The Easter holidays have arrived, woo hoo! It\u2019s true to say this coming Easter weekend will be like no other we have ever experienced. Whether you are still trying to juggle work around the kids or you are able to down tools for a few days and relax we have rounded up some fun things to do that will keep the kids busy in the run up to Easter weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrate Spring<\/strong> Wildlife Watch\u00a0<\/strong> Join in a Live Cook Along<\/strong> Make hot cross buns for Good Friday<\/strong> Make and Decorate an Easter Tree<\/strong> Make Painted Easter Eggs<\/strong> Find out how to make the here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Make Salt-Dough Easter Decorations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Salt-Dough is a fun and thrifty way to make some Easter Decorations especially good as an alternative to painting eggs when eggs are difficult to get at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Find out how to make the here<\/a> For the best advice on what to look out for this month head to Royal Museums Greenwich Night Sky highlights<\/a> – the next full moon is on the 8th April.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Easter holidays have arrived, woo hoo! It\u2019s true to say this coming Easter weekend will be like no other we have ever experienced. Whether you are still trying to juggle work around the kids or you are able to down tools for a few days and relax we have rounded up some fun things … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7518"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7542,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7518\/revisions\/7542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Woodland Trust has a great list of nature activities<\/a> to bring the outside inside including natural art; collect fallen sticks, leaves, feathers, petals and let imaginations run wild.\u00a0 This bird feeder recipe<\/a> is sure to get kids stuck in (quite literally) with gooey hands, making delectable treats for the bird world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Wildlife Trust have launched a weekly wildlife programme on YouTube for kids and parents. A new video will be uploaded to Wildlife Watch UK<\/a> every Wednesday at 10am. The channel will feature wildlife experts and seasonal species to spot. Future videos will include: how to build a pond; be a garden scientist\u00a0 – exploring your garden wildlife; and how to identify insects in your garden. There\u2019ll be sharing videos on their facebook to watch at your leisure so that you don\u2019t miss out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Making something you can eat is surely the best fun there is. Eats Amazing offers tons of inspiration as well as live cook-alongs<\/a> each week running on Tuesdays and Thursday. Watch on their facebook page everyday at 11am. There are also some cute ideas for Easter including Marshmallow Bunnies<\/a>.\u00a0
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Hot cross buns are spiced, sweet buns usually made with sultanas or raisins. These yummy buns can be enjoyed with a bit of butter or jam and are traditionally eaten on Good Friday. The reason for this is that traditionally dairy products were banned during Lent and Good Friday marks the end of Lent. \u00a0 They are pretty easy to make so in case you need to plan ahead of time to get your ingredients here is what you need and how to make them.
Here\u2019s an easy peasy recipe<\/a> to follow
Make Chocolate Easter Nests<\/strong>
Now Easter wouldn’t be Easter without some chocolate. These easy peasy chocolate nests will be a hit with the whole family.
Here\u2019s an easy peasy recipe<\/a> to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easter trees are a popular tradition in Sweden and Germany. They are a great way to add a bit of colour to your home while having fun.\u00a0 All you need to do is find a few branches, arrange them in a pot and hang some Easter decorations on them. These could either be painted easter eggs or small easter decorations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are planning to cook with eggs this week, then why not blow your eggs out and use them for making painted egg decorations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reach for the star<\/strong>s
Download the free Night Sky app<\/a> onto your phone, stay up late (it is the holidays) and be amazed by the night sky. If you want to travel into space, check out NASA\u2019s<\/a> very own app, also free and watch a live view of the earth from the International Space Station!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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