5 fun ways to keep the kids entertained this Easter
2021-03-29
Easter is upon us!
Easter is upon us, and for parents fretting about how to keep the kids entertained over the long weekend fast approaching - don’t fret!
There’s so many ways to keep the kids busy and entertained (both in person and online) this Easter long weekend in Australia.
From at-home arts and crafts to local Easter fun to virtual learning, these are five clever ways to keep the kids entertained this Easter.
1. Discover your city
Easter in Australia is the perfect time to get outside and partake in some Easter themed fun. The weather is cooling down but is mostly still sunny, and the long weekend means that we have extra free time. If you’re near Sydney, head down to the Harbour City’s Royal Easter Show (1-12th of April) for fun showbags and exciting rides. If you’re near Victoria’s Yarra Valley head down to their Easter Wonderland. The Orchard in Perth has a whole lot of family-friendly fun to get involved in, such as scavenger hunts and farm animal visits, and those in Adelaide should head down to Semaphore Foreshore for a chance to meet the Easter bunny! Lastly in Darwin, there’s an Easter extravaganza happening down at the waterfront. Those are just a few Easter events happening in Australia’s major cities!
2. An old fashioned Easter egg hunt
Who doesn’t love a good old Easter egg hunt? Hide delicious chocolate eggs around your home or garden, or get the locals involved and hide them around the neighbourhood.
Cadbury is bringing the fun online with Cadbury’s Worldwide Hunt, an interactive experience where you can hide and hunt for real or virtual Easter eggs across the globe. We’ve had a go at the La Española office and it's a lot of fun!
3. Paint Easter eggs
You probably all remember painting eggs at school or at home during the Easter holidays, and it’s still an easy and fun way to keep your own kids entertained as well. Simply hard boil some eggs on the stove, let them cool completely and then let the kids at them! There’s so many ways to decorate the eggs, from making your own natural dyes to jazzing them up with confetti. We love this list of 45 ways to decorate Easter eggs. There’s many other Easter-themed arts and crafts to try out too, including origami and painting.
4. An incentive to help out
The Easter long weekend is a fantastic time to all pitch in with a spring clean around the house. Give the kids an incentive to help out with cleaning and organising (including their own spaces), and hold a garage sale with the resulting treasure trove of goodies you no longer want or need. At the end of the day, give them a small monetary reward for helping out - and a yummy Easter egg or two!
5. Travel the world and learn virtually
With the last year being full of lockdowns, many educational institutions have bought their classes and virtual experiences online - many free of charge to those interested. This is a brilliant way to keep the kids entertained at Easter while also educating them.
Google Arts & Culture has teamed up with over 2500 museums and galleries across the world, so you don’t even need to leave the couch to visit some of the most incredible global exhibitions. Take the kids on a tour of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam or the British Museum in London and build their knowledge. There’s also tours of the world's best national parks, and real time footage of the most famous zoos in the world and its animals. Speaking of animals, the kids can volunteer their time to Wildwatch Kenya online, who need volunteers to count and track wildlife living in their conservation sites. You can log on anytime.
You can also log on to Google for Education and pick from many online classes for kids, including coding and computer science.
On the home front, there’s many free online classes and workshops to participate in across Australia. The Australian Ballet is offering free online ballet classes, the National Gallery of Victoria has drawing classes and Australian universities like Deakin Uni have a range of free courses to take.
