Updated for 2024
What better way to gear up for Easter with your kids than with homemade crafts! These easy activities are terrific ideas for family time with kids this year — many that you can probably make with things you have around the house.
These Easter craft ideas are good for toddlers and preschoolers because they are very simple, but that doesn’t stop them from being adorable. Got older kids? Take each of them up a notch and your kids will love them.
We’ve rounded up some of the most adorable and easiest Easter Crafts to make with your kids from the best Craft Bloggers around! And we’re sharing them with you!
Easy Easter Crafts for Kids from the Best Craft Bloggers on the Internet
How to Decoupage Plastic Easter Eggs
From Confessions of an Overworked Mom
You don’t necessarily have to use real eggs to get the colors you want for your Easter eggs. Instead, you or your kids could decoupage them with paper in your favorite colors.
Dollar Tree Easter DIY Tray
From Confessions of an Overworked Mom
We love easy, inexpensive crafts kids can make for the holidays, don’t you? This project can be done using items from Dollar Tree to keep costs down.
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More Easter Egg Decorating Ideas: Vintage Spring Animals
From Heathered Nest
If your children love to do craft projects for the holidays, this is a fun one they can do for Easter this year. It only takes a few supplies, but you will need a computer with a printer and temporary tattoo paper, so plan ahead to make sure you have these on hand before you start.
Bunny and Chick Tin Can Easter Crafts
From Fun Money Mom
Recycling items you’d otherwise throw away is a terrific way to make decorations on the cheap — or cheep, cheep, cheep if you make a little yellow chick from your reused can!
Adorable Easter Chick Craft
From Fun Money Mom
Cute and fuzzy little chicks are fun decorations your kids can make for the holiday season. You can put them on your table as part of a centerpiece or add them to an Easter basket.
Related: Super Cute Easter Basket Fillers
Preschool Carrot Craft (with Free Carrot Template)
From Simply Full of Delight
This is a fun Easter craft for young children to do. Once again, you can recycle old cardboard — and many of the remaining supplies you’ll probably have on hand, aside from the yarn which you may have to buy.
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Easy Toilet Paper Roll Bunnies: A Cute Easter Bunny Craft for Kids!
From Mommy Made That
What could be more adorable, or simple to make, than these toilet paper roll bunnies? Plan ahead and start saving your toilet paper tubes now so your little ones can make these cute critters for the holiday.
An Easy Origami Easter Chick!
From Origami Expressions
Making an origami chick isn’t as hard as it might look when you have good directions. These are easy to follow and make a great, no-mess Easter craft for your kiddos.
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Fun Easter Egg Lacing Craft for Kids
From Ruffles & Rain Boots
Little ones can practice their lacing skills many times over with this fun Easter craft. Plus, they can use whatever color of yarn scraps you have laying around your home.
Adorable Dollar Tree Kid’s Terra Cotta Pot Bunny Craft
From Ruffles & Rain Boots
Most kids love Easter bunny decorations. And we feel this one will “plant” warm memories in their hearts and minds for years to come of fun times spent creating holiday decorations.
Easy Easter Garland Decoration Craft
From The Typical Mom
Do you have a large area to decorate for the Easter holiday? Or maybe you need something more than just table toppers or basket fillers? This cute little chick garland is a simple, inexpensive way your children can decorate any space for the season.
Easy Easter Bunny Toilet Paper Roll Craft for Kids
From Two Kids and a Coupon
We think your kids will want to hop to it and play with these fun Easter bunny toilet paper roll crafts as soon as they make them. The instructions show every step and there’s even a template they can use to make it a little easier.
Easter Egg Symmetry Painting
From Little Ladoo
Here’s a project that looks a little messy, but also looks fun. We think you could also use crayons, colored pencils, or many other things in addition to paint to create lots of different eggs. Let your imagination run wild!
Disney Egg Holders
From Shawn Mosch
Are you a Disney fan? If you are, check out these Disney character Easter egg holders. You can make them using the information in the link.
DIY Cute Easter Rock Painting
From Sustain My Craft Habit
If you keep paint and paintbrushes on hand, collect some rocks and one or two other supplies and you’re ready to create these adorable Easter rocks to add to your spring garden.
Easter Egg Sun Catcher
From Crafts by Amanda
When the sun comes out during this Easter holiday you’ll be prepared with these Easter egg suncatchers. There simple for your kids to make in whatever colors or designs they choose.
Easy Paper Chick Craft
From A Hundred Affections
Your little ones can make either chicks or bunnies — or both using this easy craft idea. Both are illustrated when you click the link.
5 Minute Easter Candy Jars with Dollar Tree Supplies
From Creatively Beth
What a cute way to display jellybeans or other goodies! These cute Easter jars can be made using inexpensive Dollar Tree supplies.
5 Minute Colorful Easter Baskets with Dollar Tree
From Creatively Beth
Your kids can make these cute little egg baskets in plenty of time for the holiday with the directions found here. And this project is fast, easy, and cheap if you’re using decorative scraps you already have on hand.
Dollar Tree Clothespin Bunnies the Cutest 15 Minute Craft
From Creatively Beth
Aren’t these little painted clothespin bunnies just adorable? Your kids can make them with wooden clothespins, paint, googly eyes, and a few other supplies.
Encanto Disney Easter Eggs: Cricut Craft
From Ottawa Mommy Club
If you have a Cricut you can make these eggs inspired by the movie, Encanto. To color the eggs you can use natural food ingredients or food coloring. Then use free printables to make the decorative touches.
Easter Bunny Craft
From Ottawa Mommy Club
With a few basic supplies and the template found through the link, your children can make this cute Easter bunny craft.
Handprint Bunny Card Craft [Free Template]
From Simple Everyday Mom
This craft also had a free template your kids can use to make it a little easier. Beyond that, it only takes a few supplies you probably already have on hand.
Chick Paper Bag Puppet Craft [Free Template]
From Simple Everyday Mom
We bet your kids will hardly be able to wait to get this project finished before they are ready to play with their bag puppets. They might even want to put on an Easter puppet show!
Easter Basket Craft For Kids [Free Template]
From Simple Everyday Mom
Little baskets filled with eggs are so cute for spring and the Easter holiday. Your kids will enjoy making this project — and decorating their baskets.
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Dye Easter Eggs with Shaving Cream
From Better Homes & Gardens
What a fun twist on dying Easter Eggs! Take shaving cream and food coloring and make creative and tie-dye-like eggs for Easter this year.
Egg Carton Wreath
From Hobbycraft
Unless you were making this craft yourself, you would never know this gorgeous wreath was made out of an old egg carton! I absolutely love the colors, fun shapes, and adorable pom poms in each egg carton flower. Such a fun way to welcome spring and cheer up your door!
DIY Spring Gift Box
From Momtastic
Aren’t these boxes stunning? The directions say you can add baked goods in each of the egg slots, but they could be filled with anything fun you wish to give your kids, friends, or partner this year. Fill them with candy, decorated eggs, baked goods, tiny trinkets, and so much more. Place one decorated box on each person’s plate for a fun surprise before your Easter brunch begins.
Potato Easter Egg Stamps
From Premeditated Leftovers
This is absolutely the perfect activity for kids of all ages! They can stamp a few papers or cards and send out Easter notes to all of their loved ones. Reaching out to friends and loved ones will make them feel extra special. (This blogger also has this terrific Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treat recipe you can check out.)
Fun Hand and Foot Paint Projects
From The Best Ideas for Kids
These little crafts are so memorable since your kids will only be this age once. Capturing this age and hand or foot size is a popular and family favorite craft (especially if you send these to grandma and grandpa via snail mail).
Easter Egg Garland
From The How To Mom
This is such a cute idea for any mantel or dining room. Your little ones can make any egg color combination and make the garland as long or short as they want. You could even lay it in the middle of the table in a wave pattern for a bright centerpiece!
Easter Egg Hunt
Make the hunt easy or hard depending on the age of your child. You can hide eggs all over your home, the backyard, or along the way on an outdoor walk. Any kind of fun hunt for eggs or surprises will brighten everyone’s Easter morning. One fun tip is to include things other than candy in the eggs like money for older kids or fun written notes and activities for little ones.
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Esther Blair is the founder of MarkelandMe: a blog about family, food and the fun in between. Esther lives in West LA with her husband and 2 daughters.
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