With grandparents, friends and relatives all
getting excited about spoiling your princess with chocolate treats, the
Easter period could prove to be your worst nightmare. Don’t worry
though, it doesn’t all have to be about chocolate and if you feel your
child is too young or you’re not
1. Flying Easter fruit: Have a look at our Flying fruit recipe,
grab some small Easter-themed cookie cutters (or use a knife and your
creative eye!) and make some strings of fruit for your little ones to
play with and eat. You can use any fruit you like and could even provide
a small bowl of yoghurt or custard for dipping. Messy but fun!
2. Easter-themed fruit: You may have already tried our Little fruity octopus recipe
to entice your toddler but as it’s Easter why not get creative with
different Easter animals: instead of making tentacles out of the banana,
chop the banana in half, split it down the middle and use the two
pieces to make some bunny ears. And if you fancy treating your little
one, why not replace the blueberry eyes with chocolate mini eggs or
chocolate chips?
3. Easter toys and activities: Unlike
adults, small children are less likely to associate Easter with
chocolate as they haven’t been so exposed to the tradition. This is
excellent news for you because it allows you to take the focus away from
the sweet stuff and onto something healthier and fun.
Most little ones won’t care if they get chocolate
or not and will be far more satisfied with a toy or activity. If you
want to keep it Easter-themed treat them to a cuddly Easter bunny or
lamb, or some finger puppets, or print out some Easter bilby
colouring-in activities.
4. Cooking with eggs: Eggs are one
of the first things you associate with Easter but they don’t all have
to be chocolate. If you’ve tested and your little ones are not allergic
to them why not get them to help you whisk up some scrambled eggs, make
an omelette or mix and decorate some Easter cupcakes Just remember to keep smaller kids away from hot surfaces!
5. Eggs and soldiers: If you don’t
want all the cleaning up of scrambled eggs and omelettes, splurge on an
Easter eggcup and matching spoon. Just cook a couple of boiled eggs,
cut up some toast and let them dip away.
6. Painting and decorating boiled eggs: If
you’ve got a little artist in the family they will have heaps of fun
decorating eggs. Blow the egg out of the shell (and use to make a Mixed vegetable fritatta!)
throw down a towel or painting sheet and grab some food colouring and
brushes. Children love to get messy and creative with colours and
patterns so let them go to town with their designs. Then it’s just a
case of letting them dry and proudly lining them up for all to see! Click here for Margaret Fulton’s easy Easter egg decorating instructions.
7. Egg-shaped treat boxes or eggcups: If
your kids are allergic to eggs or too young to help you in the kitchen
visit your local craft shop and buy some plastic egg-shaped containers
to put small toys in as a treat. You may find younger babies are more
entertained playing with the container than anything you put inside. Or
alternatively use some eggcups to serve some healthy treats. Rather than
using chocolate as a treat, use carrot sticks, small chunks of Homemade muesli bar or some chopped up Bliss balls and encourage them to gobble them up as the Easter bunny would.
8. Play dress up: Speaking of the
Easter bunny… if your toddler is too small to understand what’s going on
have some fun by playing dress up! If you’re happy spending money on a
costume then go all out, or alternatively visit an op shop to see if
they have any bargains.
If you’re feeling creative, grab a hair band,
colouring pencils and some cardboard from your local Woolies and make
your own with your little bunny-in-the-making!
Extracted from https://woolworthsbabyandtoddlerclub.com.au
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