The past couple of weeks have been like no other we have experienced. Everything of convenience that was in our lives last month is not as easily available today. If you have children, you may be struggling to think how you can celebrate Easter without the conveniences we've become accustomed
Covid 19 coronavirus: 10 Easter lockdown activities for the kids at home
The Big New Zealand Easter Egg Hunt is encouraging Kiwis to draw, colour or decorate their own Easter egg and leave in a street-facing window of the house so children can find them. It will be like an Easter egg hunt involving the whole community. This can be an added bonus to your own adventure you set up in your own backyard.
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Easter workout:
For every letter of the alphabet write down a set of workouts or stretches. For example, five star jumps for the letter A, 10 leg raises for the letter B, 20 crunches for C. Make them as active as you want and as age-appropriate as your children or family needs. Write down a whole bunch of Easter-related words on a piece of paper, scrunch them up and put them in a container. Then, let every family member pull out a word and spell out the word in exercises. Each person can work out on their own or, for those extra fit families, do all the words together.
Create an Easter 2020 time capsule:
Easter 2020 will be part of history in the future so why not create a time capsule and fill it with some of the memorable items from your Easter celebrations, stories and information about how you spent it in lockdown. Hide it away for future generations to discover.
Egg and spoon race:
Let's take it back old school. With just some boiled eggs and some spoons, you have yourself your very own egg and spoon race. If you have older children, or a competitive family, create an obstacle course to race while carrying the egg on the spoon in your hand, or mouth.
Have an Easter parade:
Challenge each family member to create an Easter-themed costume using anything they can find around the house. Hold an Easter parade with everyone wearing their costumes and wear them to dinner together.
Decorate an Easter tree:
Decorate any tree or plant, inside or outside, with items that signify Easter for you and your family. Whether it's bunnies and eggs, arts and crafts, religion, family or even lockdown, decorate your tree with whatever items that relate to your Easter in 2020.
Pin the tail on the Easter Bunny:
Work with what you have around the home to draw your bunny on. If you don't have a large sheet of paper, use a cardboard box or a brown paper bag from the supermarket. The tail can also be anything you have at home - let each person choose their own tail so there's no risk of mixing people's attempts. The person who sticks their tail on the most accurate spot is named the winner.
Wind down with an Easter movie:
From Hop, a story about normal rabbit Fred having to do the Easter Bunny's job, and Risen - a film about a non-believer's quest to find out what happened to Jesus after the Resurrection - to Rise of the Guardians, a movie that brings together the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost to save the world, there are plenty of Easter-related flicks to enjoy.
• Covid19.govt.nz: The Government's official Covid-19 advisory website