Did You Know …
The Easter bunny has it origin in pre- Christianity fertility folklore. The hare and the rabbit were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during Spring.
The first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany during the early 1800’s. They were made of pastry and sugar. Not sure we’d get away with that these days !!
How to Plan an Easter Egg Hunt Party for your kids
- Decorate the house and garden with lots of pastel coloured balloons, cut out rabbits, eggs, carrots and lots of streamers.
- Hide lots of small chocolate easter eggs around the garden and house making sure you make it easier for the little kids to find the eggs. Include one plastic egg filled with a piece of paper that reads ‘Congratulations’.
- Set up a table inside with colored paper bags, markers and stickers. Have the children decorate and personalize a bag to hold the Easter eggs they found during the hunt.
- Whoever found the egg with the ‘Congratulations’ inside should receive a prize like a huge chocolate egg or bunny.
- Involve the children in egg and spoon races or a bunny hop race.
- Finally, serve your weary bunch some Easter related refreshm
Easter Camps
Pine Forest Art Centre, Kilternan
The Pine Forest Art Centre, established for more than thirty five years, is a unique art education centre for children and young adults. The Centre is situated just outside the picturesque village of Glencullen, high in the Dublin mountains surrounded by beautiful rural scenery of rolling fields, woods and streams and plenty of fresh air!
At Pine Forest Art Centre, children can do a wide variety of art and craft activities including painting, pottery, sketching, beadwork, woodwork, modelling, enamelling, weaving, batik, paper crafts, sculpture, printing, etc.
The centre provides an opportunity for children and young people to have a happy and successful experience in creating and exploring art and craft while they are having fun. No special talent is required. The centre incorporates a lot of outdoor activities (weather permitting) related to art and craft, allowing the children to take advantage of the fresh air and natural environment. Children work in age related groups and are fully supervised at all times.
Age:
5 to 12 years old
Date:
Monday 29 March – Friday 2 April 2010
Time:
10am to 4pm
Price:
€145
The Blackrock Academy of Sport offer “Sport Skills Camps” which develop both children’s individual and team playing skills. The Academy caters for various sports including Soccer, Rugby, Gaelic Football, Tennis, Athletics (inc Field Events), Volleyball and Orienteering. Guidelines will also be given in areas such as diet, flexibility and other athletic and health related issues.
The emphasis of the course is to develop sports skills while having fun, in a safe environment. There will be plenty of fun games and talent competitions!
Age:
Boys & Girls 6 to 13 years
Date:
Tuesday 06 to Friday 09 April
Time:
10am to 3pm (supervision available from 9am free of charge)
Price:
€90
exSPORTise Sports Camps – Stillorgan
Multi Sport Camp
Telephone: 087 618 9053
Aimed at 4 to 13 year old boys and girls, these fun packed camps will give children the opportunity to learn to play new sports but also to receive real coaching in the skills that are involved within sports related activities.
North Co.
Dublin Thornton Park Equestrian Centre, Swords
Telephone: 01 8351164 Dublin 18 Kellystown Equestrian, Sandyford
Telephone: 01 4954004
The Chocolate Warehouse, Walkinstown
Telephone: 01 450 0080
Enjoy the wonderful experience of visiting the Easter Bunny this Easter. Visit the Easter Bunny’s hutch and you will be presented with an Easter Egg by the Easter Bunny. Then make Easter bow to put onto your Easter Egg box. After that your name is personalised onto your chocolate egg. Now you have your own special Easter egg!
Next, view the mini chocolate factory. Finally you can visit the Easter shop. It’s full of Easter eggs, Chocolate rabbits, chocolate novelties, chocolates, chocolate cars, chocolate footballs, hampers, teddies and goodies galore – more
Dates: Saturday 13 March to Sat 3 April 2010
Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park
Telephone: 045 870238
The Most Egg-citing Hunt of them all! The Lullymore Easter Egg Hunt is renowned all over the country as being one of the best of its kind. Running for the week of Easter it’s a must see for all the family – more
Dates: Saturday 3 April to Friday 9 April 2010
Kilruddery House and Gardens, Bray
Telephone: 087 4198674
The Easter Bunny is coming to Killruddery Gardens for a visit on Easter Sunday and Monday!
He has asked us to set you a Quest to work out his mobile phone number! There will be 7 clues and tasks for you to solve and the answer to each one will be a number. When the numbers are put together side-by-side they will reveal the mobile phone number of The Easter Bunny! Text him with the question ‘What is your name?’. When you receive the reply you will receive an Easter Egg prize! – more
Dates: Sunday 04 April, Monday 05 April
Contributed by www.kidscamps.ie
