Easter Crafts You Can Do with Your Kids

Easter Crafts You Can Do with Your Kids

Easter is a good time to make fun crafts that can then be displayed throughout the Spring season. Here are three ideas for fun crafts that your kids can make with a little help.

Egg Maracas

You will need:
Plastic eggs
Glue
Rice, BB pellets, or marbles (filling material)
Enamel craft paint
Newspaper
Paint brushes
Bowls of water

Clear a space on the table and cover with newspaper. Each child will need a bowl of water, a paint brush, and a few plastic eggs.

1. Choose a filling material for the egg.

2. Once the filling has been added, dribble a thin line of white glue around the egg opening. Snap the egg shut. Wipe off any excess glue with a paper towel and some water.

3. After the glue dries, let the children choose a paint color to decorate their eggs.

4. Let the eggs dry on newspaper until the glue has hardened.

Tissue Paper Easter Bouquets

You will need:
Tissue paper in assorted colors
Green pipe cleaners (eight per child)
Styrofoam blocks (optional)
Plastic or glass vases
Safety Scissors
Ribbon in assorted colors

Clear a space on the kitchen table and give each child a vase, 8 pipe cleaners, and a pair of safety scissors.

1. Pick the colors for the flowers from the tissue paper pile.

2. Have the children take several sheets of paper. Roll them up together. Wrap one end of a pipe cleaner around the center of the tissue paper and twist to secure it. This will form the flower.

3. Separate each sheet of paper, creating folds. Pull the edges up so that they surround the end of the pipe cleaner. If the paper is too long, cut it down.

4. Continue making flowers until the bouquet is finished. Wrap a piece of ribbon around the flowers.

5. The flowers can now be placed in the vase. If you want to keep them from falling out of the vase, stick the free end of the pipe cleaner into a piece of Styrofoam that has been cut to fit the bottom of the vase.

Easter cards

You will need:
Card stock paper
Markers
Stickers (Easter themes)
Scissors
Glue
Construction paper

1. Cut the paper to the size wanted for the Easter cards. Fold the paper in half. The children can also cut the paper into shapes like eggs or bunny rabbits.

2. Decorate the outside of the card with pictures and/or stickers.

3. Using a marker, have the children write their own special greeting on the inside of the cards.

Craft making is even more fun when shared with the whole family. Consider adding seasonal crafts to your daily or weekly routine, instead of saving them just for holidays.

Article Source: Faithful Grannies- Chrisitan Work From Home Moms and Grandparents