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Craft and Chocolate – The only correct way to spend Easter!

Easter is that much-anticipated long weekend people look forward to as soon as the new year begins. A perfect four-day break to relax and spend quality time with friends and family! A weekend full of Easter Egg hunts, trials, craft activities and baking are the only right way to enjoy Easter to it's fullest. Let’s […]

 

Easter is that much-anticipated long weekend people look forward to as soon as the new year begins. A perfect four-day break to relax and spend quality time with friends and family!

A weekend full of Easter Egg hunts, trials, craft activities and baking are the only right way to enjoy Easter to it's fullest.

Let’s take a look as some of the craft activities that you can do during the four-day break, and the best news is you can get everything from Queensgate Shopping Centre!

 

DIY Easter Bunny Jars

How many of us have empty jam or Nutella jars sat round at home? Yep, me too. Why not create them into fun Easter themed jars. You won’t event need many materials to create this craft activity.

Pompoms £1.64 Sostrene Grene

Jars with Lid – 4 pack £8.56 Sostrene Grene

Feathers £1.04 Sostrene Grene

Acrylic Paint £4.50 Flying Tiger

Let your kids go eggs-tra wild with their unique designs! They don’t have to stick to just an Easter Bunny. They can create and design anything their imagination dreams up. Plus, it’s a fun activity for the whole family! Adults can join in on the creativity with a friendly painting competition, decorating glass jars with Easter bunnies, flowers, or any festive design.

Decorate your own Easter Egg

This DIY Easter Egg pack from either Flying Tiger or Sostrene Grene are perfect for keeping all the cousins entertained. It’s a simple and easy activity to set up while the adults fire up the BBQ. Children can use felt-tip pens or paint (depending on the mess level you're willing to clean up).

DIY decorative Easter eggs - 4 pcs £3.50 Flying Tiger

DIY decorative eggs £1.98 Sostrene Grene

Paper plate Easter Chick

Create your own Easter Chick, you can use materials like yellow paper plates, orange and black paper for the beak and eyes, glue, scissors, and optional feathers to make a cute, easy Easter chick. However, for a more intricate and fun project, Sostrene Grene offers a detailed guide on how to create your very own crepe paper Easter chicks. With crepe paper, you can craft little chicks with a more textured, colourful look, adding a bit of creativity to your holiday decorations.

Carrot shaped paper plates - 8 pcs £2.50 Flying Tiger

Dual tip felt markers £5.00 Flying Tiger

Googly Eyes £1.89 Sostrene Grene

Now time for what you have all been waiting for…Chocolate!

No Easter celebration is complete without chocolate eggs and bunnies! If you're looking to mix some creativity with your chocolate cravings, why not try making the viral Easter Egg cheesecake that took TikTok by storm during lockdown? It's a fun activity for you and your kids to enjoy together, or if your teenage daughter is hosting a girls' night, this could be the perfect treat to have them make as a group.

Here are a few of our picks for Easter Eggs that you can get from Queensgate Shopping Centre:

Extra-Thick Easter Egg – Milk to Caramel £34.95 Hotel Chocolat

40% Milk Chocolate Easter Egg 150g £11.95 Hotel Chocolat

Easter eggs with filling in egg tray £3.50 Flying Tiger

Lindor Chocolate Egg 183g £6.99 TKMaxx

Mini milk chocolate eggs with popping candy £1.50 Flying Tiger

Chocolate Pen Pals £11.95 Hotel Chocolat

Egg on Toast Milk Chocolate Lick - Easter Lolly £2.95 Hotel Chocolat

Pistachio Chocolate Bunny Selector £5.45 Hotel Chocolat

Easter is all about celebrating with loved ones, indulging in delicious chocolate, and getting creative with fun craft activities. Whether you're decorating Easter eggs, making adorable bunny jars, or making an Easter Egg cheesecake, there’s no better way to make the most of this festive long weekend.

And don’t forget to keep an eye out for Queensgate’s Easter holiday events!

Discover what Queensgate Shopping Centre shops have to offer: https://www.queensgate-shopping.co.uk/

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