Need Something Fun to Keep Kids Occupied as Easter Nears?

When it comes to Easter, there are plenty of fun and cheap ideas that you can do with your kids besides the simple tradition of coloring eggs. Here are a few cheap, easy and fun crafts that you can create with your children for Easter.

1. Easter Egg Cards Painted with Shaving Cream

Supplies: Construction paper, toothpicks, paintbrush, a tray and shaving cream, acrylic or washable paints

Cut egg shapes out of the construction paper and set aside. Next, on a tray or your table, spray a large amount of shaving cream. You can then squirt as many colors of paint onto the shaving cream as you would like. You will then want to swirl the paint to create a marble effect. You can use the toothpicks, your fingers, a spoon, or whatever else you have on hand. Finally, press the egg shaped paper into the shaving cream and then lift. Scrape off the excess paint (a squeegee works well for this) and let dry. You will have a beautifully decorated paper egg that you can decorate your windows with or send out as cards.

2. Easter Shaped Sun Catchers

Supplies: Contact paper, tissue paper, yarn, glue

These wonderful sun catchers are easy to make. Take some contact paper and cut it into different Easter shapes. Eggs are the easiest, but if you are more creative perhaps bunnies, chicks, or baskets. Next peel the cover from the contact paper and cover with different colors of tissue paper. You can use construction paper around the edge to create a border. Once finished place an additional piece of contact paper on top and then punch a hole in the top and tie with string. You can hang these in the window and watch the sun shine through!

3. Paper Easter Egg Candy Holders 

Supplies: Patterned paper (or eggs from the shaving cream project above), markers or crayons, glitter, stapler, scissors, and candy.

This project is easy and fun and offers an alternative to purchasing plastic Easter eggs to hide. First, cut out the patterned paper or any paper that your kids have decorated into matching egg shapes. One of the eggs will be used for the front and one is used for the back. Place the blank sides back to back and staple the edges. Make sure to leave an opening and fill with candy. Then staple closed.

These are just a few crafts that you can create with the kids for a fairly low cost. Of course, the standard coloring Easter eggs and a fun egg hunt are also the perfect fun Easter activities for kids as well.

Have a fun craft idea that you’d like to share? Leave us a comment!

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