The first thing most of us think about at the mention of Easter is picking out the best Easter eggs – and for parents this can lead to visions of hyperactive kids with sugar overload. Thankfully, there are loads of other easy Easter activities to entertain little ones during the Easter holidays though, and these easy Easter crafts for kids will encourage them off their phones and tablets for more family fun.
We have Easter crafts for toddlers and slightly older kids, and many that'll need some adult expertise too – so there's lots to keep everyone happy and busy here. Some of the Easter craft activities for preschoolers we've added include adorable no-sew sock bunnies, hanging paper chain Easter animals and Easter egg potato printing. If you're after older children's crafts for Easter, they'll love the origami and decoupage projects.
There are also plenty of DIY Easter decorations to brighten up the home, too – like an Easter egg hunt banner, an Easter wreath, and bunny garlands with cute pompom tails! Did we mention the wearables – like Easter bonnets and headbands?
There are plenty of inexpensive Easter crafts here to discover, as well as step-by-step easy Easter crafts to follow along too – so scroll down now for Easter craft ideas that'll bring the whole family together.
1 How to make an easy peasy Easter egg wreath
Wreaths can be intimidating, but here's a fun one we found on Instagram by englishandartforkids that's easy peasy, but will still look lovely at Easter hung up in your home!
The image above is self-explanatory – just cut out a load of egg shapes from patterned craft paper (working from one template will help make sure they're all the same size). Then stick them to a wreath backing for support (you can easily make one by cutting up a cardboard box). Add a few paper leaves and tie at the top with a ribbon for hanging.
Depending on how much mess you want the kids to make, they could decorate their own Easter egg templates with paint, glitter and even mini pompoms or Easter chicks!
2 Make an adorable paper plate Easter bunny mask
How adorable is this paper plate bunny mask for Easter? We found it on Instagram by mommasociety and love that you can make these using paper plates, pipe-cleaners and tissue paper!
Depending on your kids' preferences you can easily change up the colours too, and instead of flowers to decorate, you could add paper eggs, pompoms, cardboard bows, ribbon, or just leave it blank. If you don't have a long wooden dowel, you can always make do with lollypop sticks, straws, or even a pencil from your child's art box!
3 How to make a pop-up card for Easter
Homemade Easter cards are a must – but you can get even more creative with the kids by making a pop-up Easter card! Think it sounds complicated? We found this easy peasy pop-up bunny card on Instagram by redtedart.
Find out how to make this fun pop-up bunny card for Easter.
4 Easy no-sew sock bunnies for Easter cuddles
If you're looking for an adorable crafting activity your little ones will LOVE because they get to turn their own socks (hopefully clean ones) into a cuddle bunny to play with over Easter, we found this no-sew bunny tutorial on Instgram by mrmintz_crafts.
They take about 20 minutes to make, and you don't need to do any sewing, so the kids can get involved! Just hunt for a suitable pair of socks, watch the video, and give it a go!
5 How to make the cutest pom pom chicks for Easter
There are a few Easter pom pom chick craft projects out there, but we found this super-simple one on Instagram by amandaformaro.
It's literally a pom pom, googly eyes and felt triangles for the beak! They're really cute and we think they'd make a fun keyring, bag accessory, or just little softies to play with.
Pompoms are easy to make, even if you don't have a pompom maker. We found this great pompom video tutorial on YouTube to show you how! Then it's just a case of sticking on your googly eyes and beak – a hot gun will come in handy for a good stick, but you can also use PVA glue.
6 Toilet roll bunnies for eco-friendly Easter crafting fun
Toilet-roll crafts are always popular at Easter because they're cheap and easy to make into Easter bunnies – but we spotted this version on Instagram by keep.kids.busy and thought it was extra fun because these bunnies actually hop!
After they have made their hopping bunnies your kids can have an Easter bunny race tournament – set up a themed course for them to hop their bunnies around, with a finishing line to hop over, and make sure you have a yummy prize for the winner!
7 Gorgeous salt dough Easter egg decorations
It's amazing what a little flour, salt, and water can create! We found this recipe on Instagram by_dimity_ – and in case you're wondering, no they're not edible!
Salt dough hardens in the oven a bit like clay, so you can make all sorts of fun things, and they're great for decorations like these. Just remember to use a skewer to make the holes to hang them BEFORE they go in the oven.
If you don't want to use the oven you can leave them out in the sun for a few days to harden, making this a fun craft to do leading up to Easter, so the decorations are ready to hang on the big day!
8 Make a big Easter egg hunt banner
If you're planning on having an Easter egg hunt this year, why not prolong the fun and have your kids make their own Easter egg hunt banner for the garden? This'll make it into even more of an event for them if they're inviting their friends and neighbours over to join in!
There are loads of ways you can do this – for example, if you have a Cricut cutting machine like the Cricut Joy Xtra, you could design your banner and cut out the letters to iron onto fabric or stick vinyl onto card – but not everyone has that luxury, so we love this free printable Easter egg hunt banner we found on No Biggie instead, that your kids can have fun decorating with confetti!
9 Easter colouring pages for little ones
Perhaps you're having a family BBQ this Easter and you're looking for a fun activity to keep little ones busy before the big Easter egg hunt in the garden, printable colouring pages like these from Crayola are always a hit.
Alternatively, if you only have a few children to entertain, you can treat them each to their own Easter-themed colouring book – we like the bestselling The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Sticker and Colouring Book.
If the weather is nice you can set the kids up at a small table in the garden, or in the kitchen if not, with lots of colouring pencils and crayons. A chocolately prize for the best picture is always a handy incentive to help keep them focussed!
10 Make a beautiful Easter garland
We spotted loads of really great ideas for Easter garlands to make with your kids, but liked this one the best by beadingbrilliant.co.uk – it's the cute pompom bunny tails that did it for us, as well as the fact that this is a really easy garland to make, especially if you create a bunny template and use patterned paper (your kids can always colour or decorate one or two in their own way with paints, glitter, or whatever art materials you have at home).
Once you have all the bunnies you need and you've stuck on those cute pompom tails, just string them up with some twine or ribbon, and arrange somewhere prominent in your home! It's a lovely decoration to bring a bit of Easter into the kids' rooms too, and they'll probably wantto leave it up well after Easter is over, so they'll get to enjoy their creative work that bit longer.
11 Learn how to make origami bunnies
If you have slightly older kids, they might enjoy this fun Easter activity we found by Baker Ross. They're free-standing and all you need is coloured paper. They're great to use in your Easter decorations, or just as a fun activity, that kids will find addictive, because origami can be a bit like that once you get the hang of it! Luckily, Baker Ross has a great tutorial for these origami bunnies, whether you prefer video or pictures with written instructions.
12 Learn to make Origami Easter chicks
If you loved the idea of making origami bunnies, you'll adore these origami Easter chicks we found by gatheringbeauty.com too!
What we like most about this design is that they're flat, so they're perfect for making handmade Easter cards. They also make cute napkin settings, which could be a great way of keeping the kids occupied while your setting up an Easter family feast!
13 Decoupage Easter eggs
Decoupage is a fun, easy activity for kids, but we thought you might be put off by using real eggs, so we found this genius alternative idea by Red Ted Art.
It's clever because it uses cheap plastic eggs that open, so you can fill them with mini eggs and treats! You can buy the plastic eggs in bulk on Amazon and kids can decorate them using the decoupage method and magazines to cut up and paste on – although, you'll get a smoother finish with decoupage paper or coloured tissue.
When they're ready you can fill them with mini eggs and hide them in the garden. They're perfect for hiding little toys, money, smarties or mini eggs inside.
14 Make your own DIY Easter basket
There are loads of different ways you can help you kids to make their own DIY Easter baskets to fill with Spring and Easter goodies – from repurposing and decorating empty cereal boxes, to using strips of coloured paper to weave your own basket, or even purchasing the Easter basket craft kit from Baker Ross in the image above.
If you're looking for some DIY insiration we found this how to make an Easter basket tutorial on Youtube that demonstrates the paper strip weaving method.
15 How to make hanging paperchain Easter animals
Every occasion that calls for easy crafts for kids to get involved in should be decorated with paperchains, and we found these hanging paperchain Easter animals by Baker Ross over on Instagram that we thought were a little bit different!
Depending on how old your kids are, they should be able to cut out strips and shapes with child-friendly scissors to make these decorations. Or you can buy ready-made kits for making paperchains by Baker Ross on Amazon – we like these pastel shades for Spring. Don't forget a cute selection of googly eyes too!
16 Easy paper plate Easter bonnets
The thought of making a DIY Easter bonnet can be daunting, but we love how ohamanda.com makes it look like a Spring breeze with this ingenious paper plate and paper bowl design! Just stick them together back-to-back, glue in some shredded tissue paper and chicks, then tie to your child's head with ribbon – SO easy! And kids can decorate them how they'd like, of course.
17 Simple Easter bunny headband
And if your little one doesn't want to wear a bonnet on their head, they might prefer this adorable Easter bunny-ear headband we found on Twinkl.co.uk instead. Twinkl provides a downloadable template to make these in their tutorial with video instructions, so you can't go wrong!
18 How to make paper daffodils
Remeniscent of the pretty swirling seaside wind spinners, we love these lookalike DIY daffodils – perfect to decorate the home for Easter or gift to neighbours!
We found this design for DIY daffodils on natgeokids.com and the tutorial comes with step-by-step instructions and pictures to make this project super easy to follow. You'll just need some basic materials, like paper, tape, scissors, split pins and something to make a hole, like a compass or pin.
19 Easter bunny and chick corner bookmarks
We love these paper Easter bookmarks by heyletsmakestuff.com. She makes these using her Cricut cutting machine but also includes a PDF in the cut file of her tutorial so you can trace and cut yourself. She says, the pieces are simple — ears, nose, and eyes for the bunny, and eyes, beak, and feet for the chick.
Not only will your kids love helping to make these, they'll also adore using them or gifting them to their schoolmates, neighbours and besties!
20 Painted Easter egg pebbles
We found these painted Easter egg rocks on projectswithkids.com and thought it was the perfect easter craft idea that kids of all ages can enjoy. We love the idea of using them as part of a no-candy Easter egg hunt if you're looking to reduce the amount of sugar your kids consume this Easter.
You can use child-friendly non-toxic watercolour or poster paints, and use q-tips for easy dots! Acrylic paints will offer more vibrant and permanent colour coverage though, or a Mod Podge sealant will make them weatherproof if using outside.
21 Easter egg potato printing
We found this classic kids crafts idea on bbcgoodfood.com and thought it was ideal for Easter!
If you want to make these straightforward Easter egg potato prints with your kids all you have to do is cut a potato in half and carve out some shapes – probably a job for the adult involved! Stuck for ideas? Go for spots or stripes for a striking print. Then get your kids to choose their own colours to paint into the potato, and then stamp them onto paper to transfer the designs.
This could be a handy way to decorate a large Easter egg hunt banner, or to decorate Easter cards, or even to make your own Easter egg potato print garland.
22 Decorate your home with pressed flower Easter eggs
This is a lovely idea we found from the Laura Conrad blog for anyone with an appreciation of nature. The finished result will look lovely in a bowl as an Easter table arrangement, and the kids will enjoy getting involved in making them!
You'll need hard-boiled eggs – white ones work well to make the pressed flowers pop, but you could always paint the eggshells white, or any other colour, if you wanted. Alternatively, if you want to create an egg that can be used to hide trinkets or treats, then plastic eggs or craft eggs can be used instead of real ones. You'll also need clear-drying glue to seal the flowers onto the egg shell.
To press the flowers, you'll have to do this ahead of time if doing it traditionally in between the pages of a book or in a traditional flower press to allow them time to dry. You can also press flowers in the microwave for same-day results if you have some ceramic tiles or a microwave flower press kit.
If you don't have the patience to wait for the flowers to dry or you don't have a flower press, try using your household iron by placing the flowers in between kitchen roll paper to absorb and placing a thin layer of material to iron over the top, and don't forget to use an ironing board or towel to protect your surface!
Find out more about how to make these gorgeous DIY pressed flower Easter eggs
23 Make a peekaboo hatching chicken
For a fun, not to mention quick and easy Easter crafting project little ones will enjoy, we found this cute peekaboo hatching chicken on Instagram by keep.kids.busy – watch the video to find out how to make it!
24 Egg carton Easter bunny finger puppets
If you're the kind of family who like to save egg cartons for fun crafts, then you'll love these Egg carton Easter bunny finger puppets we saw on Instagram by diyplayideas. You'll just need some wooden beads, glue, and a black Sharpie to bring them to life! Kids can get as creative as they like and even paint the egg cartons in their favourite Spring colours.
25 Felt bunny wands for older kids to make
If you have slightly older kids, they can practice their sewing skills with these easy felt bunny wands we found on Instagram by georgieslittlemakes. Felt is one of the easiest materials for kids to sew, and the shapes are simple to cut out for this bunny design.
Hopefully, you have found a suitable Easter craft activity for your family to get stuck into together, and we've helped you to entertain the little ones and give them a productive and fun break, without overdosing on chocolate – Happy Easter!
Proud aunt to her teen niece, Zara Mohammed is a Digital Writer for Mother&Baby. She has 10 years freelance writing experience creating lifestyle content for various platforms, including pregnancy, women’s health, parenting, child development and child mental health, plus lots of fun seasonal family articles and celebrity news.