Easter and Spring Crafts with Toddlers

1. Prepare the template:

Print out one of our egg templates and cut it out. Optionally, you can glue the egg onto thick cardboard beforehand to make it more sturdy. In the photo tutorial, we used an egg and an egg with a cut-out bunny.

2. Set up your workspace:

Place a drop cloth on the table and put a smock or an old T-shirt on your child.

3. Get the paints ready:

Put small amounts of finger paint on a plate or in shallow bowls. It’s best to use only about 4 colors—if there are too many colors, the egg often ends up brown. Choose the colors together. You can also cut sponges into small pieces or have pom-poms ready.

4. Start painting:

Let’s get started! Your child can paint the egg with their hands and fingers. Dabbing, wiping, clapping—anything goes.

5. Let it dry:

Let the egg dry completely before hanging it up or using it for another project. For a special effect, you can stick a decorated stencil over the painted egg—this creates a colorful, multi-layered work of art.

1. Prepare the paint:

Put some finger paint on a plate.

2. Paint the hand or foot:

Carefully coat your child’s hand or foot with paint.

3. Make a print:

Press the hand or foot onto the cardstock and slowly lift it back up. Tip: With very young children, this often works especially well during a nap.

4. Add details:

Once dry, you can add details with a pen or brush—for example, ears for the rabbit, a beak for the chick, or green leaves for the carrot. You can dab on clouds and a sun with pom-poms, and other details can be easily created with a brush and finger paint.

1. Prepare the cardboard:

Cut out a single indentation with the small raised section from the egg carton. The raised section will later form the head, and the indentation will serve as an egg cup

2. Prepare the workspace:

Place a drop cloth on the table and put a smock or an old T-shirt on your child.

3. Painting:

Now your child can paint the chicken however they like. Let it dry thoroughly afterward.

4. Attach the beak:

Cut a small slit in the raised area and insert a paper beak cut out from paper.

5. Add the comb:

The existing hole in the cardboard can be used for the comb—simply insert a small paper comb into it.

6. Decorate:

Optionally, glue on googly eyes or draw eyes.

7. Insert the egg:

Once dry, the hard-boiled egg can be placed in the hollow.

1. Prepare the templates:

Print out the “Egg with Sheep” template twice, with one copy mirrored, and cut out both pieces.

2. Apply book adhesive film: 

Apply bookbinding adhesive to the back of one of the two cut-out templates so that the cotton wool can be attached to it later.

3. Prepare your workspace: 

Place a mat on the table to keep everything clean while crafting.

4. Pull apart the cotton: 

Now your child can pull the cotton into small pieces. This feels exciting and is a great sensory experience for young children.

5. Glue on the cotton: 

The small pieces of cotton are now glued onto the sheep. Especially with young children, it’s okay if a larger cotton ball forms.

6. Glue on the second template: 

Finally, glue the second, mirrored template onto the back. This creates a beautiful surface on the back through the foil, while the cotton wool shines through.

7. Hang it on the window: 

The cotton wool sheep looks especially beautiful on the window because the light makes the texture of the cotton wool particularly visible there.

1. Prepare the designs:

Print out the desired template and cut it out. Depending on the window design, you may need to proceed slightly differently.

2. Apply the book foil:

For the simple Easter egg, you can cut an egg directly out of the book adhesive foil and give it to your child to decorate. In this case, the frame is attached later.
For the egg with a tulip, we did the same thing and additionally secured the foil egg with small strips of tape.

3. Prepare the tracing paper:

Now your child can tear the tracing paper into small pieces or cut them with children’s scissors. Just see what your child prefers—some children really enjoy cutting, while others prefer to tear the pieces by hand.

4. Cover the surface:

The colorful pieces of tracing paper are now pressed onto the adhesive surface until the design is nicely filled in.
If the design—like our tulip—has multiple colors, it can help to start by placing a few pieces at the transitions. For us, for example, these were green and red.

5. Alternative with dried flowers:

For the Easter bunny egg, we used dried flowers instead of transparent paper. To do this, the cut-out shapes were attached from the back with double-sided tape, which can be easily removed. The flowers could then be placed on the adhesive surface.

6. Attach the back or frame:

Finally, glue on the frame or the back. For the simple egg, you can then carefully trim off the excess edge.

7. Stick it to the window:

The finished window decoration can now be stuck directly to the window. In the light, the colors shine especially beautifully, and the textures really stand out.

1. Prepare the rolls:

Grab three toilet paper rolls. Leave one roll round; it will become the rabbit’s head later.

2. Shape the ears:

Carefully squeeze two toilet paper rolls together on one side to create an elongated ear shape.

3. Assemble the bunny head:

Glue the two shaped rolls to the top of the round roll to create a rabbit head with two ears.

4. Let it dry thoroughly:

To ensure the stamp is sturdy, let the glue dry thoroughly first.

5. Prepare the paint:

Put some paint in a shallow bowl or on a plate.

6. Stamp the bunnies:

Dip the homemade bunny stamp into the paint and press it onto the paper. This way, you can create lots of little Easter bunnies with very little effort.

7. Add details as desired:

Once dry, the stamped bunnies can be decorated with eyes, whiskers, or a bow.

1. Prepare the template:

Print out a template and cut out the shape.

2. Lay out the wool threads:

Place the wool threads across the rabbit shape.

3. Secure:

The threads can be secured on the right and left with adhesive tape.

Alternative for younger children:

Instead of adhesive tape, the rabbit shape can be covered on the back with self-adhesive book cover film. The wool threads are then simply pressed onto the adhesive surface.

4. Finishing:

Carefully trim any excess threads or fold them back.

1. Prepare the Easter egg: 

First, cut out an Easter egg from paper or cardstock.

2. Prepare the washi tape: 

Now your child can cut the washi tape into small pieces or simply tear it by hand. Both methods work well and look great in the end.

3. Decorate the Easter egg: 

The individual pieces of tape are now gradually stuck onto the Easter egg. You can mix everything up in a colorful way or design it using specific colors.

4. Trim the excess: 

Once the egg is fully covered, carefully trim any excess edges so the shape is clean and clear again.

5. Finishing the decoration: 

The finished Easter egg can now be displayed, hung up, or given away as a small Easter decoration.

This craft idea is especially great for young children because it’s quick to make and still produces a really great result.

1. Prepare the rolls: 

Cut the toilet paper roll into rings of equal width.

2. Shape the petals: 

Gently squeeze each ring together at two opposite sides. This easily creates small petals.

3. Paint the petals: 

Now your child can paint the shaped petals with finger paint. Whether using a brush or their hands, mixing colors or using a favorite color—anything goes.

4. Let them dry: 

To prevent the paint from smudging later, let the painted petals dry thoroughly first.

5. Assemble the flower: 

To make a flower, glue 5 petals together.

6. Decorate or hang up: 

The finished flowers look beautiful as spring decorations and can be hung up or placed wherever you like.

1. Prepare the egg carton: 

Cut a row of several wells out of the egg carton. If you want the caterpillar to be closed on both sides, you can also cut a matching piece from the back of the egg carton (without wells) and glue it to the front from behind.

2. Paint the caterpillar: 

Now let your child paint the caterpillar with watercolors. Whether colorful or monochromatic—both look great in the end. Then let it dry thoroughly.

3. Design the face: 

Draw a face on the caterpillar or, if you prefer, glue on googly eyes.

4. Attach the antennae: 

Shape small antennae out of pipe cleaners and attach them to the front of the caterpillar.

5. Add cotton: 

Place some cotton in the indentations and moisten it slightly. It should be nicely moist, but not too wet.

6. Sprinkle cress seeds on top: 

Now your child can sprinkle the cress seeds onto the damp cotton wool. Young children usually find this especially fun. Afterward, you can gently spread the seeds out a bit if needed, so they aren’t too crowded together.

7. Keep moist: 

Place the container in a bright spot and keep the cotton slightly moist over the next few days.

8. Let it grow and watch: 

After just a short time, the cress will begin to sprout and the caterpillar will grow its green “hairs.” This is especially fun for children to watch.

If you’d like, I can write the next set of instructions in exactly the same tone.