Easter Origami for Kids

10 Easy Origami Tutorials perfect for Easter

My kids spend hours creating simple origami creations. I started searching for some simple Easter origami ideas for them to create. I decided to share our favorite 10 favorite Origami for kids tutorials from around the web. Everything from adorable easter bunnies and chicks to simple baskets to carry treats. We can’t wait to try creating them all, especially the little chicken.

Easter Origami for Kids

Ultra Cute Origami Easter Bunnies with Cotton Bums from Oh So Very Pretty
Bunny Containers from Origami Spirit
DIY Origami Bunny Garland from Hello Bee
Origami Bunny Rabbit Envelopes from Paper Kawaii
Make an Egg Basket from Newspaper Captain Crafty
Tiny Origami Basket from Origami Mommy
Origami Hen from Krokotak
Folding a Paper Lily from Charcoal and Crayons
Origami Bunnies from Let’s Explore
Simple Origami Tulips from Make and Takes
Make an Origami Hen-Box from Origami Spirit

Which one is your favorite?

String Art Easter cross

DIY Easter Cross ~ Simple string art for kids

Looking for a simple woodworking project that your kids can make for Easter? I am in love with this simple project, and the kids had so much fun learning new skills. This little String Art Easter Cross could not be simpler to create. Read on to see how we did it.

I am thrilled to be a part of a new art series all about exploring easy art projects for kids. So far we have explored watercolors and ways to create resist art. This week we are focusing on creating and playing with string (I’ve included links to all the participating blogs at the end of this post).

Hammers and kids may seem intimidating. However, it does not have to be. I help do this project with around 50 kids ranging in age from 3 right up to 11. Each of the kids did an amazing job with their project and were so proud of what they created.

String Easter Cross Materials:

3/4″ rough cut Cedar board ~ We used 1 x 6 cedar fence pickets and cut the boards into 9″ pieces. Each of our finished cross boards were approx. 5″ x 9″
Embroidery string
Small finish nails/trim nails
Hammer
Printed Cross template ~ optional

To make things easier for our large group, we had the kids tape a cross template to their board. This served as a guide for their nails, although you could have them trace the template as well.

They hammered the nails along the outline of the template. Once all the nails were secure, they tore off the template. Make sure that the nails are pounded in far enough that they don’t wiggle. A few of the younger kiddos needed help with this step. The nails will need to be secure enough to wrap with yarn.

To start the project, the kids tied a double knot in their embroidery floss. They then wrapped the embroidery floss around the nails, going with the shape of the cross. It worked best to keep string taunt as they wrapped the nails.

The colors are not showing up here very well. However, most of the kids used multiple colors of floss. I love that each cross is different and has a unique pattern.

Now I just need to get my set hung before Easter.

We have made a few cross crafts over the years and they are always a hit at easter. A few of my favorites include our simple egg carton cross, melted crayon cross and our light ray cross. Each of them would make a wonderful gift for a grandparent or a special friend.

For more Easy Art Projects for Kids, check out:

String Art for Kids Using Styrofoam and Toothpicks from Buggy and Buddy

Rainbow Yarn Prints from Blog Me Mom

Rubber Band Art from Babble Dabble Do

Toddler Easter Egg Crafts

Simple Spring Art Activities for Kids

Are you looking for simple Easter egg crafts for your kids? Well you are in the right place. This little Easter project is super easy and used items right from our recycle bin. Love that!

We love making our own stamps. Over the years we have used a number of different items to make prints. Here are a few of our favorites…cardboard, lettuce, dice, cardboard tubes and foam. Click here to find a list of all the unique materials we have used. You might be surprised by some of the items we used. Licorice even made the list!

Ok back to our little cardboard print easter eggs.

Materials needed for our simple Easter Egg Craft:

Paint in a variety of pastel colors ~ scroll to the bottom on the post to learn how to make your own pastel shades using the paint you already own.
Paper plates ~ to use as a paint pallet. Don’t throw out the paper plates, we will be using them again soon.
Corrugated Cardboard ~ We used the flaps off a cardboard box.
Easter Egg stencil ~ we made our own. Read on to find out how.
Large sheet of paper or card stock.

To make the Easter Egg Stencil…I drew an egg shape in the center of my card stock and cut out the center. You will be using the outside stencil (sorry no photos of this step).

We then taped one edge of the stencil to our paper. This helped to keep the stencil in place as the kids were stamping.

We cut a cardboard stamp (a rectangle of corrugated cardboard) for each color of paint. This was so that multiple kids could work at the same time.

As you can see, the kids had a blast stamping colorful easter eggs. It was easy to create multiple prints on one piece of paper. Simply lift the stencil revealing the beautiful egg and tape it to a new area of the paper.

How to make your own Pastel Paint:

We love bright colors for most all our projects. However, Easter is more fitting to pastel colors. If you are like us and finding your paint is too bright. Don’t rush to the store to buy new pastel paint. Simply add a little bit of white paint until you reach the desired pastel shade. Quick, simple and so much cheaper than buying a bunch of new paints.

Oh I almost forgot to tell you…Don’t throw out your painty paper plates. We will be using them for an upcoming craft project! When the kids are done stamping, simply use the remaining paint to cover the whole paper plate. If you chose the same colors that we did, you will have 5 painted paper plates. Pink, green, yellow, blue and purple.

For more easy Easter crafts, be sure to check out our:

Paper Plate Sheep

Knuckle Print Carrots

Paper Plate Carrot

Adorable Easter Chicks

15 Unique Easter Egg Decorating Ideas

Easter Egg Ideas that your kids will love

Spring is in the air and I can’t wait to dye Eggs with my kids. We have tried a number of unique ways to color eggs. Traditional dyes are always a hit, however by experimenting with a few houshold ingredients creates beautiful results as well. This post is packed full of inspiring Easter Egg Decorating Ideas just in time to kick-start the egg decorating season.

15 Amazing Easter Egg Decorating Ideas

Melted Crayon Easter Eggs ~ Perfect way to use up our broken crayon stash.
Sharpie Tie Dye Easter Eggs ~ This process will give your eggs a unique look each time. A great excuse to add to my ever growing sharpie collection.
Volcano Easter Eggs ~ Amaze your kids with this fun experiment. A fun way to all a little science to your egg dying.
Shaving Cream ~ Perfect for a messy Easter playdate.
Marbleized Easter Eggs ~ Do you have a stash of nail polish that you no longer wear? Why not put it to good use and marble a few Easter eggs.
Kool-aid Easter Eggs ~ Kool-aid comes in a variety of bight colors and adds a fun fruity smell to the egg dyeing experience.
Tie Dyed Eggs ~ Create beautiful, bold designs with this simple technique.
Water Color Easter Eggs ~ 3 fun watercolor techniques that I can’t wait to try.
Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs ~ How cute, simple and basically mess free.
Rubber Band Dyed Easter Eggs ~ Classic addition to any egg dying experience. We always had white crayons and rubber bands available when we dyed eggs growing up.
DIY Silk Tie Dyed Eggs ~ Make sure you are using silk ties, regular ties won’t work. I love all the beautiful patterns.
Natural Dyed Easter Eggs ~ Your fridge and cupboards contain everything your need to create beautiful natural egg dyes.
Hot Glue Easter Eggs ~ Another great use for your hot glue gun. I love the beautiful swirly patterns.
Goggly Eye Easter Eggs ~ add a little personality to your eggs with a set of goggly eyes.
Tissue Paper and Parsley Easter Eggs ~ I love the bright colors accented with gold paint. Simply beautiful.

What is your favorite way to dye eggs?

Paper Plate Carrot

Simple Preschool Carrot paper plate craft

Easter is quickly approaching. Most commonly, Easter crafts revolve around adorable chicks and creative ways to dye eggs. However, carrots are a fun way to add a bright pop of orange to your Easter decor. Paper plate crafts are so easy to make and these little carrots could not be any cuter.

As you know, we love simple kid crafts. Crafts that only require a few materials and take about 5 minutes are our favorite. Like our little cutting practice paper chicks. Super easy and basically mess free. Love that!

Paper Plate Carrot Materials:

Paper plate ~ cut into a triangle or carrot shape.
Orange and green paper
Glue ~ we used bottles of glue this time, but our Glue Sponge would work great

We cheated a little and set out pre-cut orange squares. They were left over from a different project and just sitting in the art cupboard waiting to be used. I would normally encourage the kids to cut or tear their own. However, we did sneak in a little cutting practice to make the carrot tops.

I set a few carrots on the counter. The kids used them as reference while they were creating their paper plate carrot. We then enjoyed our healthy snack as the glue was drying.