Spring is in the air, and Easter is the perfect time to gather the family, break out the craft supplies, and let your kids’ creativity run wild. Whether you’re decorating the house with handmade bunnies or diving into pastel-colored paints and paper, arts and crafts are a wonderful way to spend quality time together and spark your child’s imagination. No matter if you’re living in a cozy apartment in Chicago, settling into a new house in Colorado Springs, or renting a home in Indianapolis, this Redfin article has rounded up many Easter crafts for kids to make this season colorful, crafty, and full of joy.
Egg-cellent Easter crafts
What’s Easter without a little egg-inspired creativity? Whether you’re painting, gluing, or turning simple supplies into mini masterpieces, these egg-cellent ideas are fun, mess-friendly, and full of springtime charm.
The Montessori Room, a blog of three mothers and educators focused on creating a more accessible Montessori, shares two ideas for Easter egg crafts:
Tissue paper Easter egg craft
Purpose: Strengthens fine motor skills and builds patience and focus.
Materials: Construction paper, scissors, glue stick or white glue and tissue paper (cut or torn into small squares).
Instructions: Cut out an egg shape from the construction paper. Invite your child to crumple small pieces of tissue paper and glue them onto the egg to create a textured, colourful design. If they prefer, they can also glue the tissue paper flat – both ways work beautifully! This craft gives children a chance to practise gluing and placing small items, which builds hand strength and coordination.Marbled paper Easter eggs
Purpose: Explores colour mixing and texture, helping to develop the senses.
Materials: Shaving cream, food colouring, tray, paper, ruler or cardboard scraper, and scissors.
Instructions: Fill a shallow tray with shaving cream and drip a few drops of food colouring on top. Use a toothpick or stick to gently swirl the colours…