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Easter activities with the kids

Stuck for inexpensive things to do with the kids at home over Easter? Look no further...

If the Easter holidays are stretching ahead and you're lacking inspiration - and cash - for fun activities, check out our low-effort, low-cost ideas.

Pin the Tail on the Bunny

A twist on the old party favourite Pin the Tail on the Donkey - simple to do, and you can have a main prize plus a jamboree bag of 'lucky dip' presents (pay a visit to the Pound Shop beforehand!).

You will need

• An A3 or larger sheet of paper
• A smaller piece of paper
• A marker pen
• Some sheets of gummed coloured paper (try WH Smith or an art and crafts shop)
• A pack of Blu-Tack
• A scarf to use as a blindfold

1. Using the marker pen, draw a basic bunny shape on the sheet of A3 paper (a large circle for the body, smaller circle for the head and two large bunny ears is all you'll need: remember, the bunny is facing away from you, so you won't even have to draw a face).
2. Get your child to help you cut up the gummed paper into 'mosaic' squares and decorate the bunny. (If you don't want him licking the gummed paper, place a square of sponge or florist's oasis in a dish of water and let him moisten them on this).
3. Cut out a paper bunny's tail shape from the smaller piece of paper and fix a blob of Blu-Tack to the back.
4. Hang the bunny picture up at child height, blindfold your child, turn him around a couple of times and give him the tail to fix to the picture. Mark the spot where he fixes it with his name, then let the next child have a go. The winner (the child who pins the tail closest to the designated spot) receives a prize, and everyone else has a dip in the jamboree bag.

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