Playgroup SA is a strong advocate for play, as play is essential for a child’s brain development. It allows them to foster creativity, social and physical skills, cognitive and emotional development as well as practice and master newly developed skills, gain confidence and learn about the world around them.
“Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” -Kay Redfield Jamison
“When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them to feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit” –Fred Rogers
Easter Egg hunt bag
APRIL, 2023
Get crafty with this cute little Egg hunt bag craft!
You will need: a gift bag, pink, white and black paper, scissors, glue, sticky tape, and a black texta. (substitute black paper for white coloured in with black texta)
Cut a square at the top of the opening of the bag, tape down the edges, and cut out a bunny inside ear shape. Glue down. Cut out two circles of white paper for the eyes. Cut strips from black paper (or colour in some white paper with black texta) glue on as whiskers, Cut a pink nose for the bunny. Glue on. Colour in eyes. You now have a cute bag to collect eggs in! Remember that making crafts with young children, the important part is the process, not the end product! It will be messy, and different but individual and original. Half the fun is seeing how it turns out!
