Here’s a list of easy Easter art projects, painting ideas, and crafts for Kids (and adults) that will help you keep children busy at home or in the classroom this spring.
Looking for something creative to do over spring break or for Easter? Here’s a list of Easter art projects, painting ideas, and crafts for kids and adults. These easy Easter artwork ideas can help keep children busy learning and creating at home or in the classroom during the spring. Easter art and craft projects with step-by-step tutorials such as those found here can foster the imagination, strengthen fine motor skills, and help develop the personal expression of every artist from toddler to teen, child to adult.
Creating Easter art projects in the springtime serves as a means of bonding with family and friends, often involving collaborative efforts and shared enjoyment. First published on February 21, 2018, this Easter artwork ideas post is updated and republished regularly. Although this list shares several Easter painting ideas you can try, it also includes several other Easter arts, crafts, and DIY projects you can make at home (or in the classroom), including an Easter Egg Tree.
Scroll down to see several lists of Easter art projects and painting ideas, including; Easter eggs, spring chicks, the Easter bunny, and faith-based art ideas for Easter. And, if you have ever wondered how Easter Eggs, The Easter Bunny, and Easter Baskets came to be associated with Easter, we have discovered a few exciting theories to share with you. Find out more in Easter Traditions.
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Best Easter Arts and Crafts for All Ages
Easter art projects and painting ideas like those found below offer a delightful way to celebrate Easter and the spring season while creating something beautiful. Spring is a season of rebirth and awakenings in nature and beyond. So there are lots of creative Easter-themed arts and crafts you can try.
The possibilities are endless, from crafting intricate Easter egg designs to painting vibrant scenes of springtime renewal.The Easter art projects below offer various art or painting mediums, techniques, and themes that artists of all ages can experiment with to promote artistic growth and self-expression.
Whether painting whimsical bunny portraits, making chick arts and crafts, or crafting intricate DIY Easter baskets, creative endeavors like these evoke the spirit of the holiday and inspire joy and creativity in all who participate.
Fun Easter Art and Craft Ideas for Kids and Adults
If you’d like to paint an art project for Easter or create a simple Easter craft, you’ll find a fun list of Easter painting ideas that make painting Easter art at home or in the classroom much more manageable. Whether you are a parent or caregiver hoping to connect with your kids by doing an Easter art project or a Sunday school teacher looking for a fun new Easter art lesson, we have a fun collection of Easter arts and crafts you can try below.
Seasonal arts and crafts, such as these Easter art ideas, keep children happily creating and learning in the springtime. We have arranged this fantastic collection of easy Easter art project ideas in Categories so you can easily find what you are looking for. We hope you enjoy this collection so much that you discover more than one new Easter art project to try!
20 Easter Egg Art Ideas for Kids (Egg Art Projects and Painting Ideas):
Easter egg art projects and painting ideas are simple for kids and adults. Make some Easter egg art to get the kids ready to decorate eggs this year. Speaking of egg decorating ideas, we have found a way to color natural brown Easter eggs. Click the link to see how we did it! Here’s a fantastic collection of easy Easter egg art projects and Easter egg painting ideas you can try this spring: A few classic Easter egg crafts are on the list directly below.
- Watercolor Surprise Easter Egg Art | Rhythms of Play
- Shaving Cream Easter Eggs | Typically Simple
- Pom-Pom Easter Egg Painting | Crafty Morning
- Easy Pastel Resist Easter Egg Art Project | That Artist Woman
- Easter Egg Art Inspired byRechenka’s Eggs | Buggy and Buddy
- Giant Easter Egg | The Imagination Box
- Paper Mosaic Easter Eggs | The Pinterested Parent
- Tissue Paper Easter Egg Collage | School Time Snippets
- Squeegee Paint Easter Egg Art | Hello, Wonderful
- Easter Egg Potato Stamping | Crafty Morning
- Paper Strip Easter Egg | Minted
- Chalk Egg Art | Fun Littles
- Easter Egg Stained Glass Art | Housing a Forest
- Glue Resist Watercolor Easter Egg | Arty Crafty Things
- Crayon Resist Easter Egg Hunt | Fun Learning for Kids
- Easter Egg Doily Art | A Little Pinch of Perfect
- Tin Foil Easter Egg Art Project| I Heart Crafty Things
- Black Glue Easter Egg Art | I Heart Crafty Things
- Bubble Wrap Easter Eggs | The Resourceful Mama
- Watercolor Dipped Easter Egg Art Project | Make it YourOwn for Hello Wonderful
4. Fun and Easy Easter Egg Crafts:
One of springtime’s most traditional Easter egg crafts is decorating Easter Eggs. It’s also fun to decorate wooden Easter eggs for the spring equinox and Easter. My daughter enjoys seeing her wooden egg crafts when we get them out of storage to reuse year after year. It can also be fun to send them to loved ones or pass them down as family heirlooms. Here are a few easy Easter egg craft project ideas:
- How to Color Natural Brown Eggs | Rhythms of Play
- Paint Pen Easter Egg Decorating Ideas | Rhythms of Play
- How to Color and Decorate Wooden Eggs | Rhythms of Play
- Wooden Easter Egg Crafts and Decorating Ideas | Rhythms of Play
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11 Easter Bunny Art Projects, Painting Ideas, and Crafts for Kids:
Encourage children to try any adorable Easter bunny art projects and painting ideas on the list below. Or, make these adorable pipe cleaner and wooden bead bunny crafts. They’re so easy to make you don’t even need glue! Or try any of the other cute bunny art ideas below. Draw an Easter bunny portrait, make Easter handprint crafts and Easter footprint keepsakes, or try the other Easter art ideas on the list below. Several of these Easter crafts make great homemade gift ideas, or crafts you can make in the classroom to bring home to give Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa for the Easter holiday.
- Easter Bunny Directed Drawing | Proud to be Primary
- Handprint Bunnies | Crafty Morning
- Easter Bunny Art | Artventurous
- Footprint Bunny Art | Fun Handprint Art Blog
- Bunny Potato Stamping | Crafty Morning
- Modern Art Easter Rabbit | The Imagination Blog
- Bunny and Chick Fingerprint Art | The Chickabug Blog
- Easy fingerprint bunny art magnets | Rhythms of Play
- DIY fingerprint bunny keychain pendant charms | Rhythms of Play
- Fingerprint Carrot and Bunny Art | Crafty Morning
- Pipe Cleaner and Wooden Bead Bunny Crafts | Rhythms of Play
Related: Easy Bunny Craft
Related: Easter Chicks
11 Easter Chick Art Projects, Painting Ideas, and Crafts for Kids:
Painting spring chicks and making Easter chick art are just a few simple Easter art ideas for kids. There are lots of fun ways to create spring chick art. My daughter and I love making fingerprint art chick (and bunny) magnets. Because fingerprint bunny and chick magnet crafts are easy to make, make great Easter gifts, and turn out so cute! Get the tutorial HERE–>Fingerprint Art Magnets. You might also enjoy making pom-pom chicks. Or, try any of the spring chick painting ideas below!
- Easter Chick Fork Painting | Crafty Morning
- Sponge Painted Chicks | For the Love of Art
- Ballon Printed Chicks | I Heart Crafty Things
- Easter Chick Potato Stamping | Crafty Morning
- Wine Cork Chicks | Crafty Morning
- Easy Fingerprint Chicks | Original Image
- Fingerprint Chick Magnets | Rhythms of Play
- DIY Fingerprint Chick Keychain Charms and Pendants | Rhythms of Play
- Fingerprint Chick Necklaces | Rhythms of Play
- Pom-Pom Chick Crafts | Rhythms of Play
- Best Spring Chick Crafts for Kids | Rhythms of Play
Related: Wooden Easter Egg Decorating Ideas
6 Faith-Based Easter Art Projects and Painting Ideas:
Faith-based or Christ-centered Easter art projects can be a great way to share the story of Easter. Resurrection Eggs and Easter Story Eggs are also fun ways for children to learn about Easter and the resurrection of Christ.
- Easter Cross Art Project | Kids and Glitter
- Colorful Light Ray Cross | Housing a Forest
- Easy Fingerprint Cross | Crafty Morning
- The Resourceful Mama | Tape Resist Cross
- Watercolor Crucifix | Do Small Things with Love
- Egg Shell Easter Cross Mosaic Art | Kids Activities Blog
Related: The Best Art Supplies for Kids and Why Young Artists Should Use Them
DIY Easter Egg Tree:
Another fun Easter craft project is a DIY Easter tree. Learn more about this ancient tradition, where it originated, and how to create and decorate one, as shown in the photo below, HERE–> How to Make and Decorate an Easter Tree.
Easter Artwork for Kids and Adults
Guided projects like the Easter art ideas found above are fun and can lead to individual forms of expression. However, children also need ample time to create open-ended process art.
It’s essential to allow downtime for the kids to explore where boredom can lead them. It often leads my daughter into our arts and crafts room to create and explore her artistic process.
One form of open-ended process art that your child may have enjoyed as a toddler is fingerpainting. You can also give the wet-on-wet watercolor painting technique a try.
And, if you have ever wondered how Easter Eggs, The Easter Bunny, and Easter Baskets came to be associated with Easter, we have uncovered a few interesting ideas you can learn about in Easter Traditions.
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You might also enjoy this list of Fun Eater Traditions to Start with your Family and our Spring Bucket List filled with fun activities to do in the springtime.
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