Easter crafts are fun for everyone. They can bring a family together, create a fun space within a classroom or help any group spend some quality time together. So why not find some great crafts that are fun for all styles of ability?
The following crafts are quick, colorful and sensory-based for children in any group. Some will require the adults in charge to do some of the preliminary steps, but don’t let that stop you. Try these at home, with your church group or in the classroom. The most important thing is to have fun together and celebrate this wonderful holiday.
- Easter Bunny T-Shirt
This bunny t shirt craft will require some prepping, but once you have the initial steps done, the rest comes together without any stress. The tutorial recommends a striped pattern but using a white t shirt would create an equally as cute bunny. The painting is done with a sponge brush and within a stencil to make it extra easy to complete. Add a cottontail and a ribbon to one of the bunny’s ears to make your new shirt look professional.
2. Paint Chip Egg Garland
Paint chips from the home improvement store are already beautiful with their range of colors. Once they’re cut into eggs and strung together, they make a gorgeous Easter garland! If you have students who have nimble fingers for cutting, you can give them the basic strips of color. Or, you can do the cutting and then ask your group to line them up and get them on a string. Either way, this garland will look great in any room.
3. Paper Plate Easter Chick
A yellow paper plate is a perfect piece to use as the body of a baby chick. Some orange construction paper can quickly become a beak and some legs with floppy feet. Googly eyes complete the face, and there you have it — a fun, cute chick to take home or hang up in the classroom. You can make a whole flock for your bulletin board or one for each member of the family.
4. Fingerprint Carrots
Plant some cute carrots with this fun finger-painting project. It’s a great way to practice counting or organizing supplies, and it can be an excellent opportunity to talk about how plants grow. The bunnies on top are optional, but this painting project is so fun you should plan on plenty of bunnies visiting these little gardens.
5. Easter Pipe Cleaners
This is a great tutorial for using pipe cleaners to make different kinds of bunnies and some yummy carrots for them to eat. The animals are made with pipe cleaner spirals and googly eyes. The carrot uses a similar technique. This one may take a little practice, but everyone will be having so much fun that no one will mind the extra craft time.
6. Easter Bunny Envelopes
This is another one that requires a good skill level with scissors, but once the shapes are cut, the bunny face comes together beautifully. When it’s done, you have the perfect little envelope to hang up or use to deliver Happy Easter wishes to a friend or loved one. The big whiskers and fuzzy nose make it extra special.
7. Easter Egg Countdown
Brighten up math activities with numbered eggs. These can be used as a point system in a hunt, for adding and subtracting or practice counting. Ask your kids to help you get the numbers on the eggs to get them excited about the upcoming project. Keep an egg carton close by to keep these safe — you will want to use them over and over.
8. Vinegar and Baking Soda Painting
This is a twist on basic painting. Try this with pastel colors and an egg or bunny stencil for Easter artwork. The vinegar gives the paint a new look, and the baking soda adds futuristic bubbles. The effect will be beautiful for Easter time, and it will easily become a new favorite activity for your crafting space.
9. Silk Tie Eggs
Get ready for a whole new way to dye eggs! This takes an old tie from dad and turns it into a stylish pattern to put on an egg. This one requires some planning (the eggs have to boil for 20 minutes), so it would be great to do in two parts. Pick ties together and discuss the process. Send the little ones out to play while the eggs boil and then have them unwrap the finished eggs together. They will love these gorgeous, unique eggs that look like they’re wrapped in silk. Enjoy!
10. Garden Wind Chime
This is a wonderful way to upcycle an old planting pot and use up any plastic beads leftover from past projects. Turn the pot upside down on top of a paper plate, then just drip paint down on top of it. While the paint dries, string beads onto a ribbon. To make it Easter themed, do pastel colors on top and then green and white beads for the chime. This is a wonderful sensory activity, easy to create and looks great once it’s done.
11. Flower Panels
Celebrate spring by saving some flowers in a quick, homemade window. This flower panel craft is a chance to gather some new blossoms outside and then use them in a fun craft. The window frame is cardboard, and the glass is plastic wrap. This is perfect for all students and can be as easy or as complex as you like.
12. Wire Wrapped Rocks
Find some egg-shaped rocks and some wire to make this fun rock project. You will want some embellishments to add to the wire, such as buttons or pony beads. Feel free to paint the rocks first to give them some pretty Easter shades and use green buttons and beads to keep in the theme. Line them up on a windowsill or decorate your garden with these eggs, which will last forever.
13. Ribbon Wands
Making ribbon wands is a quick project to make on a breezy spring day, this is a set of big, soft ribbons tied to a plastic pipe. More of a toy than a craft, you can still have a great time making this one and then playing with it outside together.
14. Easter Egg Button Shirt
Glue or sew some buttons onto a fabric egg. Vary the sizes and styles of buttons to give this a lot of texture and visual interest. You can iron it onto a shirt or ask some volunteers to help you sew them onto some plain t shirts. Either way, you will end up with a fun and fashionable craft your kids will love.
There are so many ways for everyone to take part in the Easter holiday and create new traditions! Crafts are a great method to bring your family together and get kids engaged. However, while this can be particularly challenging for parents of children with disabilities, these 14 sensory-based crafts are a great hands-on way to bring out their creativity and celebrate the Easter season!
Credits: Article and images contributed by Brenda Kimble.