Get the children to add some special messages to the front and inside of the card to celebrate Easter.

Easter Chocolate
Tell the class to select some simple shapes to represent Easter such as eggs or flowers. The children can mark the outline of each selected shape on some baking paper. Working in a small group, the class can practise melting some chocolate and then use a piping bag to fill each of their selected Easter shapes with the melted chocolate. The completed shapes can then be left in a fridge to cool and harden. The chocolate shapes can then be displayed in a small cardboard box filled with tissue paper and decorated on the outside with Easter pictures.

Easter Bonnet
The class can also make some hats to wear to an Easter party. Get the children to use a range of different papers such as tissue and crepe to make some flowers by gluing petals shapes around the outside of a circle. The class can make a simple hat by using a rectangle of card. Get the children to glue their flower shapes on the hat before rolling the rectangle to make a crown hat. The class can also add some ribbons to the bottom of their hat to make some decorative garlands.