EASTER HAS ARRIVED!! Now I can only assume since you are here you are also excited about Easter & Easter crafts!
With this holiday comes Easter crafts and Easter is the perfect time for family festivities!
Now of course you could do this as an adult, child, teen, elderly and as a family everyone can get involved from basic crafts to more extensive crafts!
Here we will be discussing the best Easter crafts to do as a family, with materials needed and easy to follow instructions.
From simple projects keeping the kids entertained to DIY crafts you can use for home decor, this list covers it all!
1. Egg Carton Chicks
You will need:
•Egg carton
•Yellow paint
•Googly eyes
•Orange paper
•Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut the individual sections from the egg carton
2. Cut a rectangle piece of card and stick on the back of your egg as a hinge
3. Paint them yellow & let them dry
4. Cut 4 triangles with an extra flap (to stick on the inside of the egg, beak and arms) 2 yellow & 2 orange
5. Cut two orange feet out
6. Glue on the googly eyes and its other features we cut out to create cute chicks
2. Bunny Ear Headband
You will need:
•White headband
•Pink felt
•White felt
•Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut out bunny ear shapes from your felt
2. Glue them onto the headband
3. Add pink inner ear details for an adorable touch
3. Paper Plate Easter Bunny
You will need:
•Paper plate
•White and pink construction paper
•Pens
•Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut out bunny ears and a nose from the paper
2. Glue them onto the plate
3. Draw on eyes and whiskers with pens
4. Pom Pom Easter Bunny
You will need:
•White pom poms
•Pink pom poms
•Googly eyes
•Glue
•White pipe cleaners
Instructions:
1. Glue together the white and pink pom poms to make a bunny body and head
2. Attach googly eyes and pipe cleaners for ears
5. Easter Egg Garland
You will need:
•Coloured cardstock
•String
•Scissors
•Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut out egg shapes from the cardstock
2. Decorate them however you like
3. Then glue them onto the string to create a festive garland!
6. Easter Egg Potato Stamps
You will need:
•Potatoes
•Knife
•Paint
•Paper
•Brushes
Instructions:
1. Cut potatoes in half
2. Carve designs like flowers or initials on the flat side
3. Dip in paint
4. Stamp onto paper for unique Easter egg stamps
7. Carrot Garland
You will need:
•Orange and green construction paper
•String
•Scissors
•Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut out carrot shapes from orange paper
2. Cut leaf shapes from green paper
3. Glue them onto the string to create a festive carrot garland
8. Jellybean Bracelets
You will need:
•Jellybeans
•String or elastic thread
Instructions:
1. String jellybeans onto the thread, tying knots between each bean making Easter crafts super easy!
9. Easter Egg Suncatchers
You will need:
•Clear contact paper
•Tissue paper in various colours
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut however many egg shapes you need from the contact paper
2. Cut various sized pieces of coloured tissue paper to stick onto the contact paper for vibrant suncatcher
10. Bunny Finger Puppets
You will need:
•White and pink felt
•Googly eyes
•Glue
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut out bunny shapes from your white felt
2. Add pink felt for inner ears and noses
3. Glue on the googly eyes
4. Put on your fingers for adorable puppets
11. Easter Egg Wreath
You will need:
•Foam wreath
•Plastic Easter eggs
•Hot glue gun
Instructions:
1. Hot glue the Easter eggs onto the foam wreath form until fully covered for a colourful Easter decoration. Easy easter crafts, check!
12. Paper Plate Chick Puppet
You will need:
•Paper plate
•Yellow paint
•Googly eyes
•Orange paper
•Glue
•Craft sticks
Instructions:
1. Paint the plate yellow
2. Glue on googly eyes
3. Make an orange paper beak & glue it on
4. Attach a craft stick to the back for your fun chick puppet
13. Bunny Ear Treat Bags
You will need:
•White paper bags
•Pink and white construction paper
•Glue
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut bunny ears from the white and pink paper
2. Glue them onto the bags
3. Fill with Easter treats for cute goody bags (this is one of my fave family Easter crafts!)
14. Easter Egg Hunt Signs
You will need:
•Cardboard
•Pens
•Wooden sticks
Instructions:
1. Write Easter messages or directions on the cardboard
2. Attach to wooden sticks
3. Place around your yard for an Easter egg hunt
15. Paper Plate Easter Basket
You will need:
•Paper plate
•Scissors
•Pens
•Stapler
Instructions:
1. Cut the centre of the plate
2. Decorate the rim with your pens
3. Fold and staple for simple Easter crafts!
16. Easter Bunny Masks
You will need:
•White paper plates
•Pink construction paper
•Glue
•Scissors
•Craft sticks
Instructions:
1. Cut eye holes from the plate
2. Glue on pink paper for the inner ears and a nose
3. Glue a craft stick to the bottom for a cute bunny mask
17. Egg Carton Flowers
You will need:
•Egg carton
•Paint
•Pipe cleaners
•Buttons
•Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut the individual sections from the egg carton
2. Paint them however you want
3. Glue pipe cleaner stems and buttons for colourful flowers!
18. Bunny Hopscotch
You will need:
•Sidewalk chalk
Instructions:
1. Draw a hopscotch with bunny shapes instead of numbers for a fun outdoor game (This is one of the best family Easter crafts!)
19. Felt Easter Egg Ornaments
You will need:
•Felt
•Embroidery thread
•Scissors
•Stuffing
Instructions:
1. Cut egg shapes from the felt
2. Sew around the edges leaving a small opening
3. Stuff with the stuffing
4. Sew closed for Easter egg ornaments
20. Easter Bunny Handprint Cards
You will need:
•Coloured cardstock
•Paint
•Pens
Instructions:
1. Paint your kids hand with white paint
2. Make a handprint on your cardstock
3. Once dry, draw bunny features with pens for cute Easter crafts
21. Bunny Bowling
You will need:
•Empty plastic bottles
•White paint
•Pens
•Small ball
Instructions:
1. Paint the bottles white and draw bunny faces on them
2. Set them up like bowling pins and use a small ball to knock them down for a great family Easter game!
22. Easter Egg Maracas
You will need:
•Plastic Easter eggs
•Rice or dried beans
•Tape
Instructions:
1. Fill eggs with rice or beans
2. Tape them shut and start shaking for your homemade Easter maracas
23. Chick and Bunny Paper Bag Puppets
You will need:
•Paper bags
•Yellow and white construction paper
•Googly eyes
•Pens
•Glue
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Decorate the bags to look like chicks and bunnies
2. This is one of the most straightforward Easter crafts, using construction paper, googly eyes, and pens to frame it
3. Use your puppets!
24. Easter Egg Flower Pots
You will need:
•Small flower pots
•Paint
•Paintbrushes
•Plastic Easter eggs
•Soil
•Flowers
Instructions:
1. Paint the flower pots in your chosen colours
2. Fill them with soil & plant the flower
3. Use plastic Easter eggs as decor around the base of the flowers
25. Bunny Ears Hat
You will need:
•Headband
•White and pink felt
•Glue
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut bunny ears from the white and pink felt
2. Glue them onto the headband
3. Wear at a cute Easter party
26. Easter Egg Mosaics
You will need:
•Cardstock
•Coloured paper
•Glue
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut egg shapes from the cardstock
2. Glue on small pieces of coloured paper to create mosaic designs for this Easter crafts
27. Easter Egg & Spoon Race
You will need:
•Plastic Easter eggs
•Spoons
Instructions:
1. I’m sure we’re all familiar with this game if not.. Balance the eggs on spoons and race to the finish line without dropping them!
28. Bunny Treat Jars
You will need:
•Small jars
•White paint
•Pink construction paper
•Googly eyes
•Glue
•Scissors
Instructions:
1. Paint the jars white
2. Cut bunny ears from pink paper
3. Glue them onto the jars along with googly eyes
4. Fill with Easter treats for adorable bunny jars
29. Easter Egg Tic-Tac-Toe
You will need:
•Large fabric or paper
•Coloured tape or paint
•Plastic Easter eggs
Instructions:
1. Create a tic-tac-toe grid on the fabric or paper using your tape or paint
2. Use different coloured plastic eggs as the game pieces for a Easter twist on this classic game
30. Bunny Tail Toss Game
You will need:
•Large cardboard or poster board
•Cotton balls
•Glue
•Pens
Instructions:
1. Draw a bunny on the cardboard
2. Cut a hole where the tail would be
3. Glue the cotton balls around the hole
4. Use your bean bags to toss into the bunny’s tail for a fun Easter crafts game
Outro
These 30 super simple, fun and easy Easter crafts are guaranteed to give you plenty of ideas for the family this holiday!
From fun activities to creative crafts there’s something for everyone on this list!
Save this blog post, gather all materials you need now and come back with your family for some fun, it’s gonna be one to remember!