WHOA!!!! Easter is April 8th!!!!!!

Here are some Easter Craft Ideas!!!!

Cotton Ball Chick
Age6 and up (younger ages can do this with help...and maybe some modifications).
This project is rated EASY to do.
What You Need
2 yellow pom-poms or yellow cotton balls
Half of a clean egg shell
Small piece of orange craft foam
2 google eyes
Scissors
White craft glue
Wood doll base (the kind used with clothespins)
Pastel colored craft paint
Paintbrush
What You Do
Paint the doll base and set aside.
Be sure that the egg shell is clean and dry. Glue the poms-poms inside the egg shell.
Cut the craft foam into a triangle to make the beak. Glue onto the top yellow pom-pom.
Glue google eyes above the beak.
Glue the egg shell to the doll base.

Related links:
Cotton ball chick click here to see a picture of the craft above
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Easter chick card
Easter egghead
Marbled Easter eggs
Easter egg decorating ideas

More Easter fun:
Coloring pages
Crafts
Printables
Clip art
Word game
Games
Party ideas
Easter recipes

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Passover activities
Spring crafts
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More Holiday activities and information

APRIL Calender to Click-on

April is.........................

National Kite Month
California Earthquake Preparedness Month
National Humor Month
National Mathematics Education Month
National Poetry Month
Zoos: Zoo and Aquarium Month
Aquariums: Zoo and Aquarium Month
National Humor Month
International Guitar Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn and Garden Month
National Pecan Month
National Welding Month
Stress Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April Weekly Celebrations:
Week 1 Library Week
Week 1 Read a Road Map Week.
Week 2 Garden Week
Week 3 Organize Your Files Week
Week 3 Medical Labs Week
Week 4 Administrative Assistants Week
Week 4 National Karaoke Week


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1 April Fool's Day
1 International Tatting Day Heidi...what are you working on?
2 Children's Book Day
2 National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day I thought that was everyday?
2 Reconciliation Day
3 Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day - we know your decision
3 Tweed Day No way? I've got to get to my dry cleaners!!!
4 Hug a Newsman Day
4 Walk Around Things Day
4 School Librarian Day Go Andrea!!! You R The BEST!!!
4 Tell a Lie Day
5 Go for Broke Day
6 Ex-Spouse's Day - Always on Good Friday HMMMMMMMMMMMM..........
6 National Walk to Work Day - first Friday of month
6 Plan Your Epitaph Day - a little morbid if you ask me..but..lets..see Here lies..no..can't do it!
6 Sorry Charlie Day
7 Caramel Popcorn Day - Most likely created by a popcorn maker, or an E-card company.
7 No Housework Day It's about time..this really should be a weekly holiday
7 World Health Day
8 All is Ours Day
8 Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
9 Dyngus Day always the Monday after Easter
9 Name Yourself Day Truly Spectacular Mama -that's my name, hey that could be my epitaph!
9 Winston Churchill Day
10 Golfer's Day
10 National Siblings Day
11 Eight Track Tape Day - do you remember those?
11 Barbershop Quartet Day
12 Big Wind Day - this day blows me away!
13 Blame Someone Else Day
13 Russian Cosmonaut Day
13 Scrabble Day
14 International Moment of Laughter Day
14 Look up at the Sky Day - don't you have anything better to do?
14 National Pecan Day Make a pie...yum!
14 Reach as High as You Can Day
15 Rubber Eraser Day
15 Titanic Remembrance Day
16 National Eggs Benedict Day use up those stinky Easter eggs
16 National Librarian Day Andrea...take the whole day off. Wait, do you even work on Mondays?
16 National Stress Awareness Day
17 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
17 National Cheeseball Day
16 Patriot's Day - third Monday of the month
18 International Juggler's Day - also applies to multi tasking Moms and Dads.
18 Newspaper Columnists Day
18 Pet Owners Independence Day
19 National Garlic Day Remember to brush and RINSE before bed please.
20 Look Alike Day
20 Volunteer Recognition Day
21 Kindergarten Day
22 Girl Scout Leader Day
22 National Jelly Bean Day Hey, they will be on sale this year on this day!!!!
23 Lover's Day
23 National Zucchini Bread Day - they hold this at a time when you are not sick of all that zucchini.
23 Take a Chance Day
23 World Laboratory Day
24 Astronomy Day - date varies
24 Pig in a Blanket Day very yummy with veggie dogs, try it!
25 East meets West Day
25 World Penguin Day
26 Executive Admin's Day (Secretary's Day)
26 Hug an Australian Day Hellooooooooooo....Keith...... Urban!
26 National Pretzel Day
26 Richter Scale Day
27 Babe Ruth Day
27 National Prime Rib Day
27 Tell a Story Day
28 Great Poetry Reading Day
28 Kiss Your Mate Day - guys, do not forget this one. Kiss her, then read her some poetry.
29 Greenery Day
29 National Shrimp Scampi Day Oh, better go out to eat for this one!
30 Hairstyle Appreciation Day
30 National Honesty Day

St. Patricks Day Craft--EASY

Lucky Stones You don't have to be Irish to have fun making these!

You need:

Stones
Glitter
Tacky Glue
Gemstones

Instructions:
Wash and dry your stones. Coat with tacky glue. Sprinkle with glitter and glue on rhinestones.

With Your Lucky Stones You Can.........
* Play hide and seek with your Lucky Stones
*Display your Lucky Stones in a crystal dish
*Paint your Lucky Stones gold and place them in a small pot and wait for a Leprechaun to turn them into REAL GOLD (Editor's Favorite Option)

What To Do With All That Dryer Lint?

HOMEMADE Lint Paper Mache:

Ingredients:

3 cups lint from your dryer

2 cups water

2/3 cup wheat flour

3 drops oil of wintergreen

newspaper

Directions:Put lint and water in a large saucepan. Get all of the lint wet. Add flour and stir constantly so lumps won't form. Add oil of wintergreen. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly,until mixture holds together and forms peaks. Pour out onto several thicknesses of newspaper to cool.



HOMEMADE Lint Clay

Ingredients

:2 cups firmly packed dryer lint

1/3 cup warm water

6 tablespoons white glue1 tablespoon clear dishwashing liquid

Food coloring

Directions:Put lint into a mixing bowl. Add the other ingredients.Mix thoroughly. When you can no longer mix, knead with hands until of a uniform texture.
Shape and model figures or cover molds with it.