Welcome back! This activity has absolute nothing to do with any of my books, but just a bit of fun for Easter.
7: Make a woolly Easter/Spring card!
So, I had some yellow wool and fancied making something for Easter, but didn’t really want to make the standard pom-pom chick, when I had the idea of using wool as a medium for colouring in, instead of crayon or paint (as you do!)
My first idea was to do this ‘freehand’; painting with glue direct onto the blank card, but this does take a fair amount of manual dexterity and may be a bit tricky for little finger (I’ll show you how I did this at the end), so I produced a couple of templates for you to ‘colour in’ with wool (or crayons if you prefer). or, of course, you can draw your own…
The printable version of the bunny card is here. The printable version of the chick card is here.
You will need:
- A print-out of the card or your own drawing
- coloured wool or string
- PVA or similar liquid glue
- Scissors
- Felt tips for details (optional)
1. Print off or draw your image 
2. Colour in details like the bunny’s nose 
3. Stick the wool on the bunny… 
4. …and on details like flowers 
5. Ta-dah!
And here is the chick version:
Top tip: if little fingers get gluey and find this all a bit tricky, try cutting the wool up into lots of little pieces (for a ‘shaggy’ effect!) – it’s a lot easier to handle than one long bit!
And for those who want an extra challenge, here’s how I made the ‘freehand’ version:
