Easter wouldn’t be the same without some cute chicks, bunnies, bonnets or eggs! We have teamed up with craft suppliers Schoolbooks.ie to bring you 5 cracking Easter crafts for the kids to get creative. So break out the craft supplies and enjoy some fun time together.
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Spring has arrived and Easter is just around the corner. Celebrate by decorating the house with these cracking Easter crafts that kids of all ages will enjoy getting creative with.
Cracking Easter Crafts For Kids
#1. Marbled Eggs
Add life to your garden or home this Easter with these amazing marbled eggs. You will find detailed instructions here – how to create your own Marbled Eggs
Once completed hang them from shrubs, trees, plants, door handles or other areas around the house and garden to instantly bring Easter to life.
Materials Needed
- Polystyrene Eggs
- Marbling inks
- Feathers
- Ribbon or string
- A cocktail stick or wooden skewer
- PVA Glue
- Apron Table cloth or old newspapers to protect your table (marbling inks can stain!)
Buy the materials needed from Schoolbooks.ie
#2. Easter Garland
Decorate the house with a pretty Easter inspired garland. Create paper flowers, eggs, bunnies and lambs and hang around the home to decorate in time for Easter.
Materials Needed
- Construction paper
- Pompoms
- Paints/pencils/crayons
- String or ribbons
- Wooden pegs
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#3. Fingerprint Easter Cards
Image from Sarahndipities
Easter cards are a lovely way to delight friends and relatives who you may not have seen in awhile. Get your little ones busy making these unique Easter cards or prints using their fingerprints to create animals and adding a special message to finish it off.
Materials Needed
- Construction paper/card
- Paints
- Glue
- Black marker/sharpie
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Schoolbooks Easter Craft Supplies
Schoolbooks.ie have everything you need for these cracking Easter crafts and more besides. Supplies can be ordered online and delivered to your door to ensure you have everything you need to keep little hands occupied over the Easter break.
#4. Easter Bonnet
Why not challenge your siblings or friends to an Easter Bonnet competition? From simple creations made using construction paper to more elaborate headwear made from jellies or popsicle sticks, get inspiration on our homemade Easter bonnets post. You will even find ideas to make a fun bunny bag using paper plates!
Suggested Materials
- Construction paper/paper plates
- Pompoms/cotton wool
- Ribbons
- Paint/colouring pencils/crayons
- Pipe cleaners
- Glue
- Scissors
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#5. Easter Sock Bunny
Create your very own Easter bunny, chick or lamb using the materials below and decorate with pompoms, feathers, googly eyes or your trusty sharpies. Find detailed instructions here.
Materials
- Sock
- String
- Stuffing
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Ribbons
- Jar lid
- Glue
- Imagination!
For a lamb, use a white or black sock and stuff into the foot which will act as the body and cut the top off the sock to create ears. Add a pompom as a tail and pompoms or wool pieces to enhance the body.
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Have your say! What was your favourite craft from the list? Leave a comment below and let us know – we’d love to hear from you!
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