Hop to It! Colourful and Creative Easter Crafts for Children

Easter is the perfect time to get creative with your little ones! From bright colours and fluffy bunnies to sparkly eggs and baskets full of joy, there’s so much fun to be had with Easter crafts. Not only do these activities encourage creativity and fine motor skills, but they also help children express themselves and enjoy the season in a meaningful way.

Here are some of our favourite Easter crafts that are perfect for early learners that you can try at home this long weekend!

🐰 1. Cotton Ball Bunny Faces

What you’ll need:

Paper plates
Cotton balls
Googly eyes
Coloured paper (for ears)
Pink pom poms (for noses)
Pipe cleaners (for whiskers)
Elastic (optional)
Glue and child-safe scissors

How to make it:
Let the children cover their paper plate with fluffy cotton balls to create the bunny’s face. Add googly eyes, a pink pom pom nose, and whiskers using pipe cleaners. Don’t forget some big bunny ears cut from coloured paper!

❗️TIP: Add elastic to the sides and remove the googly eyes to create an Easter mask.

🎨 2. Painted Easter Eggs (No Mess Version!)

What you’ll need:

White paper cut into egg shapes
Ziplock bags
Non-toxic paint

How to make it:
Place a paper egg and a few drops of paint into a ziplock bag. Seal it tight and let children squish and spread the paint around with their fingers from the outside. It’s sensory, mess-free, and so much fun! This activity is perfect for Babies and Toddlers as they work on their pincer grip and fine motor skills!

🐣 3. Chick in an Egg Card

What you’ll need:

Yellow and white construction paper
Orange paper (for the beak)
Markers, glue, and scissors

How to make it:
Cut a white egg shape and snip a zig-zag crack across the middle. Glue the bottom half onto yellow paper, then create a little chick by drawing or gluing on eyes and a beak. Add the top half of the egg so it looks like the chick is hatching!

🧺 4. Easter Basket Weaving

What you’ll need:

Construction paper in pastel colours
Scissors and glue

How to make it:
Help children cut slits in one piece of paper and weave strips of coloured paper through to create a basket look. Fold up the sides and glue a handle on top.

❗️ TIP: These make great Easter egg hunting baskets!

💐 5. Fingerprint Bunny and Chick Art

What you’ll need:

Non-toxic paint
White paper
Markers

How to make it:
Let kids dip their fingers into paint and press them onto paper to create bunny and chick bodies. Once dry, add ears, beaks, eyes, and feet with markers. These make sweet keepsakes for Easter!

Crafts are more than just fun—they help children build hand-eye coordination, learn to follow instructions, and develop confidence in their abilities. Best of all, they get to take home something they made with love and pride!

Stay up to date with our Imagine Childcare centres on Facebook to see what amazing Easter themed arts and crafts they got up to this week!

Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Smithfield, Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Melton, and Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Andergrove are opening soon. Follow them on Facebook to receive regular updates on their progress.

Don’t forget! Imagine Childcare centres are closed for the Good Friday (18th April) and Easter Monday (21st April) public holidays. Each of our centres will reopen on Tuesday the 22nd of April as per their regular trading hours.

🐰 1. Cotton Ball Bunny Faces

🎨 2. Painted Easter Eggs (No Mess Version!)

🐣 3. Chick in an Egg Card

🧺 4. Easter Basket Weaving

💐 5. Fingerprint Bunny and Chick Art

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