[Childcare] Easter craft ideas: How to make bunnies and eggs
Easter, which we’ve been hearing about more and more recently, is a festival that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Eggs, as symbols of new life, and rabbits, as symbols of prosperity, have each become motifs of Easter.
Many preschools and kindergartens may be adopting Easter as a spring event.
So this time, we’re introducing a few craft ideas for Easter.
From flat crafts to items you can wear or display, there are plenty of cute egg-and-bunny-themed projects!
Enjoy the Easter atmosphere as everyone has fun making them together!
It’s sure to be a hit.
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[Childcare] Easter craft ideas: How to make bunnies & eggs (11–20)
Punch needle Easter egg
Here’s an introduction to a decoration item for Easter events made by reusing leftover paper from crafts.
Prepare scrap pieces of colored construction paper in various colors.
Use a hole punch to make lots of little circles.
The pieces you’ll use are the round bits created by the punch.
Next, cut some colored paper into egg shapes to make the base.
Randomly apply glue to the egg, then sprinkle the punched circles over it.
The pieces will stick only where there’s glue, making for an easy decoration.
Once the glue dries, it’s done.
It’s fun to display the finished piece, but the process is enjoyable too, so try making it while playing together with young children.
Easter with toilet paper rolls
Let’s make egg-shaped bunny decorations using toilet paper rolls! Flatten a toilet paper roll and cut it to a suitable length.
Wrap it with origami paper to look like the bunny’s face and clothes, and draw the face.
Adding a collar or patterns with origami paper or stickers will make it even cuter! To round the bunny’s face, trim the corners on both sides, then attach ears made from construction paper to finish.
Display them on the wall together with carrot and egg motifs made from other flattened rolls.
Rabbit BOX
Let’s use it to hold sweets and small items! Here are some ideas for a Bunny Box.
All you need is origami paper in your favorite colors or patterns, a pen, and glue.
It’s an origami idea that’s both practical and cute.
Its perky, straight-up ears are a distinctive and very charming feature.
Once finished, the bunny box is perfect for storing treats or trinkets and also makes a nice gift.
You can draw a face with a pen or decorate it with stickers to give it even more personality.
Give it a try!
Original eggs you can easily make with stickers
Make it with even the youngest class! Here’s an easy original egg craft idea using stickers.
It’s perfect if you’re struggling with this year’s Easter wall display.
Stick star, heart, and circle motif stickers onto construction paper, then brush on paint thinned with water.
Once the paint is dry, slowly peel off the stickers—and you’re done! Even infants who are currently into sticking stickers will enjoy this activity.
For the sticker-removal step, encourage children to work carefully and slowly.
Easter Bunny made of fluffy cotton
A plastic bag that’s often used for crafts.
This time, let’s use this plastic bag to make a bunny that children love! We’ll also use cotton, so before you start, let the kids enjoy the feel of the cotton.
After they’ve explored the texture, pack the cotton into a white plastic bag with handles, and once it’s filled, tie the handles together.
The tied part will look like bunny ears, so you might hear the kids exclaim, “Bunny!” Hide the knot with a ribbon, draw the eyes and mouth, and it’s complete.
It’s fluffy and looks like a little doll.
Transform into a rabbit with a paper cup
Let’s make a bunny ear headband using paper cups! First, draw two vertical lines on each side of the paper cup.
Make each strip about 3 cm wide.
Cut along those lines, and on just one of the strips, cut off the rim.
Do the same with another paper cup, then overlap the parts where you cut off the rims and tape them together.
Next, trim the back portions of the cups that remain at the front and back, and you’ll have the base of the headband and the ear sections.
Round off the ear shapes, make slightly smaller inner ears from pink construction paper and glue them on, then attach rubber bands to both ends of the base.
It’s done! Hook it over your ears to wear it.
[Childcare] Easter craft ideas: How to make bunnies & eggs (21–30)
Easter eggs made with a stamp
Here’s how to make colorful Easter eggs using a pom-pom stamper.
Gather paint, a pom-pom stamper, white drawing paper, paper cut into egg shapes, and round stickers.
Dip the stamper in paint and stamp it onto the paper to add color.
The key is to choose bright, spring-like colors.
Cut one sheet of paper into a bunny base, and cut the painted paper into a cracked-egg shape, then glue them together.
Finally, attach the eyes and ears to finish! Drawing the face with crayons is also a great option.
