Thanks to our guiding friend in Australia, we have discovered the Aussie Easter Bilby. Here is a cut and stick card in his honour. If making this with under 7s, we recommend enlarging the template to make it less fiddly.

An easy to make version of this classic Australian - New Zealand Recipe.

Colour, cut and stick to make these mini puppets/book marks on lolly sticks.

A running game from Australia. Ideal for groups of 8-15 children. Can be played with larger numbers, but a large play space is needed.

Make a Koala Bear fuse bead pot.

Turn a Pringles tube into a coral reef themed pencil pot - wash it out first though! Use as a stand alone craft or combine with other crafts to make a desk tidy.

Make your own kangaroo from felt, card and a toilet roll inner. (For anyone worried about health and safety, please take a look at http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/august.htm)

Representation of the Australian Guide Uniform (ages 5-10) in fuse beads using the boy and girl hama boards.

Turn an old matchbox into a crocodile with a secret draw to keep rubbers, pencil sharpeners or even sweets.

Finger paint a giant dot painting in the Australian Aboriginal style, telling your own secret story.

Decorate cork coasters in the style of Australian aboriginal dot painting.

The Australian Flag made from hama beads. Uses two large square boards slotted together.

A cake version of the Australian animal.