70 Easy Easter Crafts for Kids and Adults 2024

Personalized Easter Basket

an easter basket with a diy name on the front made from braided yarn filled with easter toys

Use yarn or string to personalize an Easter basket with a name or, for longer names, just use initials.

To make: Braid together three lengths of chunky weight yarn or twine, holding the ends together with a dab of hot glue. Form braid into desired letter and trim excess lengths, folding end under and holding in place with hot glue. Repeat as needed. Glue braids onto a basket forming into letter shapes as you go.

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Rick Rack Easter Napkin Trim

pastel napkins with a rick rack trim that is decorated to look like chicks and eggs

Add a special spring detail to napkins just using rickrack and embroidery thread. We guarantee that your table will have never looked so good!

To make the chicks: Use straight pin to pin the rickrack along the edge of a napkin. Attach the rickrack to the napkin using a whipstitch and a thread that is close to the same color at the rick-rack. Use a few strands of black embroidery thread and a French Knot to create the chick’s eyes in the center of each “hill.” Use a few strands yellow embroidery thread and a back stitch to create the beak and feet.

To make the eggs: Weave two lengths of rickrack together. Whip stitch in place with your choice of embroidery thread.

Ceramic Pot Carrot Stack

terracotta pots stacked to look like a carrot with the topmost pot filled with sprigs of dill

The natural color of terracotta plus a bundle of fresh dill help transform the garden bench staple into the cutest Easter decor.

To make: Stack three terracotta pots, with the smallest on the bottom and the largest on the top, to create a carrot shape (you can put rocks in the bottom pot to steady the stack, if desired). Place a piece of damp floral foam in the top pot and fill with dill sprigs to mimic carrot tops.

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Egg Wreath

a wreath made from different color, shape, and size eggs hung on a blue door

Becky Stayner

Hung on the front door, this egg wreath will great guests in style.

To make: Tie a length of twine around a 12-inch biodegradable craft ring, this will be used to hang the wreath. Attach fake or blown real eggs (we used a combination of both) such as goose, chicken, quail, and duck eggs using hot glue. Nestle greens throughout the eggs, hot gluing them in place, if desired. Hang from twine.

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Painted Pastel Candlesticks

pastel colored candles painted with spring motives laying on a table or set in white candlesticks

These gorgeous DIY painted candlesticks will add timeless flare to your holiday table.

To make: Use acrylic paint pens to draw spring or Easter designs on pastel taper candles. We did carrots, flowers, and green vines. *Note, the paint can be rubbed off while still wet so don’t worry about making mistakes.

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Bunny Treat Bags

white paper bags that have been trimmed at the top and scrunched at the top and tied so that they look like bunny ears with a pom pom tail at the bottom of the bag

Fill these bunny bags with all your favorite Easter treats. They're deal for party favors or for a special treat at the each place setting at the kids' table,

To make: Lay a white paper bag flat on a surface. Draw a 3-inch-tall “V” from the corners of the bag down toward the center of the bag. Cut out the “V”, forming the bunny ears. Use a pink colored pencil to fill in the pink interior of the ear. Unfold the bag and fill it with easter treats. Tie a length of ribbon or yarn around the bag, below the ears, cinching the bag tight. Make or buy a small pom-pom and attach it to the bottom of the bag to create the bunny tail.

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Bunny Champagne Garnish

sparkling wine in champagne coupes decorated with slices of strawberries that have been decorated with bunny ears made from papers

Add some bling to your cocktail coupes with an oh-so-cute strawberry bunny.

To make: Cut very small rabbit ears from watercolor paper. Use a pink colored pencil to fill in the pink interior of the ear. Cut the top 1/4 to 1/3 off a strawberry. Thinly slice, discarding (aka eating) the outer pieces so that you are left with a piece that is flat on both sides. Use a paring knife to cut two small slits in the top of the berry, on either side of the point; insert the ears. Cut a small slit in the center of the bottom of the berry, slide onto the rim of the glass.

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Carrot “Cocktail”

a tall champagne glass filled with carrot juice and topped with a sprig of parsley to look like carrot greens

Kids will have fun drinking a carrot at breakfast on Easter morning, especially out of fancy glasses. Adults can add a glass of something sparkly if desired.

To make: Pour carrot juice into a tall champagne glass. Top with flat-leaf parsley sprigs to mimic carrot tops.

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Bunny Pom-pom Garland

pom pom garland with bunny ears hung on a bench with easter decorations scattered around

Hung on a bench or bed in a kids room, this sweet craft will get everyone in the family excited for a visit from the Easter bunny!

To make: Use a white medium weight yarn, such as a Worsted or Aran, to make small, medium, and large sized pom-poms. Thread a length of twine or string through the center of the pom-poms, spacing them as desired. Cut rabbit ears from white and pink felt, attaching the pieces together with fabric glue. Hang using small nails or push pins.

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Bunny Placecard

bunny shape placecard made from pink paper with a pom pom tail set on a plate

Guest will come hop hoping to the table when they spy these sweet paper placecards. Use first and last initials if needed to help guests find their place.

To make: Cut a bunny shape from pink craft paper (you can find free silhouettes at vector4free.com). Write an initial or name on one side of the bunny in pen. Attach a small felt pom-pom or make one using white yarn; attach with hot glue.

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Fingerprint Easter Eggs

eggs decorated with kids fingerprints in a woven basket

This is a perfect craft to keep the kids busy while you are preparing Easter brunch!

To make: Have kids dip their fingertips in craft paint and gently press them onto blown real eggs or white wooden eggs. Allow to dry completely. Once dry use acrylic paint pens or Sharpies to add details, such as a chick face and legs, carrot tops, and egg decorations. Once dry nestle in an easter basket.

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Egg Flower Cups

Eggs make the perfect perch for a pretty bouquet of small spring flowers. Set in eggs cups and use as party of your centerpiece or place them in a colorful egg carton next to the Easter brunch buffet.

To make: Use a serrated knife to cut off one end of an egg; discard the end. Rinse the shell with warm water and a few drops of distilled vinegar. Repeat as desired. Fill shell halfway with water and desired flowers. Display in an egg carton or egg cups.

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Grain Sack Eggs

easter eggs decorated to look like vintage grain sack with striped on them set in an easter basket

Make eggs to match the decor of your house. We know you have grain sacks scattered around somewhere!!

To make: Place a blown or white painted wooden egg in an egg decorating lathe. Use acrylic paint pens or sharpies to draw lines on the eggs in varying widths. Once dry remove from the lathe.

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DIY Bunny Basket

a white easter basket with added diy elements to make it look like a bunny

Send the kids off to hunt for eggs with the cutest basket around!

To make: Cut bunny ears from white and pink craft paper; attaching the two with craft glue. Attach the ears to the inside of the basket with hot glue. Attach two black buttons for eyes. Use pink twine, thin ribbon, or leather strips to create whiskers, attaching it with hot glue. Use a pink button to create the nose and to cover the inside ends of the twine.

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Good Egg Wreath

a grapevine wreath covered in hay and blue and brown quail eggs hung on a blue door

Hatch a plan for a festive spring door with a DIY egg wreath.

To make: Use hot-glue to attach small bunches of hay and hollowed out celadon and speckled quail eggs to a 15-inch grapevine wreath.

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Egg Tree

Becky Stayner

The German tradition of decorating trees dates back centuries. This one holds court in a vintage tea tin.

To make: Fill a tea tin with floral foam and insert blooming branches (here, dogwood). Hang dyed blown or painted wooden eggs using a length of ribbon looped around the egg and held in place with a wooden craft bead.

Terra Cotta Wreath

a large wreath made from terra cotta pots hung on a white barn door

Make this multi-seasonal wreath extra special for Easter by filling a few of the pots with moss and fake robin's eggs.

Get the instructions here.

Easter Basket with Frilly Flair

easter basket with diy, threelayered ruffled skirt

Becky Stayner

Give a tired Easter basket the Sunday-best treatment by adding a trio of fabric ruffles.

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Mossy Nest Wreath

wreath made from mini tart tins, moss, and faux robins eggs

Becky Stayner

Adorn the door with this in season beauty made from mini tart tins and moss.

To make: Wrap a wire wreath form in ribbon and loop an additional piece around the top for hanging. Attach tart tins, moss, and quail eggs with hot-glue.

DIY Candy Stands

candy bowls fashioed from plates and candlesticks

Becky Stayner

Serve seasonal candy and cookies on DIY pedestals.

To make: Set decorative plates or shallow bowls on overturned (or upright) footed dishes, candlesticks, or sugar bowls. Use museum wax to hold the pieces together.

Charlyne Mattox is Food and Crafts Director for Country Living.

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Martina Birk

Update: 2024-05-18

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