Need some ideas

Of couse I would suggest something crafty like having them put their best efforts into making easter cards for someone special in their life...or for each other and make a contest of it....like not signing them and having them give them to each other something like that...I had my little granddaughter as she is on Easter vacation right now....she helped me clean out the flower beds etc....we had a fantastic day together.

It really depends on your area and what the weather is like. My first thoughts would be museums, the library and the local parks. There are also, depending on your area, likely to be a lot of free or low-cost kids activities through various clubs and churches. Or you could grab some inexpensive art supplies and let them loose on those. That would be a great way to reuse any newspapers, magazines, catalogs, etc. that you have on hand as well.

Have you taken them to a playground to run around? You could pack a lunch and have a picnic also and the kids might like it. Our daughter takes her kids to the library certain days and times and they have someone who reads to them. The kids love it. Is there anywhere near where you live where you can go watch airplanes landing and taking off? Can't think of anything else right now but if I do, will respond again. Hope this helps maybe a little bit.

hi dorannmwin If you do like I do live withing five miles of the beach take them to the beach for the day as kids love it and most adults do too. Also check your local library as they do offet a number of things for kids to do. even check out free movies to keep kids busy. here a lot of parents take kids as a group to Chuckie cheese for pizza and games and other fun stuff.or organize a day of games they can play and puzzles also some stuff on wifii with games they love and can have competitions to see how is the biggest winner. lol they have the sports thing here but too many do not bother to c ome down to play pretend bowling or other games.

Children have much more energy than we do. So, if you have to take care of that amount of kids, it´s better is you spend some time at a park, if you have one nearby. You may make them play a game with two teams and let the bigger kids choose their team. It can be from hide and seek (nice for the small fry) to any sort of ball game which the older will prefer. An art competition (drawing or clay) with the grown ups as juries in 2 categories and maybe cupcakes as prizes could be nice later on. I hope this helps.

dorannwin: If you can spare time then you can prepare the food they like and then play with them group games --also give them a few books, games --part from providing some time for TV also. nearest park or sigh seeing cnetres are good

How about old fashion games, borad games if you have any or card games. If not a pencil and a paper will gie you hang man, spelling game or even tic tac toe. Charades is a good one, cooking to take to Easter would be good, cookies or just chips and dipps with vegies. Start a story, once upon a time, then the next person takes over and so on. Make up some silly prizes for the best ending. That's all I can come up with. Of course you can walk, throw a ball, or bird watch.

Wow 7 kids to entertain, huh?! If the weather is nice, you could take them on walks, bring them to the library, to the parks & playgrounds, and out to picnics. That's really the only thing I can suggest. It's somewhat nice outside weather-wise where I live (Minnesota), so if it is where you are, you might as well use that to your advantage. Good luck to you! I am surprised you can sneak away and get on MyLot with all of those kids running around!

Wow! the rest have come up with some great ideas. If I had to handle this, we'd probably go for a hike on at least one of those days. Or have a scavenger hunt of things that can be found around your property. The kids in our neighborhood when our children were growing up enjoyed being read to, believe it or not. You have more diverse ages, though, so it might not work for you -- at least not the same book at the same time. Spring is a good time for blooming things and critters. you might divide into teams to see who can find the most different kinds of leaves and then try to identify them on the computer or with a field guide. The younger ones might make crafts or art projects with them. You also might consider having them dramatize stories they all know and act them out in skits. Maybe they could even make it like charades, only with stories.

There are a lot of bonding activities that do not cost that much. If you live near the beach, you can just go there and bring food like a picnic. You can also visit museums and other historical places in your place.

Well you are going to need some Easter eggs to hunt on Sunday, so why not go buy 2 dozen eggs, and have a egg coloring session on Friday? This is a tradition in our family. It is messy, but wonderful for these ages. You can get stickers, food coloring, disposable cups, and I would suggest clothes you don't mind being dyed, or at least small garbage bags that you make ponchos out of. If you don't want to use these eggs for hunting, you can put them on a plate for a center piece for easter, have the kids take their favorite one home, or make deviled eggs out of them for the Easter feast!