Easter Eggimals

Plastic Easter eggs become cute animals with the addition of folded paper arms and legs.  Our everyday art also draws on their faces and sticks on other paper embellishments like the ears and eyes.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.our-everyday-art.com/2012/04/easter-craft-hoppy-easter-eggs.html

Siayla uses pipe cleaners, pompoms and googly eyes to make her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://siayla.blogspot.com/2014/03/egg-animals-diy-from-plastic-easter-eggs.html

Paper Cup Easter Basket

A paper cup turns into a pretty mini Easter basket with some added trim, a handle and decorative paper flowers.  About's child parenting channel shares step by step photos in their tutorial.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://childparenting.about.com/od/funcelebrations/ss/Easter-Crafts-Mini-Easter-Baskets_8.htm

Paper Plate Chick Purse

A folded and stapled paper plate turns into a little chick purse for Easter once colored yellow, given a googly eye and paper orange beak, drawn on wing and pipe cleaner handle.  Free preschool crafts shares all of the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freepreschoolcrafts.com/easter-chick-purse-from-paper-plate/

Paper Carrot Garland

Found on pinterest, orange and green construction paper are cut into carrots and hung on a string to make a festive Easter garland.

The Easter Tree

Easter too gets a decorative tree with colorful plastic eggs.  You could even hide prizes inside or make them into a treasure hunt for the kids to find the right egg.  Find all of the details at sometimes creative.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sometimescreative.blogspot.com/2012/03/easter-egg-tree.html

Chrisy is blogging makes her own tree using pipe cleaners for branches and colored styrofoam eggs.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.chrisyisblogging.net/2015/02/easter-egg-tree/

Clothespin Easter Bunnies

Pastel painted clothes pins become cute little bunny friends for Easter.  All free holiday crafts adds googly eyes and draws on a little nose and mouth.  They also adds a flower to the bunnies' ears.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allfreeholidaycrafts.com/Easter-Ideas/Clothespin-Bunnies/ml/1/#uywkW9MGFwOQ8Rhh.32

Fieltro paints her clothespins white and adds pink ears and a red thread ribbon.  She also draws on the face and paws using the hinge for the nose.

Get the instructions here:
http://fieltro.net/conejos-con-pinzas-para-ropa/ 

Chica circle makes a bracelet.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/bunny-clothespins-diy/ 

Shill opop glues felt bunnies onto the clothespins.

Get the instructions here:
http://en.shillopop.com/feed-the-hungry-bunny-clothespin-game/

Paper Plate Easter Bunny

A paper plate becomes the face of the Easter Bunny with this preschool craft from makobi scribe.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://makobiscribe.com/easy-easter-craft-to-do-with-preschoolers-and-toddlers/

We made that adds cotton balls.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/paper-plate-bunny/