Fill the Easter season with creative activities to occupy your little ones over the school holidays with our guide to the best fun and inexpensive Easter crafts for kids.
Explore our hand-picked collection of quick and easy Easter crafts. We've packed this guide full of our favourite ideas for mini-makers this spring.
You'll find lots of fun activities to choose from, most of which you might already have the materials for in your craft stash!
Fill your home with egg hunt crafts, bunting making, easter basket making and much more!
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36 easy Easter crafts for kids
Easter crafts for kids of all ages
1. Paint Easter eggs
Kids will love the drama and intrigue of helping you blow real eggs and paint them! This is the ultimate Easter craft for kids and we love it every year (both fun for kids and grown-ups).
Learn how to blow and paint eggs and get decorating!
2. DIY Easter party ideas
Get the kids ready for a fantastic Easter celebration with Clare Buswell’s fun, family-friendly bunny ideas!
Our Easter craft activities for kids article shows you how to make hats, table settings and party treat boxes.
3. Easter Egg hunt clues
Our friends over at Giggly have got these super cute free printables to help you up the treasure hunt vibes!
Head over and download their free Easter Egg Hunt printables today.
4. How to make a DIY Easter basket
We've got not one but four DIY Easter basket designs here on Gathered to keep you busy.
Take a look at our printable templates and free how to make an Easter basket step-by-step tutorials.
5. How to make paper daffodils
Bring some sunshine into your home with these pretty paper daffodils! This is a great one to make with older children, as it involves a glue gun.
If you're making it with younger children, get them to cut the shapes and glue them together yourself. Download our free paper daffodil templates.
6. Make washi tape Easter eggs
Hands up who else is guilty of hoarding the most beautiful of washi tape rolls, only to never ever find an excuse to use them?
We love this simple solution from www.whitehousecrafts.net. Turn them into simple Easter eggs then string them up as bunting or frame to make a charming handmade gift.
Kids will love choosing bright colours, and if you don't have washi tape you can still use this idea but use crayons or paints to decorate your eggs.
Make sure you also browse our guide to washi tape and our DIY washi tape storage.
7. Hop to it! DIY cupcake toppers
It is a fact universally acknowledged that kids love baking!
Huddle up in the kitchen to make some cupcakes or melt down chocolate into crispy cakes, then learn how to make Easter bunny cake toppers using our printable template.
Reach for a few basic craft supplies (from pens to pom poms) and decorate your bunnies, then serve up your very own homemade Easter tea party!
8. Create a cute teapot card
This sweet little teapot care is simple enough for a child to make. It's a great, printable Easter card that can be made by adults and kids.
For younger children, you can cut out the template for them and let them get creative with glue, glitter and sequins.
Download our free teapot card template and get making!
9. Easter bookmarks
Hey, Let's Make Stuff has got the cutest of ideas for a quick Easter make that kids will love.
Make your own Easter bunny and chick bookmarks. Cori George has created this project using a Cricut or Silhouette machine, but she has free templates that you can also cut by hand on her website.
10. Easter Egg pebble painting
Gather up a few rocks or pebbles and prepare to get messy with this sweet way to make beautiful Easter eggs.
We've long been fans of the community rock-painting treasure hunts and this would be a fun project to turn into a home-made Easter egg hunt.
Hide your finished rocks around the house or garden once they're dry! Add a coating of clear varnish to make your eggs weather-resistant if you'd like to use them to brighten up your garden more permanently.
Head to Projects with Kids for the rock-painting Easter Eggs tutorial or stay here on Gathered for more easy rock painting ideas.
Preschool Easter crafts
11. Make your own Easter egg suncatcher
Capture all that lovely spring light in a multitude of colours with Fun 365's Easter egg suncatchers. They'll look so lovely hanging in your windows and are suitable for kids of all ages.
Once you've finished with our Easter crafts for kids activities why not get them to make our rainbow sun catcher too?
12. Easter sponge painting!
Another simple Easter craft for kids is The Best Ideas for Kids' sponge painting activity.
Just cut your sponges into some fun Easter shapes for them and then let them loose with the paint. You could then turn their creations into Easter cards.
13. Footprint art
It's hard to put into words how adorable this idea for turning your children's footprints into keepsake Easter artwork is! We found this fun kid's craft idea over on One Kreiger Chick.
So reach for the paints and get messy then turn your finished footprints into spring motifs.
Learn how to make footprint Easter art and check out our handprint art ideas too.
14. Snip up egg cartons to make cheeky chicks
We're all about the simple craft ideas that don't require expensive supplies in this round-up.
This back-to-basics egg carton recycling idea from Typically Simple is the perfect way to enjoy a little happy-making craft project with children without leaving the house.
Learn how to make egg carton chicks then head over to our egg box crafts round-up for more fun projects.
15. Paint egg carton flowers
Follow this preschool Easter craft idea by Jackie over at I Heart Arts and Crafts to make your own recycled paper blooms.
It's an easy project for toddlers to enjoy with a little grown-up help.
16. Easter egg potato stamps
Easter crafts for kids don't come easier than Premeditated Leftovers' potato stamps! All you'll need is a potato, paint and a little imagination.
17. Easter alphabet
Learn the alphabet with your little ones with this Easter craft for kids! This one is perfect for very little children.
The Simple Parent came up with the idea of creating Easter pictures which help kids learn the alphabet. B is for bunny and can be used to make cotton wool balls.
Celebrate the season with Easter craft ideas
Make spring feel even more beautiful with Gathered's Easter craft ideas for adults.
Easter crafts for pre-teens
18. Easy salt dough Easter eggs
Kids will LOVE this two-part project for modelling and painting their Easter decorations.
Head over to Design Mom for the step-by-step guide to making these lovely spring decorations – a lovely way to use store cupboard supplies you already have at home to make eye-catching ornaments to add cheer to your home.
Learn how to make salt dough Easter eggs or try our easy salt dough recipe.
19. Create Easter egg pom poms
Could these little Easter egg pom poms be any more adorable?
We show you how to make these cuties in our Easter pom pom crafts tutorial. Use pastel yarn to make your own sweet spring decorations.
20. Craft a hatching Easter chick
Cheep cheep! You can't beat a colouring-in project at Easter and this classic egg project is easy to whip up at home with the free printable over at Hello Wonderful.
21. Easter crowns
Let your kids be the king and queens of the Easter castle with Baker Ross' Easter crown packs.
They come with a whole array of Easter creatures, flowers and eggs for them to decorate their crowns with. You'll probably have leftover Easter images too which you can use to make Easter cards.
22. Make glitter Easter eggs!
Frankly how anyone can resist bringing the bling factor to your Easter crafts is beyond us.
We're smitten with this sparkly DIY from Hello, Wonderful. The more glitter you add to your paper maché eggs, the better!
You can also use this to decorate real eggshells (prick them with a pin on each end and blow through to empty the contents into a bowl, then gently wash and dry before you do).
Head over to Hello, Wonderful to learn how to make papier maché glitter eggs.
23. Make no-sew sock bunnies
This is a really cute idea for taking a few supplies you have lying around the house and creating a fun Easter bunny from old socks!
Watch the video guide from Handimania on YouTube or head to Dynamic Dad's blog for his step-by-step tutorial.
24. Easter cross stitch colouring in
It's cute, it gets them to practice their motor skills and most importantly, it's Easter-themed! These two-in-one cross stitch and colouring packs will keep little hands busy (at least for a while).
The kit comes with five Easter motifs (a sheep, eggs, a chick and a bunny) the thread and a plastic needle making it both fun and safe.
25. Turn paper plates into spring animals
Reach for your leftover summer picnic or party supplies and transform paper plates into a chick and lamb.
This idea is from Vicky Barone's awesome craft blog archive – it's a timeless Easter craft ideas for kids to enjoy.
26. Easy peasy paper chicks
Turn paper strips into fun chickens with this chirpy idea from the Easy Peasy and Fun blog.
You don't need any special supplies to make them – just paper, scissors and glue. Don't have the right coloured paper? Try it with newspapers or old letters and paint them to add colour.
Kids crafts for every season
Make every holiday memorable with some creative craft activities! Explore Gathered's crafts for kids to find ideas for every occasion.
27. Turn toilet rolls into Easter bunnies!
Raid your recycling box and turn old toilet rolls into the happiest of hoppy bunnies this Easter.
We adore the pastel shades in this easy children's tutorial from www.thebestideasforkids.com.
We've collected over 30 toilet roll crafts for you to make so you can find a project for every season.
28. Easter sewing kits for kids
If you're fond of sewing yourself then this would be a super sweet Easter craft for your kids.
These mini felt Easter decorations will teach your kids basic hand sewing skills and allow them to decorate their own decorations with the felt pieces provided.
Hang the finished decorations around the house for some spring decor.
29. Try paper weaving an Easter Egg
This quick and colourful papercraft project will help children practise their fine motor skills.
They'll love playing with paper weaving while making bright Easter decorations at the same time.
Watch how it's done over in Easy Peasy and Fun's YouTube video or head to their website to download the free template.
Easter crafts for teens
30. Make paper bunting
Who doesn't want to make carrot gift boxes and paper Easter bunting? We definitely do!
Hop into your craft room and create these easy DIY Easter decorations using just paper and card, and our free templates!
31. DIY egg soaps
This cute soap making project is the perfect way to spend an afternoon over Easter. Help your teens to craft their own beautiful swirled egg soaps using the melt and pour soap making technique.
Make DIY egg soaps with Gathered.
32. DIY glass Easter egg decorations
These pretty DIY glass Easter egg decorations are ideal for teenagers and older children to make.
They can copy Becki Clark's stunning floral designs or have a go at coming up with their own.
33. Easter wreath making
Looking for a creative Easter craft for older teens? Try this beautiful spring wreath project created by Teri Muncey.
Its minimal design feels very contemporary and it'll definitely keep teens busy for an hour or two.
34. Easter egg decorating
Easter egg painting isn't just for little kids! It can be a fun Easter craft for teens too. It's a good activity for them to enjoy with their friends or by themselves.
Explore Gathered's Easter egg decorating ideas.
35. Resin flower coasters
Aren't these cute? Resin can be used to make all kinds of wonderful creations and these floral coasters are made for spring.
Teenagers will love arranging dried flowers in the moulds before pouring in the resin!
Learn how to make resin coasters.
36. Pom pom bunnies
No one will be able to resist these charming pom pom bunnies designed by Susanne Pypke! They make wonderful Easter decorations and are well worth the time and effort they take to make.
Keep children busy with Easter crafts for kids
Choose one, or all of these crafts to try with your little ones.
Even better, why don't you pick a few options, write them on slips of paper and put them in a craft fun activity jar and let the kids pick one out?
Preschool Easter crafts to entertain tiny tots
Enjoy some creative quality time with your toddler this Easter! Crafting is a fun activity for young children and beneficial for their development.
Amuse your child this spring with Gathered's favourite preschool Easter crafts.
