Easter crafts and activities for kids

Easter is a lovely mix of spring, bunnies, chicks and chocolate. This guide brings together easy Easter crafts, games and free printables for toddlers, preschool and school-age children. Whether you are planning a big family egg hunt or a quiet afternoon at the kitchen table, you will find ideas that need very little preparation.

Easy Easter crafts for kids

All of these crafts use paper, paint and things from the recycling box.

1. Paper plate bunny. Paint a plate white or pink, add long paper ears, a cotton wool tail and a drawn face.
2. Handprint chicks. Paint yellow handprints, add an orange beak and feet and a googly eye.
3. Egg carton chicks. Cut out egg cups, paint them yellow and add paper beaks and feathers.
4. Cotton wool sheep. Glue cotton balls onto a sheep outline for a fluffy lamb.
5. Paper egg garland. Cut egg shapes from colored card, decorate them with stripes and dots and string them up.
6. Bunny ears headband. A strip of card around the head with two long ears stapled on.
7. Easter baskets. Decorate a paper bag or a small box and add a card handle.
8. Tissue paper eggs. Glue tissue paper squares onto an egg shape for a stained glass look.
9. Coloring page cards. Color one of our Easter coloring pages, cut it out and glue it on a folded card.
10. Butterfly prints. Fold paper in half, paint one side, press and open to reveal a butterfly, or color the butterfly pages.

Easter egg decorating ideas

Real eggs, plastic eggs or paper eggs all work. For young children, plastic or paper eggs avoid tears over broken shells.

• Natural dyes. Boil eggs with onion skins for orange, red cabbage for blue and turmeric for yellow.
• Crayon resist. Draw on a hard-boiled egg with a white crayon, then dip it in dye. The wax pattern stays white.
• Sticker eggs. Decorate with stickers and washi tape for zero mess.
• Marker patterns. Draw stripes, dots and zigzags with washable markers.
• Paper eggs. Color egg shapes from the Easter pages and use them for a window display.

Easter games and activities

The Easter egg hunt

Hide plastic eggs around the house or garden. For mixed ages, give each child a color so the youngest still find their share, or hide eggs at different heights. Put a small treat, a sticker or a riddle inside each egg.

More games

• Egg and spoon race. Use hard-boiled or plastic eggs.
• Bunny hop race. Jump in a sack or with feet together.
• Pin the tail on the bunny. Draw a big bunny and use cotton wool tails with tape.
• Egg roll. Roll eggs down a gentle slope and see whose goes furthest.
• Easter bingo. Draw pictures of eggs, chicks, bunnies and flowers on cards.
• Egg matching. Cut paper eggs in half with a zigzag and match the halves.

Easter learning activities

Easter themes make practice feel like a treat.

• Counting eggs. Count the eggs found in the hunt and write the total.
• Sorting. Sort eggs by color, size or pattern.
• Easter worksheets. Our Easter worksheets include counting, addition and early reading sheets with spring pictures.
• Pattern making. Continue a pattern of colored eggs (red, blue, red, blue).
• Story writing. Write a story about where the Easter bunny goes after the hunt.

Free Easter printables

Our Easter coloring pages include eggs, bunnies, chicks and baskets with thick lines that are easy for little hands. Pair them with flower pages and butterfly pages for a spring table. All pages print on US Letter and A4, free for home and classroom use.

Easter activities by age

Toddlers

Big paper eggs to color, sticker decorating, a simple indoor egg hunt with eggs in plain sight, and cotton wool sheep.

Preschool

Handprint chicks, paper plate bunnies, egg counting and an outdoor egg hunt with clues read aloud.

School age

Natural egg dyeing, riddle egg hunts, Easter baskets and writing an Easter story or a set of hunt clues for younger siblings.

Planning an Easter afternoon

A simple plan for a family gathering: start with a craft table while guests arrive, hold the egg hunt in the middle when energy is highest, follow with outdoor games, then finish with a calm coloring break and snacks. Put each child's name on their basket before the hunt to avoid mix-ups.

For more seasonal ideas, see our spring crafts for kids and spring break activities.

Spring outdoor activities around Easter

Easter usually falls when gardens are waking up, so it is a great time to get outside.

• Spring walk. Look for blossom, buds, bees, baby birds and lambs in the fields.
• Plant seeds. Cress grows in a few days in an eggshell or egg carton. Draw a face on the shell and the cress becomes hair.
• Bug hotel. Fill a small box with sticks, pine cones and leaves for insects.
• Flower hunt. Count how many different flowers you can find, then color the flower pages at home to match.
• Puddle jumping. April showers are perfect for rain boots and a splash.

Easter traditions around the world

Talking about how other families celebrate is a lovely way to broaden children's view. In some countries families decorate trees with painted eggs, in others they share special breads and cakes, and many communities hold egg rolling races on Easter Monday. Ask children how their own family celebrates and let them draw a picture of their favorite tradition.

Older children can also help plan the Easter day: writing hunt clues, making place cards for the table and decorating baskets for younger cousins. Giving them a job makes them feel trusted and keeps the excitement under control.

Frequently asked questions

What can I put in plastic eggs instead of candy?

Stickers, small toys, crayons, puzzle pieces that make a picture when they are all found, riddles, coins or little notes with a fun activity to do together.

How do I run an egg hunt for different ages?

Give each child a color of egg to find, or hide easy eggs low and in plain sight for little ones and harder eggs higher up for older children. Older kids can help hide eggs for toddlers.

Are your Easter coloring pages free?

Yes. Every Easter page is free to print for your family or classroom, with no sign-up needed.