60 DIY Easter Craft Ideas for Kids and Adults

The dawning of spring and the celebration of Easter are the perfect time to start crafting, so get out the glue gun and gather the kids. We’ve got plenty of easy recipes and simple hacks to make special treats — some healthy, some, not-so-much. If you’re looking for gift basket ideas, you’ll find ideas for decorating baskets as well as filling them with thoughtful trinkets and toys. There are so many ways to decorate Easter eggs, try dying them with natural ingredients or paint them with shaving cream and food coloring, or just cover them in glitter.

If you’re hosting a crowd for Easter dinner or brunch, we’ve got ideas for table settings, DIY centerpieces and place-setting cards. You’ll need to decorate before the guests arrive. A wreath on the front door will welcome them with style and a large banner saying ‘Happy Easter’ will help set the festive tone. Browse through these 50 craft ideas to find your perfect spring project.

First up: Make Easter celebrations even more fun with these printable bunny ears. Attach them to a headband so kids can wear them all day long.

Turn egg-shaped peanut butter cups into adorable chicks. They only take minutes to make, and kids will love to help decorate.

Don't let spring hop away. Welcome the season and your guests in style with a sweet door hanging that's certain to make you smile.

Bring spring indoors with an easy-to-craft decorative bird's nest. Fill the realistic-looking nest with painted robin's eggs, dyed eggs or Easter candy.

Dive headfirst into springtime with this bunny-tastic dish. These adorable candies make a cute addition to Easter baskets and require only a few ingredients.

If you're short on time, don't stress over trying to perfect your fondant icing skills to make intricate cupcakes or dyeing dozens of eggs. Instead, throw together these easy no-prep snacks in packaging that looks like carrots.

Upcycle an old sock into an adorable bunny — no sewing involved. This budget-friendly project only requires a handful of materials and is a great addition to Easter baskets.

Give wooden eggs a colorful and totally on-trend Easter makeover using items you probably already have on hand. Keep the artsy fun all to yourself or get an assist from the kiddos. Best of all: These handcrafted cuties can be displayed year after year.

Create a tabletop bean bag toss game from a shoe box if you need to keep the Easter games indoors. The shoe box was cut, covered in felt and decorated with duct tape to have the appearance of a blue bunny.

Welcome family and friends to your Easter celebration with this colorful banner. Just print this pdf file onto card stock, cut out the pennants, then add to string to display.

Do you know a gardener or two? Whip up a basket of their favorite gardening essentials to give as a sweet gift. This goody "basket" is filled with seeds, stylish gloves and a handy trowel. Go the extra mile by arranging items in a personalized chalkboard terra-cotta pot.

Adorable pom-pom chicks sit atop yellow candies in jars painted to look like hatching eggs. Adults and kids alike are sure to love receiving these sweet gifts on Easter.

Do you know someone with a serious sweet tooth? Make them an all-edible Easter basket to enjoy. This sweet treat is made up of chocolate-covered wafers, chocolate eggs, edible Easter grass and modeling chocolate.

Say hello to spring with this adorable pom-pom bunny wreath. All it takes is a handful of crafting supplies, a little bit of time and your imagination to create a unique wreath perfect for displaying throughout the spring season.

Skip the candy this year, and surprise kids with a basket of their favorite toys, hobbies and crafts they'll enjoy long after the Easter Bunny heads home. This basket features miniature games that are perfect for little hands.

Easter isn't complete until you've had a confetti egg cracked on your head. Easy to make and more fun than a chocolate bunny, this Easter project is sure to be a hit with the kids.

This year, decorate your Easter baskets with real grass. This project is so easy and inexpensive that you'll wonder why you ever bothered with the fake stuff. Children (and everyone else in your family, too) will love watching wheatgrass grow in the windowsill as they count down to the Easter Bunny's arrival.

Celebrate the season of sunshine by recreating this sunny bunny table display. A crisp yellow and white lattice tablecloth serves as the perfect backdrop to vintage serveware, miniature egg baskets and a handsome bunny figurine.

Decorate your sweets for Easter with these fun, festive and colorful toppers that can be made in a snap.

For an easy-to-make treat or party favor, cake pops are the perfect go-to. Simply mold cake into the desired shape — carrots for this recipe — and dip in colored chocolate. Wrap the pops in cellophane bags and adorn with a pretty bow for gift-giving.

Natural egg dyes are a great way to make use of the leftover produce wilting away in your crisper or spices and teas that have lost their potency. And, your eggs will have a unique look that's hard to achieve with store-bought dyes.

Easily (and quickly) dress up your holiday table with these adorable Easter Bunny place cards made from thin plywood and craft paint.

An adorable animal, tasty cake and coconut — what's not to love about this easy Easter treat? Everybunny will be coming back for seconds.

Which emoji best describes your little Easter Bunny? All you need is yellow paint, craft foam, a black marker and googly eyes to make an emoji egg to match your personality and mood.

For Easter eggs that are out of this world, paint ceramic eggs to look like the galaxy. Customize with your favorite constellation or even your zodiac sign. The best part? By using ceramic eggs instead of real ones, you can display your handiwork year after year.

If you're looking for a good way to repurpose all the plastic eggs you're left with after the Easter egg hunt is over, this candy matching game is the perfect solution. It's simple to make and easy enough for young kids to understand.

Your Easter guests will love this tiny terrarium that does double duty as a place card and take-home favor. Follow the link below to learn how to craft these sweet souvenirs.

Add cheer to your Easter table by creating one or all of these festive floral centerpieces, then send them home with bloom-loving guests once the party's over. Pictured above: a decorative egg basket with fresh blooms, whimsical cake stand terrarium and sunny fresh flowers in a vase filled with marshmallow bunnies.

These sweet pom-pom bunnies take just a few minutes to make and are so cute, your kids will want to craft one for all of their friends. Since any color/texture of yarn can be used for this project, it's a great way to use up that extra yarn stash.

Give the gift of gardening with this fresh approach. A couple of old belts turn and some holiday goodies turn this terra-cotta pot into the perfect Easter gift.

A favorite trick of event stylists, placing a smaller vase within a larger one is an easy way to create the illusion that your centerpiece's blooms are surrounded by a candy-filled vase. Our-step-by-step instructions below explain how to create the look, plus offer tips for keeping your centerpiece looking its best.

Give wooden eggs a fuss-free marbleized effect with inexpensive items you likely already have on hand such as shaving cream and food coloring.

Nothing says Easter like bright colors and flowers. Here, 3D paper flowers in energizing hues and patterns are glued onto a small pot to create a one-of-a-kind basket idea for any age.

Let's be real — we all love a good Easter dessert no matter how old we are. Treat yourself to these delightful icing-covered cakes all year round by simply swapping the cookie-cutter shape and icing color to fit your theme.

Get creative this Easter by crafting a basket out of duct tape. Personalize it by choosing duct tape in the recipient's favorite pattern or color.

Did you know you can do a lot more with those cute, marshmallowy treats than just eat them? Refocus your kids' sugary energy with this super easy, Easter Peeps slime hack that's sure to keep them busy — no glue required.

These little nests will beautifully display candy Easter eggs and other small treats. They solidify to a hard candy finish to create a delicate, porcelain-like look.

For an easy and inexpensive Easter decoration, make colorful tassels from tissue paper and twine, then hang them on a tree branch in a vase.

Turn a basic hard-boiled egg into an adorable hatching chick with a few simple materials. Kids will love this sweet addition to the holiday table.

Have you always loved the look of elaborate sugar eggs but dreaded the ants that come with them? Use plastic eggs, craft supplies and lots of glitter to re-create the classic look without all the calories.

Put those plastic eggs and baskets to use in the 12 days leading up to the Easter Bunny’s arrival with this easy project that’ll help kids count down to Easter morning.

Kids will love helping turn dyed Easter eggs into adorable bunnies, chicks and sheep with colorful, polka-dot printables and adhesive.

Paint and glitter blown-out eggs, then string them together to create this beautiful and delicate Easter garland. It's sure to add a colorful, springy touch when hung above a vignette or on a banister, mantel or Easter tree.

Nothing says springtime like sweet baby animals hopping, jumping and running all over. Create adorable mini animals from wooden eggs to act as placeholders and double as a perfect Easter lunch favor.

Fill your home with beautiful reminders of new life and nature this spring with handmade bird's nests. They're simple to weave from items found in your own backyard and are charming decorations to hang throughout the home.

In just a few hours, you can turn craft-store basics and an inexpensive grapevine wreath into an organically inspired wreath with a hearty helping of country charm.

Perfect for the travel lover, this DIY Easter project uses paper maps and a woven technique to create a clever and fun basket that's ideal for all ages.

Shimmering eggs in a bed of moss make a lovely (and easy!) Easter centerpiece. To create them, paint wooden, cardboard or blown-out eggs in soft pastel shades. Once the paint has dried, apply glue dots in a random pattern then sprinkle glitter over the eggs for a sparkling polka-dot effect.

Skip the pastels and stick to a sea of neutral hues this Easter, instead. Opting for muted or neutral colors will give your display more of an elevated, adult quality and ensures it will coordinate with your existing and future seasonal decor.

Just a few inexpensive craft supplies are all you need to turn a basic bucket into an adorable alternative to the traditional Easter basket.

Even if you don't have a full Easter outfit for your kids to wear, for a sweet touch, embellish hair accessories with homemade crafts like this felt and hand-embroidered bunny.

Dress up plain galvanized buckets with spray paint and polka dots to give your kids the most stylish Easter egg "baskets" at the hunt.

Welcome the Easter Bunny and friends to your home this season with a springy bunny wreath. Cover it with your favorite cut flowers or add fresh-picked flowers from your backyard for a whimsical touch.

Dress up basic vanilla cupcakes this Easter with ingredients you can find at your local supermarket. Make chirping chicks, little lambs, bird's nests and more — no pastry bags, cake decorating skills or specialty ingredients required.

Get creative with plastic eggs by decorating them and adding them to a string of LED lights for a fun and festive project.

Include cute spring critters in Easter baskets this year by making your own mini stuffed animals. With simple shapes of fabric such as rectangles, circles and triangles, you can quickly and easily create these adorable additions.