Top 10 Easy Easter Crafts for Primary School Children
If you’re looking for something to entertain your children this week, look no further than HeadStart’s top ten easy Easter crafts.
While worksheets can be printed off in an instant, craft ideas require a bit more preparation. But, 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.
Colour Palette Bunnies
- 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
Bunny Bunting
- 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
Easter Egg Potato Stamping
- 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
Paper Strip Easter Egg
- 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
Stained Glass Cross
- 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
Duck Finger Puppets
- 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
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
Paper Plate Bunny Bag
- 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
Plastic Spoon Bunnies
- 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
Toilet Roll Bunny & Chicks
- 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
While you’re here, why not download our free Easter colouring pages…
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