Living / 4 April, 2022 / Nanny Anita
Last year for our main Easter craft we made a Garden of Gethsemane, which we will hopefully get to recreate this year as my eldest charge has been asking to do it for weeks, and this year our main craft is making our own paper plate crown of thorns. To me it is important to teach children, regardless if they’re Christians or not, the true meaning of Easter. My reasoning for this is to help children understand different cultures and religions, so that we can better understand each other and except people for who they are, no matter what they believe.
Before we started making our crowns we had a good discussion about why Jesus wore one, and discussed how the Roman soldiers were mocking him by taking a symbol of royalty and turning it into something degrading and painful.
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1.Cut the centre out of your paper plates, and poke holes in the edge of the ring that you are left with. Use your scissors to make the holes bigger.
2. Create your thorns by rolling up strips of tin foil and threading them through the holes.
3. Paint your crown and leave it to dry.
My little ones love learning about the Jesus and bible stories and the whole time we were doing this craft they were asking some great questions. During the entire process they kept putting their crowns on each other and asking if it felt spiky and how they wouldn’t have like to have worn a really one.
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Heelys, the original two-in-one wheely shoe launched in 2000, is preparing for the upcoming Easter holidays with its new spring collection. Ideal for encouraging an active, healthy lifestyle, the stylish designs will ensure kids (big and small) will roll through the holidays with ease.
The collection consists of 19 designs, including three brand new Heelys shapes: Reserve Ex, Reserve Low and Pro 20 Half Flood. The Reserve Ex has a basketball shoe style, while the Reserve Low and Pro 20 Half Flood tap into the current Y2K trend for an extra chunky sole.
Match your Heelys to your mood, with designs split across two main aesthetics – a darker colour scheme vs. a lighter, spring-inspired palette. Think camouflage print, graffiti text and paint drips contrasting with pastel colours, tie-dye, metallic laces, foil and rainbow print.
Available in the UK and Europe on the Heelys website and retailers, the collection is available in sizes C12-7 across single or two-wheeled styles. RRPs range from £49.99 to £69.99.
Kids' Fashion / 20 March, 2023
