Looking for ideas for Easter activities for kids? Here are 30 Easter egg decorating ideas, Easter crafts, and lots of Easter fun!
Updated March 2025
Here at the Artful Parent, we like to spend the month leading up to Easter trying out a variety of egg decorating ideas, making Easter crafts (our colorful mini baskets were a big hit last year), and doing Easter art activities (back-and-forth Easter egg drawings are one our go-to favorites).
To make things easy for you, we’ve gathered up 30 of our favorite Easter activities to do with your family. And we’ve even made a printable list for you to save and hang on your fridge! Just click the link or refresh the cookies on this page if you missed the email opt-in.
Want some fun ideas for your family for this month?
Here are more than 30 Easter craft ideas to try. There’s something here for everyone in your family!
Easter Activities for Kids
7 Easter Crafts to Make
1. Make Mini Easter Baskets
2. Create Giant Papier-Mache Eggs
3. Paint Wooden Easter Eggs as a keepsake
4. Decorate your window with Stained Glass Easter Eggs
5. Or Easter Egg Suncatchers with Flower Petals
6. Make Tissue Paper Nests for your eggs
7. Paint an Easter Egg Bunting
6 Easter Process Art Activities
8. Make Easter Bunny Scrape Art
9. Try Styrofoam Printmaking to make Easter egg prints
11. Make Easter Egg Suncatchers with tissue paper
12. Do some Shaving Cream Marbling on paper eggs
13. Make one of these Egg Garlands from Art Bar Blog
6 Easter Activities for Kids
14. Try an Easter themed sensory bin!
15. Try Back-and-Forth Easter Egg Drawings
16. Make a batch of Colorful Playdough and use it to fill up some plastic eggs
17. Paint Easter Egg Rocks
18. Make Egg Geodes on Tinkerlab
19. Make an Easter Egg Tree
6 Easter Egg Decorating Ideas
20. Try one of our favorite Ideas for Decorating Easter Eggs
21. Or one of these Easter Egg Decorating Ideas Inspired by Nature
22. Try Shaving Cream Dyed Easter Eggs
23. 12 No-Dye Easter Egg Ideas on Art Bar Blog
24. Watercolor Easter Eggs on Alisa Burke
25. Crackled, Speckled & Drizzled Watercolor Easter Eggs from Oh My! Creative
4 Easter Treats to Make
26. Make Pretzel Nests and stick a Peep in!
27. Make your own Peanut Butter Cups
28. Make a Birds Nest Cake with Ice Cream Eggs for Easter dinner
29. Peeps Houses for Kids on Yesterfood
30. Plus, there are some great picture books about Easter, so don’t forget to head to the library and check some out.
Need some suggestions? Ask your children’s librarian or try some of these:
- The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen
- Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry
- My First Easter by Tomie dePaola
- Max’s Chocolate Chicken by Rosemary Wells
- Happy Easter, Mouse by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
- The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
- The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing
And, if you’re looking for Easter Basket gift ideas for your resident Easter Bunny, here are the best Creative Easter Basket Ideas for Kids.
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More Easter Craft Ideas for Kids
- 8 Fun Easter Arts & Crafts Ideas for Kids this Spring
- 11 Easter Crafts for Kids
- 11 Creative Easter Egg Ideas for Kids
- 5 Easter Craft Ideas for Kids
- How to Make Mini Easter Baskets with Paper Plates
- 2023 Easter Basket Ideas for Kids
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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