25 Easy Easter Crafts With Eggs That You Can Do With Your Family

This rainbow Easter egg wreath is the perfect craft to use as decoration in your living room or to brighten up your front door.

In need of an Easter brunch centerpiece? Grab the kids and have them help you make this adorable ensemble.

Dye some ombre eggs and arrange them in a clear glass vase. Then match the colors of the eggs with a nice bouquet of fresh flowers for an explosion of color.

After the kids decorate their Easter eggs, show them off with this elegant DIY cake stand.

Get your fine-tip markers out — these adorable egg buddies are a great way to decorate your Easter table. Give them a sweet face or a goofy one, whatever you choose you’ll have a great time doodling on some eggs. Add wire or popsicle ears for an extra touch of pizazz.

Craft this giant egg and then fill it with surprises like candy and toys to really impress the kids this year.

Natural herbs like thyme and sage make the most beautiful patterns for your Easter eggs. Once you’re finished decorating, toss the eggs in a fake nest for an unforgettable display.

Turn a bushel basket into a cheery catchall for Easter loot by adding a few bright stripes of paint and a pair of homemade pompoms. Add colorful Easter eggs inspired by chicks and cute characters for some extra festive flair.

Make a plain square basket look magical with a few scraps of ribbon and trim, and fill with unicorn-inspired and sparkling Easter eggs.

There are no better signs of warmer weather than beautiful blossoms and high-flying butterflies. Use the faux variety to embellish a bamboo basket, and fill with floral, speckled, and bunny-inspired eggs for added whimsy.

Use a craft knife to cut a 2″ x 2″ oval into 4″ eggs. Apply one to two coats of paint to the 4″ and 2″ eggs; let dry. Stuff 4″ eggs with tissue paper, then place all eggs inside cardboard box. In small bowl, mix a few drops of water with a dollop of paint, then dip the toothbrush bristles in and use your thumb to fleck the paint onto the eggs to create speckles. Once dry, repeat for the reverse side of the eggs. Place floral foam inside the flower bucket and arrange sprays inside. Use brown floral tape to attach two sprays together to create height as needed. Hot-glue a small loop of ribbon to the top of the eggs and hang from spray branches. Arrange Easter grass inside 4″ eggs, then add cookies.

To make the basket, cut a 15″ x 2″ for the sides of the basket and a 9″ x ⅝” strip for the handle. Soak these strips in a pan of water for at least 10 minutes. Remove from water and while still wet, use a steamer (or the steam button on an iron) to apply steam to the balsa wood strips as you gently bend them into shape (this will prevent kinks and cracks in the wood). Bring the short ends of the bigger strip together to form a 3″ x 5″ oval and create an arch with the smaller strip. Use clothespins to hold the ends of the side strip together and to hold the handle strip to the center of each of the longer oval sides; let dry completely (about 2 to 3 hours). Remove clothespins and hot-glue the pieces in place. To make the bottom of your basket, trace the inside of the oval onto a balsa wood sheet, cut out and hot-glue to the sides of the basket along the inside edge. Embellish the outside with velvet ribbon, scrapbooking flowers, paper tags, and more. For the chicks, dip doughnut holes in melted white chocolate, roll them in nonpareils, then add sprinkle eyes and a gummy candy beak.

To make this centerpiece, empty eggs by carefully cracking a small hole (about ¾” across) in the pointy end of each egg; rinse out. Choose to dye the eggshells, decorate them or leave them plain. Place eggshells in a ceramic egg crate, or the bottom half of a cardboard or clear plastic egg carton. Then, fill each halfway with water and stick in cut flowers.

1. Dye or paint eggs; let dry completely.

2. Use a foam brush to paint abstract splotches of glue from the Mona Lisa Metal Leaf Starter Kit on the eggs; let dry according to package instructions.

3. Apply the gold leaf from the kit to the sticky areas (the glue is tacky when it dries) and smooth down with your fingers.

4. Use a stiff-bristled brush to sweep away any gold leaf around the egg where there was no adhesive.

Celebrate Easter and the arrival of spring with a cute and sweet DIY project.

Feather your nest with topiaries made from paper napkin-covered plastic eggs glued onto Easter grass-covered Styrofoam cones.

1. Arrange medium whitewashed wood trays down the middle of your table. Cut through wheatgrass (available at most nurseries) with scissors so it fits inside each tray.

2. Push the stems of cut flowers into floral water picks filled with tap water, then nestle the plastic tubes into the grass.

3. For extra color, place a few dyed eggs around the perimeter as shown.

These are just the type of critters you’re okay inviting into the house.

Save a trip to the store by making your own place cards for the big Easter feast this year.

Hang this from your front door to get all of your guests in the Easter spirit.

This colorful egg-shell garland is an Easter party must-have. Plus, it’s so easy to make!

Use silk fabric to give your Easter eggs a chic, patterned look.

Materials:

•Gel/paste food coloring (approximately $2 each at craft and baking supply stores)

•White vinegar

•1 dozen white hard-boiled eggs

Directions:

1. Mix colors using ⅓ tsp (¼ tsp for yellow) food coloring, enough warm water to cover eggs and 1 tsp white vinegar.

2. Dip egg fully in dye and let dry.

3. Dip the egg again ¾ of the way into the dye and let dry. Repeat in quarterly increments.

Craft your own herd of Easter characters by adhering faux flower petals, buds, and leaves to colored eggs. (Paint and decorate ceramic eggs and you can display this craft every spring!)