10 Egg-citing Easter Activities to keep Kids entertained!

It’s that time of year again – Easter is just around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about fun activities to keep the kids entertained.

The Easter holiday is a great opportunity to bond with your family, and create lasting memories with your children. This Easter, ditch the chocolate eggs, get creative and give your little ones an egg-cellent experience with some egg-citing activities! (OK, I am done with the Pun!)

For those of you who will be celebrating Easter at home with kids, it’s time to start thinking of ways to keep them entertained and busy!

Instead of relying on store-bought gifts or chocolate eggs, why not try to make something special with your kids? Arts and crafts projects are great for keeping kids busy as they can be creative and explore different materials at the same time. I for sure, will be reusing all the cardboard boxes lying around in our house to create most of the activities for our kids to do.

It is so much fun and satisfying to reuse the things available at home rather than buying new toys and supplies which can be a costly affair!

Easter Fun and egg-citing activities to keep kids busy and entertained!

1. Eggs and butterfly Shapes Cardboard cut-out

All you need is:

• Cardboard sheets/ boxes
• Scissor
• Pencil

Draw the shape of the eggs or butterflies or bunnies on a cardboard, let your kids use their scissor skills to cut the shapes.

This activity is suitable for older kids. Young ones can try cutting on a piece of paper using kid scissor (Safety scissor).

2. Coloring of the egg / butterfly shape cardboard cut-outs

All you need is:

• Cardboard cutouts mentioned above
• Color pen / paint

If your kids are interested to continue their art work, give them a chance to let their creativity grow. Let them color or paint the cardboard cut-outs. Adding glitter can be a bonus.

3. Easter Garland

All you need is:

• Thick paper
• Drawing pencil
• Scissor
• Glue
• Thread / ribbon

Draw the shape of the eggs or butterflies or bunnies on a thick paper, let your kids use their scissor skills to cut the shapes. Cut as many shapes as you like. Lay these cut-outs in an order to look like a garland. Place a ribbon over them and glue each cut-out on the ribbon. Let it dry. Garland is ready.

Make this activity interesting by letting your kids add paint/ glitter on the paper.

This activity is suitable for older kids. Young ones can try cutting on a piece of paper using kid scissor (Safety scissor).

4. Easter Wreath

All you need is:

• Cardboard sheets/ boxes
• Scissors
• Glue
• Colorful decorations/ glitter
• String / wire / ribbon

Start by cutting out a large circle from the cardboard. Then cut out another small circle in the center. Glue the cut-outs of easter bunny, eggs or butterflies on it. Color them or add glitter on them. Make it more beautiful and interesting by adding flowers or leaves from your garden. Or decorations such as ribbons, beads, feathers, buttons or any other materials that you have on hand. Let your kids get creative and try their own designs! Once everything is glued down and dry, hang it up with a bit of string or wire – voila!

5. Stick flowers on the Easter bunny

All you need is:

• Cardboard box
• Scissors
• Glue
• Flowers

Draw a large bunny on a cardboard box. Cut out the bunny. Let your kids paint them completely. Allow it to dry. Give your kids a basket to collect flowers from your garden or forest. Let them glue the flowers as they wish. This activity will keep them busy for a long time.

6. Easter Egg Hunt

An egg hunt is the perfect way to kick off your Easter celebrations! You can either hide plastic eggs around the house or in the backyard, or you can boil and dye a batch of real eggs. For an extra challenge, try writing clues on pieces of paper and hiding them inside each egg – this will make it more engaging for older children! When all the eggs have been found, gather round for a special reward. It could be anything from chocolates to stickers, toys or even small prizes.

7. Painting Easter Egg

All you need is:

• Boiled eggs / plastic eggs
• Paint
• Brush / sponge / stickers
• Glitters

Easter eggs are part of the holiday, so why not make your own special creations with a fun painting session? Gather up some boiled eggs or hard-boiled plastic ones, and get creative! You can use paintbrushes, sponges and even stickers to decorate them. For extra sparkle, try adding glitter glue or pom-poms. When the kids have finished their masterpieces, you could display them on a table for everyone to admire.

The picture shows the dyed eggs we decorated from the Easter egg decorating event organized by Family Hub.

8. Make Easter Baskets

All you need is:

• Baskets
• Colorful paper shreds / plastic hay
• Boiled eggs / plastic eggs
• Colorful decorations/ glitter
• Toys / gifts

Making Easter baskets is a great way to keep your little ones busy and get them involved in the holiday. Decorate the baskets with Colorful paper shreds / plastic hay. Color the eggs by adding paint or glitters.

Let your kids use their imaginations to create their own one-of-a-kind masterpieces! When they’re finished, wrap the basket with toys or gifts and give each basket its own special destination – such as giving it away to a family member or friend as a gift.

9. Easter Letter Matching game

All you need is:

• Cardboard box
• Scissors
• Color pens

Cut down cardboard boxes in the shapes of bunnies and eggs like mentioned before. Simply write down alphabet on each bunny and egg piece. Hide one set of alphabets around the house. Your kids can find them and match up the alphabets.

10. Easter Egg Vase

All you need is:

• Toilet paper
• Glue
• Water
• Paint brush
• Balloon
• Decorative items like flowers, glitters or shredded tissue paper

Mix some water and glue in a bowl. Blow a balloon to the size you like. Paste the tissue papers on the balloon using the glue/ water solution. Add decorative items in between. Let your piece dry for a night. Cut out the balloon and you can use it as a vase.

So this Easter, why not try something new with our list of activities?

From a traditional Egg Hunt or Painting Easter Eggs, to making Easter baskets and more – your kids will be entertained all weekend long!

Hop on into our list of egg-citing Easter activities and have a hoppin’ good time!

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