Mini Grass Planters

Rosy Posy has a cute way to plant grass seeds in eggshells.  This is a great activity for Easter or just because.  Your child will love planting the seeds and watching them grow.  They'll make cute decorations too.

Good for ages 7 and up because the egg shells are fragile.

Get the instructions here:
http://rosinahuber.blogspot.com/2010/03/egg-cellent-easter-grass.html

Easter Sheep Handprint

There's just one mommy has a cute idea of how to turn a handprint outline into a sheep art project for kids for Easter using crayons and cotton balls.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://theresjustonemommy.com/2012/03/19/hand-print-sheep-craft/

Easter Sensory Box

Gets ready for Easter with an sensory box egg hunt. Uses shredded green color paper or the plastic grass and hide plastic eggs within the bath tub so the kids can literally immerse themselves. You can also add fluffy chicks and feathers and plastic lambs.  Hide items within the eggs for kids to discover even more.

Kid-in-the-Box

Ambrosia girl has a cute idea for how to surprise kids on April fool's day showing how to make a your-child-in-the-box for them to open on April fool's morning. She suggests telling them it's a gift and seeing how they're surprised.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ambrosiagirl.com/blog/april-fools-jack-in-the-box/

April Fools Day Food

Disney's family fun has a funny template for a packet of what they call doughnut seeds. Simply print the packet and add cherios for a cute April fool's day prank.

Get the template here:

http://familyfun.go.com/april-fools-day/april-fools-day-printable-pranks-kids/plant-some-laughs-1003660/

Free Kids Craft Programs for April

The following are when and where there are free kids crafts programs during the month of April. Please post in the comments any additional nationwide programs you may know of.

April 7th

Home Depot

Kids can build a bird house / feeder from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=HT_WS_KidsWorkshops

Michaels

Kids can create a customizable egg from 1 to 3 p.m.

http://www.michaels.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Michaels-Site/default/StoreEvent-Show?event=se321

April 14th

Lowes

Kids can build a plink chip drop game like on The Price is Right. Program starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is required.

https://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx

April 22nd

Michaels

Kids can decorate a tote bag for Earth day from 1-3 p.m.

April 28th

Kids can build a terrarium and start their own garden for the spring. Program starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is required.

https://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx

Ocean in a Bottle

What you'll need:

• a plastic water bottle with lid.
• water plants.
• blue food coloring.
• small pebbles or pieces of gravel.
• fish, shells and other small toys.
• diamond dust.

How to make it:

1. Fill 1/3 of a plastic bottle with water.
2. Add a few drops blue food coloring to the water.
3. Then, pour vegetable oil to fill the rest of the bottle.
4. Add toy fish, diamond dust and pebbles.

The oil and water do not mix, but oil on the water creates slow waves when you turn it back and forth.

Good for ages 5 and up.