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If there are children in your life, youwillundoubtedly be familiar with crafts of all kinds, WithEasteraround the corner there are many tried and true crafts thatcankeep our children happy for hours.

But there is always room to add new crafting ideas inyourrepertoire that may just make you the hit on the street.

Here are the perennial favorites that are a "must do" foryourEaster crafting session plus a few that are fun and easy andadd abit of pizzazz to those eggs and cartons creations.

Thinking Outside The Egg Carton

Pringles Can Baskets. Take a small empty Pringles can; coveritwith pastel-colored construction paper. Glue ear-shapes at thetopand feet at the bottom. Add googly eyes and pompoms for a noseandmouth shape. Use pipe cleaners to make the handle.
Instead of messy egg painting, hard-boil some eggs and usestickers,glue-on felt or foam pieces for the younger crowd.
Empty egg cartons are Easter crafts essentials. The cups can becutout, painted and then add some pipe cleaners and you havecolourfulflowers. Cartons can also be painted and used to displaynewlydecorated Easter eggs.
Instead of using new construction paper for weaved Easterbaskets,use strips of recycled magazine pages for a variety ofcolor.
Baby chicks in an egg basket. Glue yellow pompons into aneggcarton, orange diamond shaped felt becomes the beak and addgooglyeyes for a fun effect.
Go green this Easter by using your own grass instead of usingtheplastic kind. Or shred a newspaper and compost or recycleitlater.
Egg coloring tip: Draw on your egg with a crayon or unlitbirthdaycandle. Then dip in dye and the wax patterns willremain.
Empty eggshells with a small opening in the top make greatedibleEaster eggs. Layer a variety of candy melt colors for afundesign.
Make baby chicks by traced hands cut out of yellowconstructionpaper for the perfect wings.
Instead of trying to die eggs with a design, do somethingeasier.Die eggs in single colors and when dry, glue on ribbon,lace,rhinestones and small flowers for a more personalizedlook.
Fun At Any Age

Keeping up the tradition of seasonal crafting sessions is agreatway to bring family together. Adding a fresh slant to oldideas canbe a great way to keep family gatherings memorable andfun forall.

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Try your hand at a quick and colorful Eastercenterpiecedecoration for your table setting. Like most of us, weprobablyhave at least two, maybe three glass vases that couldeasily beturned in to something really beautiful and unique withoutbreakingthe bank.

For this Easter craft project you will need thefollowingsupplies:

Glass vase; We chose to use a tall clear one, with no designonit.
Easter paper grass; We chose bright green, but anycoordinatingEaster color also works.
1 large Easter egg; We chose a pink ceramic egg
5 medium Easter eggs; We chose artificial eggs in pink, blue&crème in a multi colored spotted finish.
3 small Easter eggs; We chose artificial white eggs
1 decorative craft bird; We chose one in pink, blue and yellowtocomplement the colors of the eggs.
Double sided sticker square
Step 1 - Begin by creating egg shaped forms of the Easterpapergrass in your hand. For this project we made six, but it willvarydepending on the width and height of your vase. Next, takeyourEaster paper grass forms that you have made and drop them in tothevase one at a time. This will build height to your project;atleast one quarter of the vase should now be full.