Looking for an easy Easter craft for preschoolers? Try bunny handprints. The children extend their little and ring fingers, tuck the other two fingers under and let their thumbs stick out to form the tail. Have them draw a face on the side with the two fingers pointed up and turn those fingers into ears.

Goofy looking little critter, but they had fun doing it and that is the important thing.

I think you could also just do bunny heads by leaving off the tail and the feet, but they wanted to glue sparkle pompoms on the tails.

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So, you want to write a poem to someone special, but you’re no Shakespeare. Rhyme, meter, feet? There’s no way you can do this, right? Actually, writing a poem isn’t that hard, especially when you have such great material to inspire you - all your loved one’s characteristics.

While many poems are written in a specific poetic form, such as a Haiku or a Sonnet, you don’t have to follow a specific form for your poem. Free verse poetry is poetry that doesn’t have a set form. If you do want to follow a form for your poetry, I found a site that lists types of poetry, including examples of each type and rhyme patterns.

Acrostic poems are ideal for inexperienced poets. Write your Valentine’s name vertically on a piece of paper. Then, write a line about that person for each letter of his or her name. Here’s a very bad example.

To My Dearest Sue:
S is for your lovely Smile
U is for your Unstoppable optimism.
E is for your Energy.

Give it a try. Even if you end up with something like my less than stellar effort, your loved one will probably really appreciate the effort!

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If you live in Great Britain, you are probably familiar with Pontin’s, a vacation package provider that has been in business since the late 1940’s. This company is very popular with middle class families that want to take a vacation without having to worry about organizing and planning a week or so’s worth of accomodations and activities.
Pontin’s Holiday parks are at several locations throughout the UK and are perfect for families who want to enjoy a refreshing break at the seaside before they get back to their busy lives. The half board parks actually provide two meals a day as well as the other benefits of the vacation package, which means more time for play and less time in the kitchen.
For Easter Breaks, there are special vacation packages that include Easter activities like egg hunts and parades. Be sure to check for sales - some of the Easter packages offer discounts of up to fifty percent.
These local resorts really sound like a neat idea - a modification of the American timeshare deals that allows a week’s rental instead of being stuck going back to the same place over and over again.

This review is sponsored by Pontin’s.

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