As much as I love the idea of creating beautiful holiday memories with my kids, I also hate the hours spent wiping paint off my tables and walls and washing paint off my kids’ hands. This was my story last easter,….. and no, it wasn’t fun. But this year? I’ve decided to keep it completely low-mess, in fact, mess-free, because while I love my kids so much and love to keep them excited, I also love my sanity. So here are some easy easter activities for preschoolers & no-dye easter decorating Ideas.
In this post, you’ll find:
- Easy Easter crafts for preschoolers
- No-dye Easter egg decorating ideas
- Simple activities kids can start right away
Before we jump into the crafts, let me show you a couple of things that can make your Easter crafting a whole lot easier this year.
Easter Craft Kits and Toys That Make Life Easier for Moms
I was searching for simpler ways to make easter egg decorating less stressful this year, and I stumbled on these items on Amazon, so I thought, why not share with other moms who might find them useful? You know, sometimes we moms just want to do a craft or two with our kids… but at the same time want something that already has everything included, and these types of Easter activity kits are just that. Take your time to look through them and feel free to grab any one of your choice.
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Easter Egg Decorating Kits
A Simple Easter Activity Pack for Preschoolers
If you want an activity that’s ready to go, I created a printable Easter activity pack for preschoolers that includes 8 simple pages designed for ages 3-5, and kids can start right away.
Inside the pack you’ll find:
- Easter egg puzzle
- Build your bunny craft
- Sticker colour match activity
- Easter egg dot sticker page
- Easter cutting practice
- Easter emotion matching
- Easter memory game
Just print the pages, and your child can begin. For moms who want easy, screen-free activities, it’s a simple option to keep kids engaged during Easter.
Easy Easter Crafts for Preschoolers
Now, let’s move into some simple Easter crafts you can do with your kids this year.
Paper Plate Easter Bunny
First on our list is a paper plate bunny purse, and when I tell you that my girls absolutely loved this one, believe me.
Here are the supplies you need:
- 2 Paper plates
- Pompoms for the nose (Optional)
- Ribbon
- Glue
- Marker
- Googly eyes
How to make it:
- Glue two plates together (One half and one whole or two halves).
- Add the googly eyes, pompom nose, and draw the mouth.
- Cut out bunny ears from cardstock or paper plates and glue them behind the paper plate. Draw the whiskers, punch holes to hang your ribbon.
Toilet Roll Bunny
I made these when my kids were away in kindergarten. I call them the recycled bunny craft because they’re made from toilet paper rolls.
What you need:
- Toilet paper rolls
- Pompoms
- Googly eyes
- Markers
How to make it:
- Cut out the bunny ears from the egg carton cups and glue them on the roll
- . Add googly eyes and a pompom nose.
- Draw your mouth and whiskers.
- Paint your roll if you’d prefer, and you’re done
This craft also works really well as a pretend play toy for your child. I caught my four-year-old using them for exactly that, and it was cute.
Bunny Picture Frame
This bunny picture frame craft is one after my daughter’s heart. They enjoyed making it soooo much and loved their frames after they were done. They wouldn’t stop taking pictures with the frames
What you need
- Recycled cardboard
- Egg carton cups
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paint markers
- Cardstock
- Stickers, glitter, gems (for decor)
Watch the full tutorial here if you’d like to make this with your kids.
Paper Plate Chick
We made these chicks to go with the book “How does an egg hatch?”, It was perfect to teach and show my kids how an egg truly hatches.
What you need:
- Paper plates
- Yellow paper or tissue paper
- Orange paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
How to make it:
- Cut a paper plate in half to create the base for the chick.
- Tear yellow paper into small pieces and glue them all over the plate to make fluffy feathers.
- Cut a small triangle from orange paper and glue it on as the chick’s beak.
Add googly eyes.
To make a fluffy chick:
- Leave the plate as it is and decorate the whole plate with yellow paper pieces.
To make a hatching chick: - Cut a zig-zag pattern along the edge of another half paper plate to create a cracked eggshell.
- Cut a yellow circle for the chick’s head and glue it behind the eggshell.
- Add eyes and the orange beak so the chick looks like it’s peeking out of the egg.
Bunny Face & Face Mask
This one was a messy one for sure. I just let my kids play with paint, and boy, was the whole house covered in it, but at least they ended up making cute bunny faces and face masks.
What you need:
- Paper plates
- Paint (pink or any colour)
- Paper for ears and cheeks
- Googly eyes
- Pom-pom (for nose)
- Black marker
- Glue
- Scissors
How to make it:
- Paint the paper plate and let it dry.
- Cut two bunny ears from paper and glue them behind the plate.
- Glue on googly eyes and a pom-pom nose. Add paper cheeks.
- Draw whiskers and a smile with a marker.
- To make a bunny mask:
- 6. Cut two holes for the eyes before decorating.
No-Dye Easter Egg Decorating Ideas for Kids
Doesn’t the sound of “No-dye” sound good in your ears? Well, it sounds good in mine because as much as dyeing eggs can be fun… we mums know how it can also be a lot of work and cleanup, so yeah it’s okay to pass it up….. sometimes.
And these no-dye egg decorating ideas are great alternatives. I already linked some of them above, at the beginning of this post.
Sticker Easter Eggs
This one is a very popular egg decorating machine that spins the egg while your child holds a marker in one place against it, creating colourful stripes and patterns. You can use it with real or wooden eggs if you’d like. One thing to note, though, is that it requires batteries and needs to be placed on a flat surface for best results.
Marker Decorated Eggs
We may not have used real eggs for this one, but our cardboard eggs worked just as great. The main idea is that using washable markers is another fantastic way to create a low-mess /mess-free easter egg decoration session with your kids. Apart from that, kids love the freedom to draw and design what they like. They can draw things like:
- patterns
- faces
- flowers
- dots
They enjoy the creative freedom.
Shrink Film Eggs
These are called shrink Film, they are decorative sleeves that slide over the egg and shrink into place when dipped in warm water. The heat tightens the film around the egg, creating a smooth, colourful design in seconds.
Note for parents: This method requires hot water, so it’s best handled by an adult or done with close supervision when kids are helping.
Want an Easy Easter Activity With No Prep?
If you’re short on time but still want something fun for your kids, my Easter printable activity pack was designed exactly for that.
You simply:
- Print the pages
- Give your crayons and dot stickers
- And let them explore
For busy moms, it’s an easy way to create Easter fun without lots of preparation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are easy Easter crafts for preschoolers?
Simple crafts using paper plates, egg cartons, cotton balls, and stickers are great for preschoolers because they require minimal steps.
How can kids decorate Easter eggs without dye?
Kids can decorate eggs using stickers, markers, washi tape, or decorative egg wraps instead of traditional dye.
What activities can preschoolers do for Easter?
Preschoolers enjoy crafts, printable activities, sticker pages, simple puzzles, and decorating eggs.
