101 Easter Activities, Recipes and Crafts

1. dye Easter eggs, and you can get the recipes for several different natural dyes here

2. Easter Egg hunt - have an Easter egg in you house or backyard if weather permits, you can hide cadbury eggs, plastic eggs filled with treats or toys or mini chocolate eggs. As a child my parents would hide 100 mini chocolate Easter eggs - I don't think there was one year we found all 100. If you have different age children you can each have them find a certain colour Easter egg so one child doesn't find them all.

3. and I love this idea for glow in the dark easter hunt for older kids over at MommySavers

 

 

4. Make (or buy) an Easter Wreath - I love the one pictured below from TheBakersDaughter on Etsy

5. make Easter egg ice gems - colourful icecubes which would be a fun project to make and add to your drinks. Get the tutorial over at Color Issue

6. Easter Centerpiece - there are lots of beautiful centerpieces for Easter here is one I particularly like from the Party Dress

7. Have an Easter dinner - we usually have ham, mashed potatoes and all the sides

8. make garland (or bunting) I have seen several different Easter garlands that I have liked but the one below by Creations by Kara might just be my favourite

9. Have an Easter party

10. and get free party printables from Catch My Party

11. make sugar cookies - get the recipe and tutorial for these polka dot egg cookies at StrawberryMommyCakes

12. Print out fun Subway art from eighteen25 for some simple decor you can change for any season

13. get these super cute printables with cards, treat bag toppers, egg holders and more from tinyme.com

14. There's just something about rainbow jello that makes me happy, get the instrustions on how to make these egg shaped rainbow jello from Choose to Thrive

15. Get a few Easter inspired Minute to Win It ideas here

16. Glitter Easter Eggs for that extra sparkle - get the tutorial from Martha

17. Love these faux Easter egg decorations from Pottery Barn - they currently aren't for sale any longer but if you are crafty I'm sure you could recreate the idea. (I have also seen similiar ones at Winners)

18. print out Easter colouring sheets of all your child's favourite characters such as Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh, or Mickey Mouse

19. Get the free printable for this adorable goodie box and matching bookmark from My OwlBarn

20. Check out a collection of fun online Easter games here

21. Get the recipe for these birds nests brownies over at Babble

22. host a cookie exchange where everyone brings a tupperware of cookies to exchange (and maybe sample beforehand)

23. Make an Easter egg fruit pizza - get the recipe at Motherhood on a Dime

24. make your own Easter basket out of a paper grocery bag - get the tutorial over at Elinee

25.  make bunny shaped pancakes and use fruit to make the bunny's face or make egg shape pancakes and decorate them like Easter eggs using fruit and whip cream

26. These dinner rolls shaped like bunnys bunnies from Flickr

27. make jello 'deviled eggs' with vanilla filling - get the directions at Butter Yum

28. carrot cresents filled with egg salad and many more recipes can be found at Hungry Happenings

29. make your own homemade marshmallow peeps from pink pistachio

30. Pack an bunny inspired lunch like this one from Lisa Storms

31. Get this free printable card (and a few other designs as well) from Homemade Gifts Made Easy

32. make your own bunny onsie with this tutorial for a no sew bunny applique from See Vanessa Craft

33. use orange chocolate to dip strawberries - so they look like carrots - from Harry and David

34. make an 'Easter basket' out of a melon or cantalope and fill with fruit balls and fruit shaped flowers

35. Watch an Easter movie like Hop or a classic like It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown or check out more Easter movies here

36. I also love this idea from HouseDressingStyle for goldfish carrots I'm definately doing this, this year as I still don't like my toddler to have chocolate or candy

37.  fill Easter baskets for kids or spouses. Easter is at the start of spring so we always got summer clothes for Easter and often plastic pails and shovels and chalk and bubbles (on top of all the candy). If you're stuck on ideas you can check out 50 Easter basket ideas that don't involve candy over at SuperHealthyKids

38. Here's another gorgeous wreath, find this yarn egg wreath tutorial over at The Sweet Survival

 

39. buy a pair of little bunny ears for photos of your little (or not so little) one, or you can crochet a cap and bunny tailed diaper cover or print out some photo props

 

40. make cupcakes - there are lots of differently decorated ones I particulary like these cute lamb cupcakes from Land Lakes - get the directions here

41. Have an Easter egg decorating party - put out dye, glitter, stickers and little paper egg holders and let the kids (and adults) have fun

42. Egg shell candles - the how to can be found at Paint Cut Paste

 

43. Make Jelly Bean Easter Bark - get the recipe over at Very Best Baking

 

 

44. have cheese and crackers for a healty snack. Use a little cookie cutter to make bunnies or chicks out of cheddar or marble cheese and use a toothpick to make an eye and serve with your favourite crackers.

 

45. These little felt finger puppets are adorable and would be perfect to fill a toddlers plastic egg with although older kids would have fun with them too. Get the tutorial over at Fiskars

 

 

 

46. Make egg holders for your child's (or your own) creative masterpieces - get the directions

 

47. make an Easter egg tree- a great way to display all your beautifully decorated Easter eggs. Get the directions for the tree from Martha

48. I`m in love with these Easter egg candle holders and it`s great that you could use them every year. Get the instructions for this project over at the CSI project

49. Use the excuse to dress your children up as bunnies or put adorable bunny ears or fancy spring dresses or mini suits and take a million pictures. Or take them to the mall and have them get their picture with the Easter Bunny.

50. make an Easter bunny cake

51. simple but elegant table setting from Boxwood Clippings

52. buy your own chocolate molds from the craft store or bulk food store and make your own chocolate in any shape, size or colour you want

53. Plant flowers or plants in empty egg shells



image source: Seattle Times 

54. Make Paper Easter Lilies. Get the tutorial from Free-N-Fun Easter

55. play kids party games like:

Egg Toss - an outdoor gamewhere you take a raw egg split into teams of two you start facing each other and hand the eg to your partners then take a step back and toss it to your partner and then they toss it back to you then you both take a step back and the last team standing wins

or Spoon Race - where you set a start line and finish line and have players try to cross the finish line while carrying an egg on their spoon.

56. make cake pops - find the recipe for these adorable chicks over at Bakerella



57. go watch you local Easter parade or if your not fortunate to have your own parade you can always watch all the spectacular floats on television

58. bunny smores would make a good neighbour or teacher gift, get the directions from Creative Holiday Gift Ideas



59. Make an Easter basket cocktail - get the recipe from Feast of Fun

60. Make an Easter egg garland - get the how to at Better Homes and Gardens

61. get a free bunny template to make bunny garland from Titatoni (click on the red Hier to download)

62. Make colourful deviled eggs - get the tutorial over at Recipe by Photo

63. make a countdown to Easter for lent - get printables cards for making positive changes and random acts of kindness from Wild Olive

64. make an Easter countdown for the kids - like the one pictured below by eighteen25

65. print out some Easter trivia - would be fun when sitting around the table

66. Quilt an Easter egg table runner

67. Loving these DIY speckled aggs from Good HouseKeeping

68. get the recipe for homemade peanut butter eggs from the Whimsical Princess

69. Print out some free tags to spruce up even a simple gift. You can print these ones over at Family Fresh Cooking

 

 

70. For a cute neighbour/ teacher / hostess gift fill an egg carton with bath beads idea from Better Homes and Gardens 

 

 

71. buy a pinata or you can make your own with a step by step guide to making an Easter egg pinata by Fabulessly Frugal - because candy is even better when you have to smash something with a stick first.

 

72. Decorate Easter eggs with temporary tattoos.  Love this idea as you can have beautiful eggs even if you aren't very crafty. Idea from Country Living

 

73. get free printable bingo cards in a range of colours from Makoodle

74. Print these adorable Easter favour boxes over at Prints of Joy and get the matching candybar wrappers at http://alenkasprintables.com/wrappers.shtml
 

 

 

75. get a free digital Easter scrapbook kit  from I heart freebies or get free Easter backgrounds here

 

76. Make thses Easter egg bags (which would be cute all year) from the Purl Bee

 

77.Why let the Easter egg hunt end after the kids have found all their treats. Lunch is even more fun when you have to find it. Image from Kailo Chic

78. You can send far away relatives or friends plastic Easter eggs in the mail with a special treat for Easter.

79. Bring the kids to a petting zoo (or a pet store) to pet the chicks and bunnies

80. I'm loving these bunny shadow puppets from Willowday, there is also a chick template on her site
 

 

81. Have a Peter Rabbit inspired Party - get free printables from Gaddie and Tood

82. Get the free pattern for this 'giving bunny' at Urban Threads and check out their website to see everywhere this little bunny has travelled too.

83.  These are one of the prettier Easter decorations I have seen. Get the tutorial for these Hydrangea Covered Easter Eggs over at The Sweet Survival

 

 

84. you can print out adorable treat bag toppers from a Little Delightful

 

85. get the recipe for Easter egg popsicles from Kailo Chic

 

86. get the tutorial to make these easter geode eggs from Those Northern Skies

 

 

 

87. print out candy bar wrappers from Anything but Perfect

 

88. 'Egg' your neighbours - leave little hidden treat filled egs for your neighbours and hopefully they will pass it on. Get the free printables over at Creative Preschool Resources

 

89. For a simple and delicious breakfast check out the ideas for this Breakfast Bar from Classic Play

  

 

90. get the tutorial to make a bunny or chick hair clip out of ribbon from Totally Tutorials

 

91. Looking for some more bunny decorations - you can find a great tutorial for a bunny pillow over at the 36th avenue.

 

92. Grab a bunny shaped cookie cutter and make bunny shapes out of tortillas and serve with your favourite dip.

 

93. Make a carrot cake or carrot muffins for a treat Easter morning.

 

94. print out an Easter Egg Hunt

 

95. decorate your easter  egg as you favourite Disney character get the directions as Spoonful

 

 

96. Get a 'Happy Easter to one of my favourite Peeps' treat bag printable here

 

97. Host an Easter brunch - the menu can be as simple or as complicated as you want and spruce it up with some simple decorations - Check out Thompson and Spring for some inspiration.

 

 

98. read Childrens Easter stories or learn about the meaning of Easter. Buy Easter related books here.

99. get the templates for these paper chicks at mibostudio

 

100. plant magic jelly beans that turn into lollipops - grab the printable jellybean pack over at Nothing but Country

101. Get the printables for these colourful treat bag toppers over at eighteen25



 

 

 

 

Some link parties I link up to:

 



Easter Link Up

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