This is a collation of my top ten favourite baking and craft activities to do with the children over the Easter break.
Easter is the perfect time to get creative in the kitchen and around the craft table, especially with little hands eager to help. Whether you’re baking delicious treats or making fun DIY decorations, these activities are a great way to bring the family together and celebrate the season. In New Zealand, Easter falls in autumn, giving us the chance to add a unique Kiwi twist to traditional festivities—think homemade hot cross buns, chocolate treats with Whittaker’s, and adorable autumn-themed crafts.
From simple, mess-free crafts for toddlers to tasty recipes the whole family can enjoy, this list of top ten Easter baking and craft ideas will keep your little ones entertained and create wonderful holiday memories. So, grab your aprons, gather your craft supplies, and let’s hop into the Easter spirit!
Let’s begin with a recipe of mine.
Hot Cross Buns
A QUICK EFFICIENT WAY TO MAKE A BATCH OF HOT CROSS BUNS THIS EASTER WITHOUT ALL THE FUSS.
I love hot cross buns, although whenever I see a tradiotnal recipe I get intimidated by all the ingredients and steps!
Not with this recipe!
All you need is a bread maker and a large brownie tin.
Easter Eggs: Sewing Reusable and Fill-able
A craft by Quiet Life Farm
Fabric Easter Eggs that can be filled with goodies, and are a great replacement for those plastic ones! |
Here’s a free (printable!) pattern and tutorial for how to make your very own that can be reused year after year
A wonderful alternative are fabric Easter Eggs! Fabric Easter Eggs are plastic-free, more durable than their plastic counterparts, and in my opinion much more lovely to look at!
Follow the link to a free printable pattern for how to make these eggs.
Healthy Easter Eggs
A recipe by My Kids Lick the Bowl
These healthy Easter eggs made from fresh fruit are fun, easy Easter treats you can make for, and with children.
The pieces of fruit are simply cut into the shape of easter eggs and decorated. Stacey has some great tips to get the best results.
Bunnies from a Knitted Square
This is a YouTube tutorial from Studio Knit
This little bunny from a knitted square is super delightful with a little pom pom tail.
Did you know you can make a pom pom with an everyday kitchen fork?
Click here for the step by step you tube tutorial.
Easter Egg Rice Bubble Nests
A recipe from the Woolworths Website.
This Easter, break out rice bubbles and create little nests of perfect goodness the kids will love – so good, so tasty.
Click here for this easy to create Easter treat.
The main ingredient may surprise you. It’s a Mars Bar! Click here to make.
DIY Easter Air Dry Clay Egg Holder
This is a craft tutorial from Fall for DIY
This would have to be one of my favourite crafts to make.
The end result is gorgeous, and it will blow people away with your children’s artistic talents.
Click here for the list of items you need, and the method to make your own egg holder.
Easter egg Chocolate Bark
This is a recipe from the New World Website
This quick and easy treat is a great way to glam up those leftover Easter eggs, or the perfect gift for the sweet tooths in your life!
I am looking forward to giving this recipe and method a go with any left over eggs this Easter.
Click here for the recipe and instruction.
Painted Easter Rocks
This is a craft idea from Project with Kids
These Easter egg rocks were so easy to make and turned out great! They would look beautiful as part of your Easter decor or you could even hide them outside as part of a fun non-candy Easter egg hunt.
My backdoor is littered with rocks collected from little adventures and excursions. This is a great way to give them another purpose (than cluttering the doorway). Click here for the process.
Easter Puzzle Biscuits
A recipe from the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Food Website.
These Easter cookies are so much fun to make, especially when you have little helpers in the kitchen to decorate them for you. Get the kids to show their creative side this Easter with fun colour and design on these sweet treats.
Click here for the recipe that I know you’re children will enjoy.
Easter Bunny Milkshakes
A recipe idea from Just A Mum
This recipe is hardly a recipe at all but a fun idea to try this Easter!
it takes no time at all and will be a hit with everyone!
Click here for the instructions.
