Hot Cross Bunny activity sheets

We have another set of activity sheets for you from our Shelf Care book club; this time focused on an amazing Easter book from Quarto Kids. The book for this month is Hot Cross Bunny (RRP £6.99), and we are releasing it on the 6th April. This is a simply charming book about Steve, the Hot Cross Bunny, and his wish to win the Golden Egg cup. He hasn’t had the best growing seasons for his Chocolate Eggs, and he isn’t sure he’ll be able to win the prize. Then something amazing, and a wee bit frightening happens! We are, of course, going to be sending all our members the eBook (a PDF) for this amazing book thanks to Quarto Kids. So hurry up and join, so you get it too! Remember, being a member means you get a chance to win with LEGO, Playmobil, Readly, and get a freebie from Zimpli Kids. More info here.

We have 12-pages of fun ideas for you to go with the book this month. Do check out the other Easter ideas on the site as well. Hot Cross Bunny isn’t JUST for Easter though, its a charming story anytime of year as well.

What’s included within the Hot Cross Bunny activity sheet pack

This image is showing a Hot Cross Bunny book being promoted by Kiddy Charts, with a QR code to join the Happy Yak group of The Quarto Group and is illustrated by Carys Bexington and Mark Chambers. — Colouring page – from the front cover

Happy Yak is releasing a book called "The Hot Cross Bunny" illustrated by Carys Bexington and Mark Chambers. — Colouring page – from the front cover

Our first three pages are wonderful examples of the gorgeous-ness that is the Hot Cross Bunny book! We have the cover sheet – where there is a QR code for you to join the book club – followed by two pages from the book that we have turned into colouring sheets for you.

The Quarto Group is providing free Hot Cross Bunny activity sheets and book cards with a surprise sound, as well as a free book download to join their Shelf Care Book Club.

The first is the cover sheet with Steve looking a tad annoyed on, followed by a page from the story that gives you a hint of the hilarity that the books contains. This is for ages 0 – 5, but we think that older kids will love it too. Perhaps even adults! We have enjoyed reading it ourselves to our kids, of course.

In this image, people are encouraged to design their own dragon egg based on what they think Trevor's egg might have looked like, as part of the Hot Cross Bunny campaign by Kiddy Charts in 2023.

Our next two pages include a further colouring sheet with two children getting eggs with little dragons inside them. Followed by our first activity sheet created by KiddyCharts.

This activity is simple. We have a little twist on the decorate your own egg for Easter idea. This time – we’d like to see what children think a Dragon Egg might look like, and to decorate their egg like that. Alternatively, you can, of course, just create an Easter Egg as well. Print out a few to have even more fun!

Friendship writing prompt

In this image, Kiddy Charts is encouraging children to write a story about making a new friend in an unexpected way, using the character Hot Cross Bunny as inspiration.

A family is celebrating Easter together with a Hot Cross Bunny, as shared on Kiddy Charts, a website providing helpful resources for parents.

One of the key themes with the Hot Cross Bunny book is friendship. We have therefore included a writing prompt within the activity sheets for you to explore around this.

For younger children, feel free to talk around the topic, if writing is a little too much for them. This means that this activity can be for any age child. Just adapt it as you might see fit for your children.

Exploring our feelings with Hot Cross Bunny

In this image, Steve the Hot Cross Bunny as being brave and going to save the Bunny Real World from a Dragon, while Kiddy Charts encourages viewers to use their characters to show where they feel their fear.

Steve is feeling happy as he is surrounded by bunnies and hot cross buns while learning how to grow Easter eggs.

The next few sheets are about exploring how Steve feels within the book.

For part of the story, Steve is a bit afraid, and then shows great bravery. We have asked children to show where they might feel fear in their body, to help them connect with it. This also helps them recognise it too. Anxiety is rooted in fear, of course. Helping to understand this, can help to manage our worries, and also to normalise them. Feeling fear, and worry is normal. It is when that fear, and anxiety becomes all encompassing that we struggle.

We also share a picture of Steve, and ask what is happening. Discuss this with your children – what is going on here, and how can we help ourselves when we feel like this. Steve is sad or disappointed in this picture. Don’t forget to use your Thats Okay feelings eBook to help with this (which you get as membership of the club) as well as the feelings colouring pages we have for free on the site.

Happiness and sequencing cards for growing Easter Eggs?!!?

Steve felt happy when he heard the story of the Hot Cross Bunny, and he was encouraged to draw a picture of himself feeling happy and to think about what makes him happy.

The image is showing how to help children sequence bunny cards to grow their own Easter eggs, just like any other plant.

Our final two sets of activities are LOADS of fun. We are asking kids to draw their own pictures of Steve looking happy. They can check out the eBook for ideas of what that might look like, and draw their own picture.

Finally, cut out the easter egg shaped cards, mix them up, and get the children to sequence them based on how you think that a little Easter Egg plant might grow. They nee just what usual plants need of course 🤣.

Aren’t these just – THE BEST! To download them, just click on the button or the image below and they are yours.

Download the Hot Cross Bunny free activity sheets now

In this image, a bunny is encouraging the reader to join their surprise by scanning a code and growing a plant, with the illustration being provided by Carys Bexington and Mark Chambers.

If you are a member of the Shelf Care Club, you will get a copy of the PDF eBook, so these activities will really make so much more sense. If you want to buy the book, why not hop on over to Amazon?

If you love this club – do share with family, friends and your school. It is 100% free to you, and everyone gets an eBook every single month.

We hope you like this, and that you will come and see us again soon to check out some of the other activities we have on the site. Why not take a look at our printables, or even our shop – if you join our premium site – 90% of the shop is free!

Benefits to being part of KiddyCharts free Shelf Care book club

Just in case you need a little persuading to join – for this month (April 2023), we have a few additional benefits for you for the club:

Giveaways for being a member of the club with both Playmobil, and LEGO,
Free memberships to be handed out for Readly, as well as an increased 6-week trial. You get details of this once you sign up, and
Fabulous, fun and free goodies from Zimpli Kids if you are a member on the 6th April, 2023.

Why wouldn’t you want to join?

We really hope to see you on the site again soon – and enjoy the book club as well.

Helen

A child is joining a book club and receiving a surprise gift of chocolate eggs for joining, illustrated by Carys Bexington.

Helen

Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine!Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time.KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10.It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania.Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!