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Basic Activities
Find Peter Cottontail printable coloring pages on the Dltk-Teach website. Print the sheets and give each child a sheet to color. The children can use markers, crayons and coloring pencils to color the pictures. If a picture has a rabbit on it, have the children glue a cotton ball on the tail. For another simple activity, print pictures of Peter Cottontail and hang them around the classroom. Tell the children to use the pictures as a guide to freehand draw Peter Cottontail. Have a contest by awarding prizes to the best, funniest, most creative and most realistic freehand pictures.
Song Activities
Teach the children the song "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" and have them practice it. Have the children sing the song aloud several times. Divide the children into teams of three or four and have them practice the song. For added fun, have each team act out the song as they sing it. Have each team stand in front of the class and sing their song. Award prizes to the best and most creative performances. You can also sing some of the song and point to one student who has to finish the next five words. If he is correct, award him with a small prize.
Memory Games
Print pictures of Peter Cottontail and related items, such as an Easter egg, jellybean and Easter basket (two of each picture). Place the pictures face down on a table and have the children play a game of memory match. The child who finds the most matches wins the game. Laminate the pictures to make them more durable. For another memory game, hang the pictures on a board and have the children look at the pictures. Ask them to close their eyes and remove one picture. Tell them to open their eyes and the first child to tell you which picture is missing will win a small prize.
Felt Board Activities
Use felt to make the characters of the Peter Cottontail story, such as the mommy, boy, Peter Cottontail and the girl. Place a large piece of felt on a board and glue Velcro to the back of each felt character. Have one child at a time take the felt characters and go to the felt board. Read the story or sing the song. The child must place each character on the board and demonstrate what each character is doing while the children sing the song or while they read the story. For older children, allow them to make their own Peter Cottontail felt characters as part of the activity.