Easter is a wonderful time to engage children in creative, active, and educational activities that celebrate the season. Whether you’re looking for fun activities indoors or out, here are some enjoyable Easter activities to keep your little ones entertained!
1. Painting Easter Eggs
Decorating hard-boiled eggs is a timeless Easter tradition. Provide children with paints, markers, or stickers to create fun designs like zig-zag lines, wavy patterns, and colourful dots. You can also try dipping eggs in natural dyes made from ingredients like red cabbage, turmeric, or beetroot for a unique effect.
2. Easter Egg Hunt
No Easter celebration is complete without an egg hunt! Hide chocolate eggs, painted hard-boiled eggs, or even plastic eggs filled with surprises around the garden or house. Create clues for an added challenge or let younger children simply enjoy the excitement of finding hidden treats.
3. Baking & Decorating Easter Biscuits
Get creative in the kitchen by baking Easter-shaped biscuits – bunnies, chicks, and eggs are perfect choices. Let kids decorate them with icing and sprinkles for a delicious and artistic treat.
4. Easter Cupcakes with Mini Eggs
Make simple vanilla or chocolate cupcakes and let children decorate them with colourful icing and mini chocolate eggs on top. You can also add shredded coconut, dyed green, to resemble a nest and put the mini chocolate eggs in there.
5. Egg and Spoon Race
Bring the fun outdoors with a timeless egg and spoon race! Whether you use hard-boiled eggs or plastic ones, children can dash across the garden, carefully balancing their eggs to avoid any spills. It’s a lively activity that gets kids moving and adds an extra dose of Easter excitement.
6. Eggshell Garden – Planting Cress Seeds
This is a fun and educational activity! Clean out eggshell halves and fill them with damp cotton wool or soil. Sprinkle cress seeds inside and place the shells in an egg carton. Sprinkle daily with a few drops of water to prevent it drying out. Within a few days, children will see tiny green shoots sprouting! And after a few more days, they will be able to harvest the cress for their salad.
7. Reading Easter-Themed Books
Curl up with your little ones and dive into delightful Easter stories featuring bunnies, chicks, and exciting springtime adventures. Explore our ‘Easter Books for Young Children‘ in the Resources area for some fantastic recommendations to bring Easter season to life.
8. Easter Baskets
Let children decorate small baskets or paper bags with stickers, ribbons, and Easter-themed cutouts. These baskets can be used for collecting eggs during an Easter hunt or as festive decorations.
9. Sock Bunnies
No-sew sock bunnies are an easy and adorable Easter craft. Fill a sock with rice, tie it into sections to form a bunny shape, and add a ribbon and googly eyes for extra charm. Once the bunnies are complete, why not organize a sock bunny hopping event or a bunny race? It’s a fun way to bring these handmade creations to life and add an extra dash of Easter excitement!
10. Bunny Hop Race
Put an Easter twist on the classic sack race with a Bunny Hop Race! Children can pretend to be bunnies as they hop their way to the finish line. It’s a fantastic way to burn off some energy after indulging in those Easter treats.
11. Jelly Bean Sorting & Counting
Turn Easter treats into a learning activity! Give children a selection of jelly beans and have them sort them by colour. Younger children can practise counting, while older kids can create simple maths problems using their jelly beans.
Easter Recipes
Easter Biscuits Recipe
Light, buttery biscuits with a hint of spice, perfect for decorating!
Ingredients
- 100g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 75g (⅓ cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 1 egg yolk
- 200g (1⅔ cups) plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- ½ tsp mixed spice (pumpkin spice)
- 1 tbsp milk (if needed)
- 50g (¼ cup) currants or raisins (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
For Decoration
- Icing sugar (powdered sugar), for glazing
- Sprinkles or small sugar decorations
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) / 350°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract (if using).
- Sift in the flour and mixed spice, then mix to form a dough. If it’s too dry, add a little milk.
- Stir in currants or raisins if using.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 5mm (¼ inch) thick.
- Cut out shapes using Easter-themed cookie cutters and place them on the baking tray.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden. Let them cool on a wire rack.
- Decorate with icing and sprinkles once cooled.
Easter Cupcakes Recipe
Soft vanilla cupcakes topped with festive decorations!
Ingredients (Makes 12 cupcakes)
- 125g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 125g (⅔ cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 125g (1 cup) self-raising flour (or 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 tsp baking powder)
- 2 tbsp milk
For the Icing
- 200g (1¾ cups) icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- 100g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- Food colouring (optional)
- Mini chocolate eggs for decoration
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) / 350°F. Line a cupcake tray with paper cases.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract.
- Fold in the flour gently, adding milk to loosen the batter.
- Spoon the mixture into cupcake cases, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden and springy. Cool on a wire rack.
- To make the icing, beat the butter until smooth, then gradually mix in the icing sugar. Add vanilla and enough milk to get a smooth consistency.
- Pipe or spread the icing on the cooled cupcakes and decorate with mini eggs.
Easter is a wonderful opportunity for family fun, creativity, and meaningful moments. Whatever activities you choose, they’re sure to bring joy to your children and create memories to cherish for years to come. If you are looking for more Easter fun, hop over to my Easter Jokes and Easter Stories for Kids. Happy Easter!
