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school holiday FUN
Jelly Bean-Go
Time:

30 minutes or less

Ages: preschooler
This game is a fun take on Bingo for
little ones who aren’t ready to play
real Bingo yet.
What you’ll need:
Paper, Markers, Jelly Beans
Variations:
For really young kids, you can write
the colour words with coloured
markers to make the game less
challenging.
How to play:
Draw squares on a piece of paper
like a traditional bingo board,
enough for each colour of Jelly
Beans you have.

Easter egg hunt:
10 tips for fun
Easter egg hunt
fun idea #1:
Use different
coloured eggs by age.
Colour code the eggs you
according to age or gender.

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Easter egg hunt fun idea #2: Add letters
to each egg so kids can make words.
Easter egg hunt fun idea #3: Keep a
record of where you stashed the eggs
Easter egg hunt fun idea #4: Set hunt
boundaries.
Easter egg hunt fun idea #5: Draw a map.
Keep things interesting by setting up a
treasure hunt for kids. Give each child a
map using pictures or words, depending
on age.
Easter egg hunt fun idea #6: Add a
pinata for Easter fun.

In each square, write the colour of
each jellybean.

Easter egg hunt fun idea #7: Supply non-­
chocolate prizes as rewards.

Have your child draw jellybeans 0out
of the bag and match them to their
coloUr word. Take turns by letting
someone else draw another jelly
bean from the bag and match it on
their bingo card.

Every child could get a non-chocolate
prize for participating a colouring book
or something small that can keep them
occupied over the Easter break could
work.

The first person to match all their
squares wins!

Easter egg hunt fun idea #8: Wrap only
one egg wrap.
Instead of traditionally scattering Easter
eggs, hide an egg which has a written
clue wrapped around it.
Easter egg hunt fun idea #9: Leave tell
tale bunny prints.
Easter egg hunt fun idea #10: Hide them
in the house.
Make a trail of little eggs from your
child’s bedroom to the living area and
then lead them to one giant clue that
will allow them to discover either a larger
egg or a non-chocolate Easter gift such
as a book or toy.

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