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Activities for children can help parents, nannies, babysitters and kids enjoy their time together. Below is a list of children's craft activities and songs. There are literally hundreds of ideas to entertain children. Here are just a few to get you started.
| Activity | Items needed |
| Seaside Scene | paint, shells, sand and glue |
| Animal costumes | cut-out ears and tails for any array of animals and stick on with hairclips and tape! |
| Animal masks | cardboard, crayons, glitter, feathers, fine elastic |
| Funny faces | paper plates, paint, glitter |
| Easter bunny ears | headband with long pink and white ears! |
| Crocodiles | egg cartons and lots of green paint |
| Bracelets | froot loops threaded on fine elastic |
| Collage | glue, paper, objects |
| Painting | with rollers, stencils, brushes, stamps, sponges |
| Sticker pictures | stickers (eg frogs, butterflies) on coloured paper |
| Stencils | stencils, paper, paint and rollers |
| Self-portrait | drawing of self-portrait OR trace around entire body lying on butchers paper |
| Playdough | Make playdough from scratch together! |
| Under the Sea | green paper background & shapes stuck on |
| Puppets | upturned juice boxes, icy-pole sticks, decorations |
| Aeroplanes | paper and markers |
| Necklaces | pasta, paint, glitter, elastic |
| Pet rocks | rocks, markers, stick on eyes |
| Treasure Hunt | treasures (toy jewellery) & hiding spots! |
| Card-making | paper, paint, photos |
| Shakers | little plastic juice bottle, filled with rice |
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