Easter Wool Lamb Kids Craft

 

Cotton balls make a great texture to add to kids Easter lamb crafts.  

Red ted art has a sheep activity with wool craft for kids that's great for Easter. It involves glue and cotton. You'll need to pre-cut the sheep and draw the face for kids.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.redtedart.com/2012/02/28/lamb-craft-activities-for-kids/

All kids network has a cotton ball version and even includes the template for the sheep.  The red yarn smile and the white and black contrast are really cute touches.  

Get the instructions here:

http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/farm/sheep-craft.asp

Kaboose has a very similar sheep and shares the sheep to cut out.  The ribbon is a cute touch.  

Get the template here:

http://crafts.kaboose.com/cotton-ball-lamb.html

Free kids crafts make their lamb three dimensional by using a paper loop.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/paper_loop_lamb-e291.html

 

Meet the dubiens has a handprint lamb.

Get the instructions here:

http://meetthedubiens.com/2011/02/will-march-come-in-like-lion-or-lamb.html

Baby savers has the same craft:

http://www.babysavers.com/easter-crafts-for-preschoolers/

Spoonful uses a pastel colored popsicle stick and googly eyes for their version.

Get the instructions here:

http://spoonful.com/crafts/craft-stick-flock-of-sheep

Crystal Easter Egg Geodes

Make It:

Martha Stewart brings Easter eggs to a whole new level with her crystal egg geode craft project. It's more of a craft for older kids but the younger ones will love the results. It also takes a lot of unique and intricate ingredients such as alum powder.

Good for ages 13 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/343344/crystal-egg-geodes/

 

Connections academy creates geodes as well but using regular ingredients you'll find in you'll kitchen including salt, water, food coloring, and baking soda.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.connectionsacademy.com/resources/learning-activities/eggshell-geodes.aspx

Those northern skies uses eggs to make their version.

Get the instructions here:

http://thosenorthernskies.blogspot.jp/2010/03/geode-easter-eggs-to-make-with-your.html

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Woven Magazine Pages Easter Basket

8 foot six has a very cute make your own Easter basket project using magazines. She uses a yogurt carton to help form the basket.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://8footsix.com/2012/03/mini-easter-basket-take-three.html

Easter Yarn Eggs

Simply modern mom has a great spin on an Easter egg hunt using "eggs" made out of yarn with visible objects embedded within. You'll need balloons, colorful yarn, modge podge and small trinkets.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.simplymodernmom.com/2011/04/yarn-egg-surprise-tutorial/

Law of attraction parenting wraps colored yarn on hollowed eggs and decorates with thread embellishments. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.law-of-attraction-parenting.com/easter-crafts-for-kids-decorating-easter-eggs.html 

Sweet makes three combines colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sweettmakesthree.com/2013/03/string-easter-eggs/ 

Sugar and charm makes large ones.

Get the instructions here:
http://sugarandcharm.com/2015/03/diy-easter-surprise-egg.html/

Easter Peep Chick Graham Cracker House

Kasey buick has a cute food craft that kids will love using peeps, graham crackers, frosting (to bind the crackers for the house) and candy grass.  Kids can also decorate the houses with candy.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://kaseybuick.com/2010/03/cloudywith-chance-of/

Yesterfood has a similar tutorial.

Get the instructions here:

http://yesterfood.blogspot.com/2014/04/peeps-houses.html

Make a Little Chick from an Egg Carton

Egg cartons are repurposed to make this adorable Easter kids craft.

Be a fun mum has a cute and simple Easter craft making chicks out of an egg carton. All you need is an egg carton, feather and some markers.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://beafunmum.com/2012/02/easter-craft-egg-carton-chicky/

Paper plate and plane uses two egg carton cups and colors them yellow adding feet, a beak and cute marker eyes.  

Get the instructions here:

http://paperplateandplane.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/easter-egg-carton-chicks/

Simple as that uses a white egg carton and pretty scrapbooking paper for the wings.

Get the instructions here:

http://simpleasthatblog.com/2011/03/egg-carton-easter-chick-bunny.html

 Everyday dishes makes a bunny and owl too.

Get the instructions here:

http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/egg-carton-animals/

Kids Jelly Bean Science Experiment

Fun with little learners has a nifty science experiment involving colorful jelly beans and how they each react to different substances such as sprite, vinegar and water.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://funwithlittlelearners.com/2011/04/17/jelly-bean-experiments/

Secret Easter Egg Message

Poppy talk has a cute way to send a hidden message in an easter egg. You need to blow out the contents of a raw egg and then decorate so it.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2010/04/happy-hippity-hop.html

Magic Easter Jelly Beans

One really fun activity to do with your kids prior to Easter is to plant them outside the day beforehand. Early Sunday morning replace them with colorful lollipops. The kids will think the jelly beans grew into the special treat overnight.

Egg Shell Gardens

Egg shells make adorable plant and herb holders perfect for Easter.

Better homes and gardens has a cute way to repurpose and eggshell and make it into a mini planter. They recommend using flowers already blooming. Simply fill an eggshell that's 3/4 intact with soil and plant.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/easter/crafts/easter-crafts-for-all-ages/#page=8

Speckled freckle plants herbs in her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.speckledfreckle.com.au/blog/?cat=4 

Mrs. three in three labels the outside with the plant name and houses them in their original egg carton container.

Get the instructions here:
http://mrsthreeinthree.com/2014/04/eggshell-seed-starters.html 

Build make craft bake provides a step by step tutorial

Get the instructions here:
http://buildmakecraftbake.com/2009/04/eggshell-planters.html

Apple green cottage uses brown eggs.

Get the instructions here:
http://applegreencottage.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-start-seeds-in-eggshells.html

Plastic Egg Painting

Did you know that many plastic Easter eggs have holes in them at the top?  One great painting activity involving plastic eggs as vessels.  Fill the eggs with paint. Kids can either shake the paint out of the eggs or crack them open to release the paint. It's a fun activity for Easter and good for younger kids too.

Free Easter Paper Dolls

Tip junkie has an adorable template for Easter paper dolls which includes dress outfits, hats, handbags, baskets, and even chocolate Easter bunnies.

Get the template here:

http://www.tipjunkie.com/easter-paper-doll/

Cascarones - Confetti Filled Eggs

Thought to bring good luck shower the kids with cascarones or give them a basket to shower each other with this fun kids craft and activity.  

Playing by the book has a great tutorial on how to make Cascarones - confetti filled eggs. This idea originated in Mexico where you would drop these eggs on someone to shower them with confetti.

Good for ages 6 and up because the eggs are so delicate.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2011/05/bubble-printing-fun.html

Parenting uses a shiny confetti in their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/easter-crafts-for-kids?pnid=629381 

Sometimes creative covers hers with tissue paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://sometimescreative.blogspot.com/2011/04/cascarones-confetti-eggs.html

Confetti Egg Game

Oh happy day has a fun confettit filled egg game. The secret is to fill one of the confetti eggs with gold confetti. Then all of the kids go around smashing eggs on each others heads. The one who gets hit with the golden egg is the winner.

Get the instructions here:
http://ohhappyday.com/2011/04/diy-party-confetti-egg-game/

Mini Grass Planters

Rosy Posy has a cute way to plant grass seeds in eggshells.  This is a great activity for Easter or just because.  Your child will love planting the seeds and watching them grow.  They'll make cute decorations too.

Good for ages 7 and up because the egg shells are fragile.

Get the instructions here:
http://rosinahuber.blogspot.com/2010/03/egg-cellent-easter-grass.html

Easter Sheep Handprint

There's just one mommy has a cute idea of how to turn a handprint outline into a sheep art project for kids for Easter using crayons and cotton balls.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://theresjustonemommy.com/2012/03/19/hand-print-sheep-craft/

Easter Sensory Box

Gets ready for Easter with an sensory box egg hunt. Uses shredded green color paper or the plastic grass and hide plastic eggs within the bath tub so the kids can literally immerse themselves. You can also add fluffy chicks and feathers and plastic lambs.  Hide items within the eggs for kids to discover even more.