If you are looking for some Easter craft ideas for kids to try this month, here are some of our favorites!
Updated March 2025
If you are looking for some Easter activities for kids, here are some fun ideas that we’ve done over the years.
Some of these crafts are specific to this time of year (think Easter eggs!) and some are our favorite craft and process art ideas with an Easter spin. Either way, they’re a fun and creative way to bring the family together and make special memories this season!
Whether you’re painting, drawing or exploring new mediums, these activities encourage kids to create freely and enjoy the process. So gather some supplies, get a little messy, and celebrate Easter with creativity and joy!
Easter Craft Ideas for Kids
1. Make Paper Mâché Eggs
How fun is it to make huge Easter eggs?! Learn how to make large paper mâché Easter eggs using balloons and newspaper strips.
2. Stained Glass Easter Eggs
Here’s a pretty Easter craft to try: stained glass Easter eggs, made by cutting into a paper egg, snowflake style, and adding tissue paper.
3. Shaving Cream Marbled Eggs
Try our favorite marbling technique to decorate eggs—whether real or paper! With just shaving cream and paint, you can create beautiful, swirled designs that make every egg unique.
4. Paint Wooden Easter Eggs
These painted wooden eggs can be brought out Easter after Easter, given as gifts, and be added to the play kitchen for some extra fun pretend play.
5. Make a DIY Easter Egg Tree
Then make an Easter egg tree to hang and display them!
6. Mini Easter Baskets
We love these mini Easter baskets, made out of paper plates and pipe cleaners!
7. Tissue Paper Bird Nests
A bird’s nest craft kids can make out of colored tissue paper. This is an easy spring or Easter craft and decoration. Plus, it can hold Easter eggs!
8. Use Nature to Decorate Easter Eggs
Try one of these beautiful nature-inspired egg decorating ideas by Sarah Olmsted of Imagine Childhood this year with your kids.
9. Do Easy Bunny Painting for Easter
Learn how to do bunny painting with this trendy scraper art project. It’s an easy process art activity with colorful, unique results!
10. Paint Paper Easter Eggs
Paint colorful paper Easter eggs with watercolor resist art for a simple and easy craft your kids will love to make!
We hope you enjoy these fun Easter crafts for kids! If you try any, be sure to tag us @theartfulparent on Instagram!
In case you need them, here are our favorite Easter basket ideas that will promote creativity, imagination, and active play long after the Easter candy is gone. And you can also visit the Spring section of The Artful Parent’s Amazon store for more fun ideas!
More Easter Crafts for Kids
- 30 Easter Activities for Kids
- 2025 Easter Basket Ideas for Kids
- 5 Easter Arts and Craft Ideas
- 11 Fun Ideas for Decorating Easter Eggs
- 10 Spring Sensory Bins for Kids
- 5 Easter Egg Decorating Ideas Inspired by Nature
Want even more creative ideas?
Check out our Easter Creativity pack!
Celebrate this fun holiday with all kinds of adorable creative activities! This 32-page printable eBook is full of coloring pages, drawing prompts, games, and more!
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