Easter

40 Fun and Easy At-Home Easter Activities for Kids

written by JACLYN VORAN
updated by PATTY SCHEPEL

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Like so many other holidays, celebrating Easter gets a little bit more fun once you have kids, whether the Easter bunny delivers baskets of goodies to your house or your family enjoys a festive Sunday brunch. Plus, the arrival of Easter often feels like the formal transition to spring—bring on the sunshine, flowers, and baby animals! To help celebrate, we’ve rounded up a bunch of Easter activities for kids and crafts to do with your littles. Even better news? Many of these don’t require a trip to the craft store and can be made with items you probably already have around the house like toilet paper rolls, cotton balls, or egg cartons. Read on for 40 Easter activities for kids.

1. Toothbrush Easter Eggs

Toothbrushes aren’t just for teeth! Skip the paintbrush and use a toothbrush for this adorable Easter egg craft.

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2. Easter Peeps Edible Play Dough

An Easter staple, turn your marshmallow Peeps into a fun craft that your kids can also eat. Playing with your food is definitely encouraged here.

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3. Easter Sponge Painting

Our favorite crafts are the ones that are simple but fun! These sponge painting techniques are easy and exciting to do with little ones.

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Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

4. At-Home Scavenger Hunt Printable

Easter activities for kids can be as simple as a family scavenger hunt. This fun printable makes it easy to put together a fun treasure hunt that both little and big kids will love.  

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5. Fizzy Rainbow Eggs

For an activity overflowing with color and some oohs and ahhs, dive into this entertaining fizzy science experiment. Even if your child is already familiar with the effect of mixing baking soda with vinegar, surely they’ll enjoy the chance to set it to the tune of rainbows and Easter!

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6. Easter Egg Paper Weaving

This fun Easter activity is great for having your little one work on their motor skills. Have them pick out their favorite colors to weave their own egg.

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7. Easter Bunny Corner Bookmark (DIY Origami)

Transform ordinary sheets of construction paper into these playful Easter bunny bookmarks. This project also teaches your kiddos about the special art form of origami.

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8. Egg Garland

Elevate Easter decor around your home with this mixed media garland-making project. From watercolor paints, to Washi Tape, to glue-on decorations, beads, and more, littles will have a blast choosing their creative direction for this one.

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9. Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

Not all Easter egg hunts have to unfold in the light of day. Grab some glow sticks and plastic eggs (which you can easily purchase on Amazon or at your local party store), and voila! The night just took on whole new Easter celebration possibilities.

10. Cardboard Tube Bunny Rabbit Family

Before you take out the recycling, hang onto the toilet paper and paper towel rolls to make this adorable craft with your littles. 

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Source: Crafts by Amanda

11. Spring Coloring Page Printables

Coloring is always a good idea, especially when it’s festive for the season! These printables are perfect to get your kiddos excited about the arrival of spring and the Easter Bunny.

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spring coloring pages

12. Handprint Easter Lamb

Mary had a little lamb—and your little ones can, too! In fact, they can make them at home and display their hard work proudly on the fridge for weeks to come. 

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Source: Crafts by Amanda

13. DIY Pineapple Easter Eggs

Fruity fun meets Easter eggs in these happy-looking pineapple cuties! With a handful of supplies, you’ll have a little collection of uniquely-decorated eggs in no time.

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14. Easter Egg Sensory Bag

Full of bright Easter colors and with a look that says come squeeze me, these sensory bags are the best creation for little ones who adore any tactile inspiration they can get their hands on.

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15. Silk Dyed Eggs

If you have a big kid or tween, this beautiful craft is perfect to do together. Take some scraps of fabric and watch as they transfer on to the egg.

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16. Eggsperiments Activity Kit

Your little scientists will love these experiment kits that can be purchased on KiwiCo’s site. Plus, they’ll learn about physics, biology, and chemistry along the way!

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17. Easter Egg Slime

As slime is taking over the world, we may as well embrace it and make it festive. Be sure to make an extra one of these Easter egg slimes for yourself (you know you want to!). Editor’s Note: Need to get slime out of clothes? Click here for our go-to hack!

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Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

18. Easter Treat Calendar Countdown

Calendar countdowns don’t need to be reserved for the winter holidays! Countdown to Easter and get excited for spring with this fun calendar countdown. 

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19. Pop Up Easter Egg & Bunny Card

These days, it feels like purchasing a store-bought card costs a pretty penny. Instead, craft one of these clever and colorful pop-up bunny cards with your little one for a priceless result!

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20. DIY Ornament Carrot

Ornaments aren’t just for Christmas trees! Give your kiddo a chance to design a personalized Easter ornament—and munch on some of their favorite candy along the way. Orange M&Ms are one option for filling, as are other small and orange sweet treats like Skittles, gummy bears, etc. Editor’s Note: A parent’s assistance will likely be needed for the glue gun step.

21. Easter STEM Activity

What do you get when you cross some jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps with toothpicks, besides a sugar rush? A cool Easter learning project! This one challenges little ones to construct sturdy structures in as many creative shapes as possible to house their Peeps.

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22. Paper Plate Bunny Purse for Easter

Look out Coach and Prada, there’s a new bunny bag hitting the racks. With a couple of paper plates and markers, some pretty ribbon, and a bit of paint, your little one can make their very own!

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Source: Red Ted Art

23. Handprint Easter Chick

Handprint crafts are some of our favorites to make here at The Everymom because they’re both cute and mark a moment in time. It’s one of those crafts you’ll want to hold onto forever. 

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24. Easter Word Scramble Printable

These fun brain teasers will get their gears turning as they get excited for the upcoming holiday. 

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25. Marbled Easter Egg Banner

Your kiddos will have so much fun crafting this banner and will be so excited to wake up every day and see it displayed throughout the season. 

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Source: Best Friends for Frosting

26. Cool Whip Easter Eggs

Consider using this cool whip technique for dying eggs this year for a fun marble effect on the eggs. 

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Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

27. Paper Plate Easter Bunny

If simple Easter activities for kids are more your speed, try this one. These paper plate Easter bunnies are everything we could want in a craft. 

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Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

28. Easter Wreath DIY

Decorate your own Easter wreath this year with extra eggs you aren’t using for an Easter hunt.

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29. Easter Bingo Printable

As far as Easter activities for kids go, this one is easy and fun. It doesn’t get much more fun than a family bingo night, and these printables are perfect for the season! 

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Source: Happiness is Homemade

30. Egg Carton Easter Bunnies

How cute are these egg carton Easter bunnies? The best part is that you probably have most of the supplies lying around the house. 

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Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

31. Pretty Paper Easter Eggs

We can’t think of anything better than decorating for the holiday with beautiful crafts made by your little ones. These pretty paper Easter eggs are simply perfect for just that. 

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Source: A Little Pinch of Perfect

32. Easter Egg Sun Catcher

The best crafts are the ones you want to keep up all year round to show off. These sun catchers are beautiful enough for year-long admiration!

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Source: Crafts by Amanda

33. Felt Easter Eggs

Your kiddos will have so much fun designing tons of their own Easter eggs with this affordable and easy craft.

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Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

34. Decorate Easter Cookies with Edible Paint

A three-in-one activity: bake these cookies together, decorate them, and then eat them. Save a few or make more for Easter brunch for everyone to enjoy.

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Source: Jessica Etcetera

35. Roll & Cover Printable Easter Game

For an engaging activity alternative to an arts and crafts project, this Easter printable is a great little dice game. And hey, if you’re hoping for a future Yahtzee competitor, this definitely plants a seed of introduction too.

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36. Fleece Bunny

Bring the magic of the Easter bunny right into your home by helping your little ones make these fleece bunnies they’ll cherish for years. Pro-tip: be sure to make a couple for the grandparents, too!

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37. Paper Easter Egg Tree Decoration

Depending on where you live, you might start to notice fuzzy buds beginning to make their appearance along the trees during springtime. And even if you don’t, any branches will do for creating these crafty and nature-inspired Easter egg trees.

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38. Cardboard Easter Sculptures

Invite in the abstract by piecing together one (or both!) of these whimsical Easter bunnies or chicks. Not only will your little one be left with a memorable-looking ‘pet,’ but now they can add sculptor to their list of talents as well!

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39. LEGO Easter Eggs

If your kiddos can’t get enough LEGOs, they’ll love this craft. Help them get into the spring spirit by building these LEGO Easter eggs. 

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40. Bunny Craft

“Hop” on this craft to make with your kids this Easter. Use pom poms, cotton balls, or my favorite—marshmallows for the fur.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jaclyn Voran, Contributing Writer

Jaclyn joined The Everymom team as a Contributing Writer in 2020. She brings a strong editorial background as a freelance writer, including being published in The Atlantic. She holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Kansas.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patty Schepel, Editorial Assistant

As the editorial assistant, Patty works with The Everymom’s team on pitches, creating original articles, updating existing content, photo sourcing, writing shopping product descriptions, inputting freelance articles, and more. When she’s not working, you can find her spending time with her family, training for half marathons—she ran one 16 weeks pregnant—traveling, cooking, reading a rom-com, and keeping her sourdough starter, Rose, alive.