[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)
Easter Bunny made with a bag and tissue paper
Let’s try making some handmade items that are simple, colorful, and cute—perfect for an Easter event.
Easter events are festivals that kids really look forward to.
Games like egg hunts, where you look for hidden eggs, and rooms decorated in bright colors help lift the mood.
The candy handed out at events is exciting, too.
Let’s wrap that candy in a cute way.
Put crumpled, colorful tissue paper into a clear small bag.
Tie the top of the bag, then cut the tied part to look like bunny ears.
Draw a face on the bag, and you’re done.
If you tuck in candies or chocolates, opening it will be even more fun.
Easter bunnies with three fun patterns
The patterns change and it’s so fun! Here are three patterned Easter bunny ideas you’ll enjoy.
Making things is exciting while you’re creating, of course, but seeing your work on display lets you savor that excitement along with a sense of achievement and satisfaction.
This time, let’s make Easter bunnies with three fun patterns that you can customize the design of.
You’ll need construction paper, a pencil, glue, scissors, and crayons or pens.
Try using brightly colored, pastel construction paper for an Easter feel.
An easy-to-make rabbit
Let me share an easy rabbit origami idea.
All you need is one 15 cm square sheet of origami paper and a pen or colored pencils.
The key point of this idea is that the steps are simple and easy to follow.
Because there are only a few steps, even children who aren’t confident with origami can try it without worry.
Once you finish, you can add a face or color it to give it more personality, making it a fun origami project.
Please give it a try and make a cute rabbit!
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 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.
Flappy Egg
It’s a flip-open egg toy you can play with.
Cut two sheets of construction paper into circles using the circumference of a roll of packing tape as a guide.
Fold one sheet in half and place it on top of the other sheet.
With the overlapped part facing you, draw an egg on the top sheet.
Then turn it upside down, open the folded sheet, and draw a chick inside.
Use double-sided tape to attach the unfolded sheet to the packing tape roll.
On the folded side, attach a 10-yen coin and a piece of thread, then seal it with double-sided tape.
Finally, assemble the parts, and you’ve got a toy that flips open with a flutter every time the tape roll rolls!
[Childcare] Easter craft ideas: How to make bunnies & eggs (21–30)
Easter egg
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikushi_worker/video/7212479241286454529The zigzag-cracked eggshell is so fun! Let me show you an Easter egg idea you can make with origami.
All you need are origami paper in your favorite colors and some pens or colored pencils.
When an eggshell cracks, the edge turns zigzag, right? This is a fun idea that expresses that feature with origami.
The steps are simple and easy to follow.
When you do the accordion folds, press firmly with your fingers to make crisp creases! Once your egg is finished, feel free to draw any expression you like on it!