Five simple crafts to try this Easter

Spring is in the air so it’s time to get crafty with all things Easter! If you are decorating your home, preparing for an egg hunt, or looking for a fun afternoon, we have five crafts for you.

From colourful wreaths to cute felt animals, these DIY projects are perfect for all ages. Grab your supplies and let’s get ready to jump into the Easter spirit with our top spring crafts.

Wreath making is a fun and relaxing activity to try if you're looking for a simple craft. You can put them up around the house, or even hang on your front door. This is a great way to get into the spring spirit.

Your easter wreath will require a few materials prepared beforehand.

You will need:

• Plain grapevine wreath
• Cutting pliers
• Satin ribbon
• Glue
• Floral garland

Optional:

• Plastic easter eggs
• Felt flowers

Method:

1. The wreath is a super simple craft to make. Simply glue or slot your decorations into the plain wreath to make it your own
2. Hang up somewhere, such as on your door, for you to enjoy

This is a perfect easy craft idea for all the family. It's simple, doesn't require much equipment to buy and is great to use in an easter egg hunt.

You will need:

• White easter egg ceramic pack
• Acrylic paint set

Optional:

• Paper plate or cloth

Method:

Painting your own easter eggs is a super simple easter craft for the family.

1. Start by laying out your paper plate or cloth as this could get messy.
2. Then, cover your easter eggs in a layer of white paint to help the colours sit easier.
3. Wait for around an hour to dry.
4. After this, water your brush and apply a thin layer of whichever colour you would like.
5. Apply four – five thin coats for a perfect finish.

Easter baskets are a fantastic craft you can try at home, and you only need some bits of paper, a needle and glue. This easter craft idea can be useful year after year to store your easter eggs, chocolate or whatever you like.

You will need:

• Cotton piping cord
• Wool
• Craft glue (hot glue is preferred)
• Scissors

Optional:

• Needle and thread

Method:

1. First, knot a piece of wool at the end of the cotton piping.

2. Then begin wrapping the yarn around and around the piping.

3. Next, tie off the end of the yarn with a knot. Including the handle, this may take 10 yards of piping.

4. Then, take the un-wrapped side of the piping. Roll it up and add a line of hot glue and hold it until it’s secure. Wait a few minutes for this to dry and repeat every few inches.

5. Glue a piece of piping over the basket as a handle.

6. Enjoy your easter basket.

Bunting is a classic sign that spring has sprung. It's good for the environment, easy to make and looks great on display. You will find bunting in almost every store, if you're looking for a quick buy. However, for an easy and fun craft to make your own, look no further!

You will need:

• Material - use fabric or paper/card for ease
• Ribbon/string
• Glue/thread

Optional:

• Sewing machine
• Pom poms

Method:

1. First, choose your material. Use fabric to sew your pieces together, or paper/card for simplicity.
2. Cut out triangle shaped pieces of your material.
3. Sew or glue your fabric triangles together and press them flat, but leave the long bottom side of the triangle. We will glue this part later.
4. Next, flip them around and place the ribbon/string in between your triangle pieces along this top side.
5. Glue or sew this in place
6. Finally, you can add pom poms, or decorative patterns to your hunting and hang up around the house.

Our last craft on the list is a cute, fun way to make some easter animals. You can put these in your easter basket, or lay them around the house. Felt easter animals are easy to make, which makes them perfect for children.

You will need:

• Coloured felt
• Glue

Optional:

• Googly eyes

Method:

These are a great simple craft to try.

1. Start by cut and gluing some felt in the shape of your favourite easter animals.
2. You can glue some googly eyes on for extra fun.
3. Try yellow felt for chicks with an orange triangle for the beak
4. For an easter bunny felt, try pink or blue with a white patch for their stomach and triangular patch for their nose. This is an easy craft that only requires a little bit of felt and glue.

If you enjoyed our easter crafts why not try our courses online and in person? From Spring Crafts to Textiles and Sewing,  there’s something for everyone to enjoy this Easter.