50 Easy DIY Easter Crafts For Kids and Adults Alike

There are plenty of reasons to adore the Easter holiday. If you're religious, there's Easter mass, the beautiful Easter church clothes, and the pious meaning of the day. If you have children, there's the Easter egg decorations and Easter egg hunt shenanigans. And of course, there's the elaborate Easter feasts and delicious Easter desserts. But if you really want to level-up your Easter celebration, try one (or all!) of these easy Easter crafts.

All you need are some simple art supplies, some snacks to keep you going, and a positive attitude to make these easy Easter art projects. Whether you're a veteran crafter or an art novice, there are more than a few craft ideas that you can execute flawlessly, regardless of your skill level. Plus, an added benefit of making these Easter crafts is that many can and do double as decorations for your home.

If you're unsure where to begin, there's always the classic Easter activity of decorating Easter eggs before diving into one of the many truly unique DIY Easter art projects. And if you want to make something that you can devour, you can always gather the whole family in the kitchen to make a delicious Easter dessert, Easter cookies, or Easter cupcakes. Hey, cooking is a form of art too, you know!

Rest assured, you'll have so much fun creating memories with your family during these DIY activities, some of these Easter crafts are bound to become beloved Easter traditions.

This fun craft is where adorable meets edible. Just try not to eat all your art supplies in the process.

Get the Jordan Almond Chicks tutorial.

Mary had a little lamb, and you can have one too! All you need is some paint, a glue gun, and some silk flowers to make this adorable sheep.

Get the Lamb Easter Egg tutorial.

These cute speckled eggs look like actual bird eggs, and they're fun to make if you're not afraid to make a bit of a mess.

Get the Speckled Eggs tutorial.

This rainbow Easter egg wreath is the perfect craft to use as decoration in your living room or to brighten up your front door.

Get the Easter Egg Wreath tutorial.

In need of an Easter brunch centerpiece? Grab the kids and have them help you make this adorable ensemble.

Get the Animal Critters tutorial.Get the templates here.

SHOP SHARPIES

Dye some ombre eggs and arrange them in a clear glass vase. Then match the colors of the eggs with a nice bouquet of fresh flowers for an explosion of color.

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After the kids decorate their Easter eggs, show them off with this elegant DIY cake stand.

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SHOP CAKE STANDS

Get your fine-tip markers out — these adorable egg buddies are a great way to decorate your Easter table. Give them a sweet face or a goofy one, whatever you choose you'll have a great time doodling on some eggs. Add wire or popsicle ears for an extra touch of pizazz.

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Craft this giant egg and then fill it with surprises like candy and toys to really impress the kids this year.

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Natural herbs like thyme and sage make the most beautiful patterns for your Easter eggs. Once you're finished decorating, toss the eggs in a fake nest for an unforgettable display.

Get the Dipped Herb Silhouettes tutorial.

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Turn a bushel basket into a cheery catchall for Easter loot by adding a few bright stripes of paint and a pair of homemade pompoms. Add colorful Easter eggs inspired by chicks and cute characters for some extra festive flair.

Best dressed: Draw a face and hair on a ceramic egg. Wrap the bottom third of egg in thick yarn (tip: work from the middle down) and secure by brushing on white craft glue in sections. Create details like collars, bows, and buttons with felt and beads.

Dashing Design Egg: Follow tradition and dye your eggs first. Once dry, draw a series of short lines with a white paint marker.

Fuzzy Chick: Wrap a ceramic or wooden egg in yarn (tip: start at the top and work down) and secure by brushing on white craft glue in sections as you work. Use templates to make felt wings, feet, beak, and hair, and attach with glue. Glue on small black-bead eyes.

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Make a plain square basket look magical with a few scraps of ribbon and trim, and fill with unicorn-inspired and sparkling Easter eggs.

Lovely Unicorn: Paint a wooden egg white; let dry. Draw on face. Cut a mane from faux-fur trim, color in an egg dye bath, and attach (once dry) with fabric glue. Use templates to make felt ears and a gold paper horn; assemble and glue to egg. Wrap a 3 x 1/8-in. strip of gold paper around horn; secure with glue. Glue star confetti to cheek and hair.

Shiny Silhouette: Use the templates to carefully cut a chick or bunny from a foil candy wrapper. Adhere to dyed egg with Mod Podge. Use a damp cotton swab to gently wipe clean the foil shape; let dry.

Dazzling Glitter Egg: Try this trick on basic plastic eggs: Lightly sand the outside, brush on glue, cover in glitter, and let dry.

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Package Easter treats inside papier-mache cones wrapped in orange twine and topped with green crepe paper.

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SHOP ORANGE TWINE

There are no better signs of warmer weather than beautiful blossoms and high-flying butterflies. Use the faux variety to embellish a bamboo basket, and fill with floral, speckled, and bunny-inspired eggs for added whimsy.

Woodland Bunny: Decorate a painted egg with soft, furry ears and a floral crown. Paint a wooden egg, let dry, then add a spotted belly with white paint. Draw on a face. Use template to make ears from felt and faux-fur trim. Sandwich wire between ear pieces, then bend back the bottom 1/4 in. and use to glue in place. Glue small faux flowers around ears.

Floral Egg: A dyed egg can be a blank canvas for a watercolor garden. Paint small X's with dots in the centers.

Speckled Egg: Use a toothbrush to flick watered-down acrylic paint across (dry) spray-painted plastic eggs.

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Need to keep kids occupied? Have them add ears, nose, and eyes to a pink crepe paper ball to make a cute, photo-worthy bunny face.

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Use a craft knife to cut a 2" x 2" oval into 4" eggs. Apply one to two coats of paint to the 4" and 2" eggs; let dry. Stuff 4" eggs with tissue paper, then place all eggs inside cardboard box. In small bowl, mix a few drops of water with a dollop of paint, then dip the toothbrush bristles in and use your thumb to fleck the paint onto the eggs to create speckles. Once dry, repeat for the reverse side of the eggs. Place floral foam inside the flower bucket and arrange sprays inside. Use brown floral tape to attach two sprays together to create height as needed. Hot-glue a small loop of ribbon to the top of the eggs and hang from spray branches. Arrange Easter grass inside 4" eggs, then add cookies.

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The ear, arms, and legs on this handcrafted felt rabbit bend, so you can arrange him all around the table — or house!

Get the Felt Bunny tutorial.

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To make the basket, cut a 15" x 2" for the sides of the basket and a 9" x ⅝" strip for the handle. Soak these strips in a pan of water for at least 10 minutes. Remove from water and while still wet, use a steamer (or the steam button on an iron) to apply steam to the balsa wood strips as you gently bend them into shape (this will prevent kinks and cracks in the wood). Bring the short ends of the bigger strip together to form a 3" x 5" oval and create an arch with the smaller strip. Use clothespins to hold the ends of the side strip together and to hold the handle strip to the center of each of the longer oval sides; let dry completely (about 2 to 3 hours). Remove clothespins and hot-glue the pieces in place. To make the bottom of your basket, trace the inside of the oval onto a balsa wood sheet, cut out and hot-glue to the sides of the basket along the inside edge. Embellish the outside with velvet ribbon, scrapbooking flowers, paper tags, and more. For the chicks, dip doughnut holes in melted white chocolate, roll them in nonpareils, then add sprinkle eyes and a gummy candy beak.

Get the Spring Chicken Balsa Wood Easter Baskets recipe.

SHOP WOOD STRIPS

You can create this dramatic display with just two 0.25-ounce vials of blue dye you may already have in the kitchen. Set out six 12-ounce glasses, labeled A through F. Add one cup of boiling water and two teaspoons of white vinegar to each and stir, using a separate spoon for each glass. Then, mix in the color as follows: A, two drops; B, six drops; C, 10 drops; D, 20 drops; E, 45 drops; F, 60 drops. Submerge a hard-boiled egg in each glass. Steep for five minutes, or until you're happy with the hue, then remove and place in an empty egg carton to dry. Repeat with additional eggs (up to three dozen).

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Push flower cookies into painted terra cotta planters that are filled with fresh wheatgrass. Adhere letter stickers to the sides of two pots to spell Happy Easter. Apply one to two coats of acrylic paint to the pot, plus inside the top rim; let dry about one hour. Carefully peel away the letter stickers and discard. If needed clean up the edges of the letters with a craft knife.

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To make this centerpiece, empty eggs by carefully cracking a small hole (about ¾" across) in the pointy end of each egg; rinse out. Choose to dye the eggshells, decorate them or leave them plain. Place eggshells in a ceramic egg crate, or the bottom half of a cardboard or clear plastic egg carton. Then, fill each halfway with water and stick in cut flowers.

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1. Use scissors to cut a 1½" section of paper-towel tube.

2. From white or pink felt, cut a 6¼" x 2¼" rectangle and hot-glue it around the cardboard ring.

3. Download the bunny ear template here. Make the outer ear shapes with felt that matches the ring color, and the inner ear shapes with the other felt color.

4. Sandwich a 4" piece of pipe cleaner between the inner and outer ear shapes, letting about ¾" stick out of the bottom; hot-glue to secure. Pinch the bottom corners together and secure with hot glue; hold until dry. Repeat this step for the other ear.

5. Attach the ears to the felt-covered ring, about ½" apart, by hot-gluing the exposed pipe cleaner to the top of the ring. Cover the pipe cleaner segments with a small piece of matching felt; hot-glue to secure.6. Once dry, bend the ears to make them stand upright, then push a napkin through the ring.

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1. Dye or paint eggs; let dry completely.

2. Use a foam brush to paint abstract splotches of glue from the Mona Lisa Metal Leaf Starter Kit on the eggs; let dry according to package instructions.

3. Apply the gold leaf from the kit to the sticky areas (the glue is tacky when it dries) and smooth down with your fingers.

4. Use a stiff-bristled brush to sweep away any gold leaf around the egg where there was no adhesive.

SHOP GOLD LEAF

Download our watercolor images template, and print onto Grafix Rub-Onz Transfer Film. Tip: You may need to select the photo paper setting on your printer. Follow package instructions to transform images into adhesive decals, then apply to eggs by rubbing with your fingers or the flat end of a wine cork.

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Celebrate Easter and the arrival of spring with a cute and sweet DIY project.

Get the Peeps Sunflower tutorial.

SHOP PEEPS

Feather your nest with topiaries made from paper napkin-covered plastic eggs glued onto Easter grass-covered Styrofoam cones.

Get the Easter Egg Topiaries tutorial.

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1. Arrange medium whitewashed wood trays down the middle of your table. Cut through wheatgrass (available at most nurseries) with scissors so it fits inside each tray.

2. Push the stems of cut flowers into floral water picks filled with tap water, then nestle the plastic tubes into the grass.

3. For extra color, place a few dyed eggs around the perimeter as shown.

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Leave your kids evidence of the Bunny's visit. Using washable paint, create bunny footprints that lead to the toilet and drop a "special surprise" (i.e. jelly beans) in the toilet.

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Got some extra Peeps lying around? Maybe even from last Easter? Stuff these treats into a vase to brighten up your flowers.

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If you have a bunny muffin tin and a bunch of misfit crayons (who doesnt?), then this is the craft for you. Break up the crayons, soak them in warm water, and place in the mold. Then bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 24 minutes, or until the crayons have melted.

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Raid your craft bin and use an assortment of colorful paper to create an on-door bunny.

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Christmas isn't the only holiday worthy of a tree. Make a much smaller version of the Christmas classic with this fun display.

Get the tutorial at Good Housekeeping.

Jazz up your Easter brunch with some lovely ribbon centerpieces that are easy to make but will make a big statement on your table.

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Glitter makes everything better, doesn't it? Make your Easter extra sparkly this year with these colorful glitter eggs.

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This simple, sophisticated place setting is a creative way of telling people where their seat is while also matching your utensils and making sure your decorations match the holiday.

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Add a little touch of nature with these adorable flowers for straws.

Get the tutorial at Country Living.

These bunny ears might be for Easter, but your kid will save them for dress up time year round.

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Send your guests home with some homemade treats, and use these decorative flowers to make the boxes extra special.

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Put that old nail polish to good use, and watch your eggs become stained with the prettiest hues. Don't eat these ones, though!

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These are just the type of critters you're okay inviting into the house.

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SHOP YARN

Allow your imagination to run wild as you glue tiny pom poms onto some eggs. The results will be cute and fluffy and all things Easter.

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Turn cupcake liners into flowers with this fun and easy craft. Bonus: They'll never die!

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These subtle and adorable window shades are the perfect way to add some Easter charm to your home.

Get the tutorial at Country Living.

Save a trip to the store by making your own place cards for the big Easter feast this year.

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SHOP PAINT

Hang this from your front door to get all of your guests in the Easter spirit.

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SHOP GOLDEN EGGS

This colorful egg-shell garland is an Easter party must-have. Plus, it's so easy to make!

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Use silk fabric to give your Easter eggs a chic, patterned look.

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SHOP WHITE VINEGAR

Arrange ribbons in your chosen palette along the dining table, trimming them so that about one foot hangs over either end of the table. Pieces of double-stick tape keep ribbons in place.

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Materials:

•Gel/paste food coloring (approximately $2 each at craft and baking supply stores)

•White vinegar

•1 dozen white hard-boiled eggs

Directions:

1. Mix colors using ⅓ tsp (¼ tsp for yellow) food coloring, enough warm water to cover eggs and 1 tsp white vinegar.

2. Dip egg fully in dye and let dry.

3. Dip the egg again ¾ of the way into the dye and let dry. Repeat in quarterly increments.

Optional: You can also start by leaving the tip of the egg white. To create a multicolor gradation, start with one color and dip in quarterly increments. At the half mark, begin dipping by quarters in another color.

SHOP EASTER EGG DYE

Craft your own herd of Easter characters by adhering faux flower petals, buds, and leaves to colored eggs. (Paint and decorate ceramic eggs and you can display this craft every spring!)

Get the Easter Characters tutorial.

SHOP CERAMIC EGGS

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