Easter is such a fun time for children and a great opportunity to explore different crafts. Below are examples of simple crafts and games that you can enjoy together.  As well as being fun the activities are all educational encouraging children to develop hand/eye co-ordination and fine motor skills.

Example 1- Easter Egg

Using colourful paper cut out an Easter egg oval shape. Stick this to the card using child’s glue for example PVA glue or pritt stick. Decorate the egg using glitter, different coloured paper (you could recycle paper found on packaging and shiny crisp packets fro example), ribbon or paint. You could put zigzags across the egg, spots on the egg or draw a picture on the egg for example.

Example 2- Fun Rabbit

Stick 2 cotton wool balls onto a the card one above the other, using child friendly glue such as PVA glue or pritt stick. Onto the top cotton wool ball place 2 googly eyes or if you don’t have these 2 black circles. Cut out 2 bunny ear shapes from card and stick these above the top cotton wool ball. Using a smaller piece of cotton wool stick to one side of the bottom cotton wool ball. This is the rabbit’s tail. You can also make whiskers using pipe cleaners and attach these to the rabbit’s face. Add painted flowers and grass around the base of the card to finish the card beautifully. You could also glue hay or straw if this is available.


Bunny Ears

Using an old head band or hat. Cut out 2 ear shapes from large pieces of card. Paint these in bunny colours for example brown or grey with pink. Stick these to the hat or head band to produce fun bunny ears. You could also stick cotton wool to the ears to make them fluffy!

Decorate hard boiled eggs with glitter, cotton wools balls, feathers, paint, fabric scraps and coloured paper. You could make a rabbit by cutting out 2 ear shapes from card and sticking these to the back of the egg. Then cut out 2 eyes or use googly eyes and stick these to the eggs. Use pipe cleaners for the whiskers and a cotton wool ball stuck to the back makes a great tail!


Egg Basket

Blow up a balloon. Using tissue paper or newspaper and PVA glue stick this to the balloon. When you covered the balloon with 2 layers and no gaps leave it until the paper sets solid. When this is done using a shape knife (this must be done by an adult) cut a slit through the paper and burst the balloon. Cut out 2 large circles on opposite sides of the balloon to create a handle and base like a basket shape. Decorate this by painting, sticking glitter, coloured sparkly paper and ribbon all over it.

Blow up a balloon. Using tissue paper or newspaper and PVA glue stick this to the balloon. When you covered the balloon with 2 layers and no gaps leave it until the paper sets solid. When this is done using a shape knife (this must be done by an adult) cut a slit through the paper and burst the balloon. Cut out 2 large circles on opposite sides of the balloon to create a handle and base like a basket shape. Decorate this by painting, sticking glitter, coloured sparkly paper and ribbon all over it.
Inside the basket fill with straw, hay or shredded paper and fill with chocolate eggs. These make great presents and are really fun for the children to make! and can be made to any size!