The Easter weekend has really crept up on us this year and we’ve suddenly found ourselves frantically thinking up ideas for injecting some spirit and seasonal fun in to next week’s lesson planning.
While worksheets can be printed off in an instant, craft ideas require a bit more preparation. But if you’re a Reception or Key Stage 1 teacher, you’re in luck, as we’ve been scouring the internet for the best quick and easy Easter craft ideas so you don’t have to.
1)
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What you’ll need: Bunny outline template, colour palettes (free from DIY stores), black card, a hole punch, scissors and glue
Preparation: 1. Print out bunny templates to size of colour palette
Difficulty level: 2/10
Messiness level: 2/10
2)
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What you’ll need: Bunny outline template, coloured paper, cotton wool balls, string, scissors, glue and tape
Preparation: 1. Print out bunny templates on to coloured paper
Difficulty level: 3/10
Messiness level: 2/10
3)
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What you’ll need: Potatoes, a knife, washable paint, paintbrushes, paper
Preparation: 1. Cut potatoes in half and cut out shapes
Difficulty level: 4/10
Messiness level: 8/10
4)
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What you’ll need: White paper, assortment of colourful and patterned papers, scissors and glue
Preparation: 1. Draw large egg shapes on white paper. 2. Cut assorted papers into strips
Difficulty level: 4/10
Messiness level: 2/10
5)
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What you’ll need: Yellow card, coloured tissue paper, file folders or other transparent sheets, scissors and glue
Preparation: 1. Cut coloured tissue paper into squares. 2. Cut cross shape outline from yellow card
Difficulty level: 4/10
Messiness level: 3/10
6)
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What you’ll need: Yellow and orange card, a ¾ inch hole punch, yellow mini cupcake liners, googly eyes, scissors and glue
Preparation: 1. Cut yellow card in to large circle shapes (body) and smaller circle shapes (head). 2. Cut out rectangular beak shape
Difficulty level: 4/10
Messiness level: 3/10
7)
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Bottle Print Button Flowers
What you’ll need: White card, paints in pastel colours, paper plates for paint palettes, empty water bottles, yellow buttons, green marker pen, glue
Preparation: 1. Prepare paints palettes
Difficulty level: 5/10
Messiness level: 7/10
8)
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What you’ll need: Paper plate, pink card, pink ribbon, googly eyes, cotton wall balls, pink pompom, marker pen, treats, scissors, stapler and glue
Preparation: 1. Cut ear shapes from paper plate. 2. Cut inner ear shapes from pink card
Difficulty level: 6/10
Messiness level: 3/10
9)
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What you’ll need: Plastic spoons, eye make-up remover pads, cotton buds, assortment of colourful papers, white paper, black marker pen, pink felt tip, scissors and glue
Preparation: 1. Cut out clothing shapes from colourful paper
Difficulty level: 7/10
Messiness level: 4/10
10)
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What you’ll need: Empty toilet rolls, white and yellow paint, paper plates for paint palettes, googly eyes, pink, white and orange craft foam, yellow craft feathers, cotton wool, black marker pen, scissors and glue
Preparation: 1. Find 20+ empty toilet rolls! 2. Cut craft foam into foot and ear shapes. 3. Prepare paint palettes
Difficulty level: 8/10
Messiness level: 6/10
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