Create and Craft - Easter

January 2022

Easter

The great rabbit chase by Freya Blackwood  

The Great Rabbit Chase

by Freya Blackwood

Gumboots is a beautiful pet rabbit, but he likes to escape. A story that celebrates what it means to live in a community and a reminder that life is full of surprises.

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Aussie Easter hat parade by Colin Buchanan and Simon Williams  

Aussie Easter Hat Parade

by Colin Buchanan and Simon Williams

Hey! Ho! What a show! Look at what we have made! As we go marching round and round In the Easter Hat Parade! Join the Aussie animals as they create amazing hats for their very first Easter parade.

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The Easter bunny's helpers by Anne Mangan and Tamsin Ainslie  

The Easter Bunny's Helpers

by Anne Mangan and Tamsin Ainslie

Easter is fast approaching and the Easter Bunny decides that this year he is going to need some help from some of his friends, including Emu, Kangaroo, Koala and Cockatoo. But who will he choose to help him, particularly since all of the animals are so talented and suitable for the job?

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Little bilby's Easter egg hunt by Yvonne Mes and Jody Pratt  

Little Bilby's Aussie Easter egg hunt

by Yvonne Mes and Jody Pratt

Near bush and scrub and oceanfront, they tiptoe on their Easter hunt. Join Little Bilby and his friends on their Aussie Easter adventure, and meet some curious native animals along the way!

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We're going on an egg hunt by Martha Mumford and Laura Hughes  

We're going on an egg hunt

by Martha Mumford and Laura Hughes

Join the Easter Bunnies as they set off on an exciting lift-the-flap Easter egg hunt. With ten eggs to find and count, it's great fun. But watch out for the obstacles along the way – lambs, chicks, bees and ducks – and there's even a wolfish surprise, so do take care.

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We have a Create & Craft video for a craft to compliment these books.

For this craft you will need:

  • 1 x copy of the template, printed on card - template to download and print(PDF, 36KB)
  • Small handful of cotton wool balls
  • 1 x small pompom
  • 2 x googly eyes
  • 1 x piece of glittery/specialty paper
  • 1 x head sized piece of frieze tape/ribbon/card
  • Access to scissors, glue, textas, stapler

Directions:

  • Cut out the ears template
  • Cut out specialty paper to fit the inside part of the ears and glue on
  • Glue around the outside part of the ears and stretch out the cotton wool balls and stick on
  • Measure frieze tape around head and staple.
  • Staple ears to the frieze tape
  • Glue on googly eyes and pompom nose
  • Use a texta to draw some whiskers
  • Wear your adorable bunny ears at Easter time

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