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30 Easter Games, Crafts, and Recipes for Kids

Written by: Rebecca Eanes · March 21, 2016
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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

Paper Plate Pop-Up Bunny

This cute toddler craft from Crafty Journal is great for little hands.

Lamp Handprint Craft

From DLTK, this lamb handprint makes a wonderful keepsake.

Easter Egg Sun Catcher

From All Kids Network, this sun catcher is simply beautiful.

Bunny Frame Face

Find instructions for this adorable frame at Make and Takes.

Sponge Painted Spring Chicks

For the Love of Art shares with us these small paintings for your creative child.

Egg Carton Cross

This sweet simple cross from Housing a Forest is simple for children of all ages.

Paper Plate Easter Basket 

Toddler Approved brings us this really cute paper plate craft.

More easter games and recipes  

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.

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.

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.

Egg Roll

Try 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!

Easter Charades

Hop like a bunny, chirp like a chick. This game from Oriental Trading is fun for kids of all ages.

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.

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.

More Easter recipes

Easter Rice Krispie Nests 

How cute are these? Shape rice krispie treats into little bird nests and put in small Robin’s eggs candies or even Jelly Beans.

Easter Egg Sugar Cookies 

Celeb Baby Laundry brings us these really precious decorated egg sugar cookies.

Edible Art Easter Cookies

I love this idea from Rainy Day Mum. Bake, decorate, devour!

Peeps S’Mores 

Look at these tasty treats from food.com. S’Mores meets Easter!

Frozen Yogurt Easter Egg Pops 

Here is a healthy, delicious Easter treat from ArtsCrackers.com.

Jell-O Easter Eggs 

For a colorful spin on eggs, check out these Jell-O eggs from Spend with Pennies.

 

Carrot Cake Pops 

For the more experienced, these carrot cake pops from The Partiologist look amazing.