Easter is coming and spring is right behind it! Eggs and baskets are synonymous with Easter. Many people’s Easter preparations include doing crafts. <\/p>\n
These are some Easter craft ideas: <\/p>\n
Egg Garden<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Display your Easter eggs with this centerpiece of craft flowers. Create as many flowers as you like.<\/p>\n Materials<\/em><\/u> Instructions<\/u><\/em> Carrot Tree<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This mini indoor tree is a great decorative piece for Easter. Instructions <\/em><\/u> These little Easter bunnies can be made out of clothespins and other craft materials.<\/p>\n Materials <\/u><\/em> Easter crafts are great to do in spring. You can make them to fill Easter baskets, give as gifts or as home decor pieces. These are just a few ideas for Easter crafts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
*\tCraft foam in green for leaves and stems and other colors for flower petals
*\tCardboard tube (e.g. a toilet paper tube)
*\tScissors
*\tMasking tape
*\tEggs, real or plastic
*\tSandwich bag
*\tUncooked rice or beans <\/p>\n
1.\tCut a pair of petal patterns from craft foam. To make the center hole, trace the end of a cardboard tube, then cut out the circle.
2.\tTo make the stem, glue a piece of green craft foam around the cardboard tube. Use masking tape to secure it until the glue dries.
3.\tPush the foam-covered stem through the holes in the foam petals. Use an egg for the flower center.
4.\tFill the sandwich bag with uncooked rice or beans and place it inside the stem to anchor it.<\/p>\n
Materials <\/u><\/em>
*\tSeveral 12-inch orange chenille pipe cleaners
*\tSeveral 4-inch lengths of green embroidery floss
*\tNewspaper
*\tBare tree branch, 10-12 inches long
*\tSmall flower pot
*\tDecorative stones, glass beads or Easter grass<\/p>\n
1.\tCut several of the orange pipe cleaners into quarters, creating four 3-inch pieces per cleaner. Each piece should have a wider part at its center.
2.\tShape each piece into a carrot by folding over about \u00c2\u00bd inch at one end and tying on several 4-inch lengths of green embroidery floss at the bend. Trim the floss, if necessary, to resemble green leaves.
3.\tSlip a loop of floss or string under the folded end for a hanger. Fold up the bottom tip of the pipe cleaner as well.
4.\tUse balled-up newspaper to support the branch so it can stand upright in the flower pot. Add a layer of decorative stones, glass beads, or Easter grass and then hang the pipe cleaner carrots on the branch.
Clothespin Easter Bunny<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
*\tClothespins
*\tAcrylic or craft paint in white, blue, yellow or pink Note: If you want a boy bunny use blue or yellow; otherwise use white or pink.
*\t3 \u00c2\u00bd ” white pipe cleaner or chenille stem
*\tSmall scraps or pieces of craft fun foam, felt, or construction paper in white, pink and orange
*\tCraft glue
*\tPermanent sharp marker
Instructions<\/em><\/u>
1.\tPaint clothespin in a base coat of white; let dry.
2.\tPaint another coat of white if you’d like the bunny to be traditional. If you’d like to make a boy, paint the upper half yellow and the legs blue, leaving the head and feet white. Paint a second coat of white to head and feet.
3.\tDraw on a face, including eyes, nose, and whiskers with fine point markers or paint, using a detail brush.
4.\tCut out a carrot, bow tie or other accessories from the scraps of paper or felt. <\/p>\n