For our Easter Party this year we did something different. Since I have most of my class from last year I decided to do some colored eggs and baskets, and then go outside and do some sidewalk chalk. It was a perfect day too.
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We made little Easter baskets with chicks inside…. |
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We colored eggs… |
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Addie drew some Easter bunnies… |
I was surprised how much the kids loved their little baskets with the little fuzzy chickie inside.
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Emma drew Easter eggs and chicks…. |
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We made baskets out of our lunchtime milk cartons….. |
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We washed them out…filled them with Easter grass….. |
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Then we colored some hard boiled eggs Mrs. Moss brought to school…… |
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Then we put handles on our little baskets and decorated them up….. |
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Everybody picked a bunny, made strips of grass too….. |
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We wrapped these strips of “grass” around our milk cartons…then added cute egg and bunny cutouts to them… |
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Matt made a giant, pastel, ice cream cone…. |
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Finished Easter baskets ready to hold our colored eggs…. |
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Brynlin made so many cute things…the chalk was very bright and colorful! |
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Here are all the guys proud of their baskets! |
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Zach made a cute Easter Bunny….all the kids that came out after school saw our chalk creations…. |
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Here little chicky chicky…. |
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Easter Cards went home to parents too…. |
We wrote parent letters for inside the cute cards too. They were very nice. I think they will be a fun surprise on Easter morning!
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Easter Letters to Parents |
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They were cute with the cards on top…. |
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Trace made a really pretty Easter egg! |
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Nova made some Easter eggs and Spring Flowers…. |
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Happy Spring Break everybody! |
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I hope the principal liked our sidewalk chalk art…cuz we forgot to ask if it was okay! Oops! |
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