9 easy Easter crafts for kids

Spring is here and Easter is a brilliant time to get creative with your family. So we’ve gathered nine easy Easter crafts for kids, all inspired by nature.

From egg decorations and cute Easter bunnies to fingerprint animal cards and Easter trees, these simple, hands-on activities are perfect for the school holidays. There’s even a chocolate nest cake recipe you can make with Easter eggs! These fun ideas are designed to spark imagination, encourage creativity and help you enjoy special family moments together this spring.

1. Cotton wool Easter bunny

This fluffy Easter bunny craft is perfect for little animal lovers and it's really easy to make.

1. Draw a rabbit face in the middle of a paper plate. Don’t forget the teeth and whiskers!
2. Cut two long ear shapes out of card and glue them to the back of the plate.
3. Dab glue around the edge of the paper plate and stick cotton wool balls on top.

Your fluffy bunny is all ready to hop into your Easter celebrations.

2. Tissue paper Easter eggs

It wouldn’t be Easter without eggs. These vibrant, egg-shaped decorations are surprisingly simple but they look very impressive hung on an Easter tree or strung together to make a garland.

1. Start by cutting egg shapes out of card. Empty cereal boxes or cardboard packaging is ideal for this craft as you’ll be covering it with tissue paper.
2. If you’re planning to hang your eggs up, now’s the time to make holes and add string.
3. For younger children, snip tissue paper into small squares and help little hands glue them onto the egg shapes to create colourful mosaic-style designs.
4. Older children can cut tissue paper into squares and scrunch them up into balls, then stick them on the egg shapes to create a textured finish. They can get really creative with patterns such as stripes, spots, zig zags, even flowers.

There are lots of other simple spring shapes you could make and decorate too, such as Easter bunnies, chicks and blossom. Let your imagination run wild!

3. Easter tree decoration

An Easter tree is a fantastic way to brighten up your home in spring, and you can make one with real twigs. Just hunt for sticks that have fallen to the ground in windy weather. Look for a twig with one main stem and smaller bits branching off it – this will give you lots of space to hang decorations.

At home, pop the branch in a vase and start decorating. You can use the tissue paper eggs mentioned above, colourful ribbons, decorative flowers…whatever you like.

When you’ve finished decorating your tree, place it somewhere everyone can enjoy it. You can even start a new family tradition and save your decorations to bring out each spring.

4. Chocolate Easter nest cakes

This classic chocolate nest recipe is the ideal way to use up leftover Easter chocolate. The nests are really easy to make, so even the youngest baker can get stuck in, and it's a great way to teach children all about real bird nests and eggs. Just be warned – they are seriously moreish!

Ingredients

• 200g chocolate
• 100g shredded wheat (cornflakes work well too)
• 25g butter
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• mini chocolate eggs to decorate

How to make

1. Melt the chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a pan over a low heat.
2. Break up the shredded wheat and stir it into the melted chocolate.
3. Spoon the mixture into 12 cupcake cases and make a small well in each one to create the nest shape.
4. Put the chocolate nests in the fridge to set.
5. Decorate each nest with two or three mini eggs.

5. Fingerprint animal Easter cards

If you send Easter cards to friends and family, this fun finger-painting activity will add a personal touch to your post.

You'll need card, water-based paint and pens. Simply dip your finger into the paint and press it onto the card to leave a fingerprint. Leave it to dry before adding details such as faces, ears and tails. You can give these spring-themed designs a go or make up your own.

Chicks

Use yellow paint to make simple chick shapes, then draw on eyes, beaks and legs.

Rabbits

Use brown paint to create a head and body. Draw on ears and add a white, fluffy tail.

Lambs

Use black paint to create small heads, then dab white paint in a cloud shape to make the woolly bodies.

Butterflies

Make four fingerprints to create the wings, then draw a body and antennae.

Eggs

Use different coloured paints to create fun mini eggs. You can sketch designs on them or even draw a nest for them to sit in.

6. Egg box Easter wreath

Create this colourful Easter wreath using a bunch of old egg boxes.

Materials you’ll need...

• egg boxes
• cardboard
• scissors
• paint
• glue
• ribbon

How to make

1. Create a base by cutting out a cardboard circle with a hole in the middle. (You can draw around a large dinner plate for the outer circle and a cereal bowl for the inner circle.)
2. Cut out the segments from some egg boxes – these will be your flowers. Paint them bright spring colours and leave to dry.
3. Cut simple leaf shapes out of the egg box lids and paint them green. Leave to dry.
4. Glue the leaves and flowers onto the base.
5. A few finishing touches will bring your wreath to life. Pom-poms work nicely in the centre of the flowers, and you can even add handmade bees, butterflies or ladybirds if you’re feeling creative.
6. Tie a length of ribbon around the top of your wreath and hang it up.

7. Painted pebble Easter eggs 

This craft will keep children of all ages entertained for hours. Find some oval-shaped pebbles and draw on them using paint pens or markers so they look like Easter eggs. You can create designs inspired by nature or Easter, or get inventive with intricate patterns.

When you've finished, hide them around your garden for an extra fun egg hunt.

8. Woven Easter eggs

This weaving craft is heaps of fun and creates terrific geometric designs. You get really absorbed in the process, so it's a brilliant mindful activity if you're looking for something to help calm excited children.

How to make

1. Cut out egg shapes from thick cardboard and snip small notches around the edge.
2. Take a piece of coloured thread and wrap it around an egg, securing it in the notches so it stays in place.
3. Repeat with different coloured threads, weaving them in different directions to create a bright, layered design.

9. Eco-friendly Easter bunny gift bag

If your family is giving out gifts this Easter, ditch the plastic bags and wrapping paper and choose an eco-friendly option instead. This paper bunny bag is perfect for gifting mini chocolate eggs and it's really easy to make so kids can help out.

Materials you'll need

• paper bags
• scissors
• pens
• string

How to make

1. Cut out simple bunny ears at the top of the bag.
2. Draw a cute face on the front.
3. Pop your gift inside.
4. Tie the bag up with string.

It makes a really memorable gift, plus it's entirely recyclable.