30 Easter Games, Crafts, and Recipes for Kids
Looking for a new Easter tradition beyond just coloring eggs? I have rounded up 30 games, crafts, and recipes to make your Easter extra-special and fun.
CRAFTS
1. Paper Plate Pop-Up Bunny
This cute toddler craft from Crafty Journal is great for little hands.
2. Bunny Mask
Take a look at this super cute mask from parenting.com. All you need is a craft stick, a pom pom, and pipe cleaners.
3. Lamp Handprint Craft
From DLTK, this lamb handprint makes a wonderful keepsake.
4. Easter Egg Sun Catcher
From All Kids Network, this sun catcher is simply beautiful.
5. Bunny Frame Face
Find instructions for this adorable frame at Make and Takes.
6. Chick and Bunny Treat Holders
From Hostess with the Mostess comes these sweet little treat cups which can be made with paper cups, wiggly eyes, pom poms, pipe cleaners, and whatever other craft materials you have lying around.
7. Sponge Painted Spring Chicks
For the Love of Art shares with us these small paintings for your creative child.
8. Footprint Ears Bunny
Do you need a simple last-minute craft? This one from The Home Teacher is really simple and fun.
9. Egg Carton Cross
This sweet simple cross from Housing a Forest is simple for children of all ages.
10. Paper Plate Easter Basket
Toddler Approved brings us this really cute paper plate craft.
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11. Plastic Egg Memory Match
For this game from Creative Kids, you’ll need plastic eggs, jelly beans, and a timer.
- Separate plastic eggs, placing each half down on the table with matching jelly bean pairs under them.
- Try to make a match by uncovering two eggs at a time.
- If there is no match, place eggs back over jelly beans and try again.
- The object of the game is to make all the matches in 60 seconds.
12. Peeps in a Nest
This game found at Lifeway Kids looks like a hoot! Have one player hold a bucket on top of the head while the other player tries to toss as many peeps into the bucket as possible in 60 seconds.
13. Easter Basket Scavenger Hunt
I found this scavenger hunt at Kids Parties. Get an Easter basket for each player filled with typical Easter basket items and hide each item around the house or yard. Give each child a paper with clues as to what they are looking for, and a hint as to the location of the basket so they can put the remaining items inside. Then send them off!
14. Bunny Hop Sack Race
Who doesn’t love a good sack race? All you need is a pillow case or burlap sack and a ton of energy! I found this bunny hop sack race at SheKnows.
15. Pin the Tail on the Bunny
Here’s an Easter spin on a classic game found at Better Homes and Gardens. Draw a simple bunny on construction paper and use cotton balls for the tail.
16. Nosy Egg Roll
This game from Kids Activities is sure to bring giggles. The object of the game is roll as plastic eggs across a table using only your nose! You can either race or beat a timer.
17. Egg Roll
From About Parenting comes this egg roll game.
- Give each child a hard-boiled egg
- Mark a clear start and finish line.
- The object of the game is to roll the egg from start to finish any way you can without cracking the shell!
18. Easter Charades
Hop like a bunny, chirp like a chick. This game from Oriental Trading is fun for kids of all ages.
19. Egg Toss
Set up Easter buckets of varying sizes in a row and tack scores to each bucket. The further away the bucket, the higher the score.
20. Matching Halves
How quickly can you put the eggs back together? Find out with this game from Little Bins for Little Hands. You’ll need a package of multicolored plastic eggs, mismatched. The object of the game is to put all the eggs back together correctly in 60 seconds or less.
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How cute are these? Shape rice krispie treats into little bird nests and put in small Robin’s eggs candies or even Jelly Beans.
Celeb Baby Laundry brings us these really precious decorated egg sugar cookies.
23. Edible Art Easter Cookies
I love this idea from Rainy Day Mum. Bake, decorate, devour!
24. Peeps S’Mores
Look at these tasty treats from food.com. S’Mores meets Easter!
If you don’t want a sweet treat, these bunny eggs are really cute from Parents.com.
These adorable cupcakes from Babble.com would be a great addition to your party or dinner table.
27. Frozen Yogurt Easter Egg Pops
Here is a healthy, delicious Easter treat from ArtsCrackers.com.
28. Jell-O Easter Eggs
For a colorful spin on eggs, check out these Jell-O eggs from Spend with Pennies.
This pudding form Hungry Happenings looks so good!
30. Carrot Cake Pops
For the more experienced, these carrot cake pops from The Partiologist look amazing.