Eggstra Special ActivitiesWith Easter just around the corner, it's time to start thinkingof a variety of preschool Easter crafts to help celebrate theseason. Easter lends itself well to crafts, since one of the mainways it's celebrated contemporarily is by decorating eggs.While these children may be a little too young for preschoolEaster crafts with real Easter eggs, plastic or play dough eggsmake a great, less breakable substitute. For the brave and the notso faint of heart, real eggs can be used however they must behard-boiled first to avoid any broken eggs on the floor.If the idea of bringing eggs and dye into the preschoolclassroom is a little too frightening, try making stained glassEaster eggs from contact paper or waxed paper. Once the egg shapeshave been cut out, decorate the shape with tissue paper orconstruction paper, glitter, or whatever else is in the craftsupply cupboard. If using waxed paper don't forget to use a littleglue to get the tissue paper the stick.Or try this craft which involves eggs made from coffee filters.Cut out a number of egg shapes from coffee filters and give a fewto each child. The children are to decorate their eggs using spraybottles filled with watered-down paint for a nice tie-dyed effect.They can also decorate the eggs with markers and then spray theeggs with water from a spray bottle for a similar designresult.Natural NestFor a more offbeat Easter craft, try this one where the kidsmake bird's nests from real mud, sticks, twigs, and other thingsfound outside. If the weather permits, go on a nature walk tocollect materials for the nest. Once the nests are assembled, theymake a great place to store and display decorated Easter eggs.Here Comes Peter Cottontail...Another great subject for preschool Easter crafts is the Easterbunny, seeing as how the bunny has become the central image for theholiday, at least where children are concerned.In this craft, children create their own bunny masks from paperplates. Give each child one paper plate with eye holes cut out.They can decorate their masks with yarn or string for whiskers, pompoms for teeth, and construction paper or another paper plate cutin half and painted pink for the ears. Once they've finisheddecorating their masks, punch a hole in each side and use anelastic or piece of string to hold the mask in place around thechild's head.Finally, here's a fun craft that helps to teach children aboutthe way plants grow called "Bunny in the Grass". To begin, eachchild will need a small pot or cup filled with potting soil.Sprinkle a small amount of grass seeds into the pot and cover theseeds with a thin layer of soil.For the next part of these presechool Easter crafts, childrenwill create a bunny from a craft stick. They can decorate the bunnywith felt ears, googly eyes, a pom pom note, and yarn whiskers.Place the craft stick in the pot and set the pots near a sunnywindow to allow the grass to grow. In a few weeks, the bunny'sgarden will be green with grass. Give a prize to the child whogrows the most grass, and the tallest blade of grass.One of the most fun and memorable times of the year is Easter.From the time children are small, they help to color beautiful,colorful Easter eggs and create beautiful Easter crafts. Most homesin the United States, traditionally will have colored Easter eggson display on Easter Sunday. Easter crafts and egg coloring are funprojects that the whole family can participate in doing. Childrenreally like the fun involved in coloring eggs and doing otherEaster crafts. Any Easter crafts that display color, will attractthe attention of kids and allow them to be creative as they usetheir imagination.