43 Easter activities for kids

It's the perfect activity for Easter, and a chance to see the kids get creative!

Check out our tips on some of the best egg decorating ideas , including instructions on how to boil or blow eggs for decorating.

Half the excitement of Easter is watching the kids running around the house or garden looking for any eggs the Easter bunny has delivered.

So it's safe to say it's definitely one of the best Easter activities – ideal for a fun Easter Sunday morning.

You could even make the egg hunt more exciting by leaving some clues along the way for them to solve.

Grab the family and head out for an Easter weekend walk.

Spring is a glorious time to get out and about – the daffodils are blooming, baby animals are making an appearance for the first time in a while, and it's not quite so freezing either, meaning less whiny kids!

Check out our guide to the best family parks in the UK for ideas on places to go near you.

Make the most of any lovely weather this Easter and get outdoors with a delicious picnic.

If the weather is grim, do the sheltered version with a teddy bear's picnic for the kids in a garden tent or in the living room – they'll love it!

We've got loads of picnic recipes to help you put on an epic spread.

Need to keep the kids quietly occupied for a while?

Why not 'crack' out the felt tips and some of our very own Easter printables and colouring pages for them?

You could even print a load of them out, staple them together and make a colouring book out of them!

The Easter holidays are a great time to get the kids art-and-crafting, so why not try some of our homemade Easter bonnet ideas, including these Easter bonnets for boys ?

There are all sorts of fun and easy designs to make, from Easter chicks to flower-covered bonnets and bunny hats. Enjoy!

We love these homemade Easter card ideas , and what's more, they're super easy to make at home with bits and pieces you already have!

They're great for sending and to have as keepsakes.

Easter is a wonderful time to bake up some yummy treats with the kids.

They'll love creating cute Easter Bunny cakes, tasty cookies and chocolate cornflake cakes to nibble on ... after all, the best bit is getting to lick the bowl out afterwards!

Check out our fab Easter recipes here .

Get the kids giggling with egg rolling and make a race out of it.

You can do this in the house or garden. All you need is some cool, pre hard-boiled eggs and a wooden spoon for each child.

Then have the kids roll the eggs along the floor – they can only touch the egg with the spoon, otherwise they're out! The first across the finish line is the winner.

This game is great for practicing hand eye coordination in younger kids.

Get more Easter game ideas for kids in the list.

Another relaxing Easter activity to keep little ones quiet for a while, is to get them to come up with their own Easter story and to write it down.

They can make it like a comic strip too, if they like, and draw pictures to accompany the story.

If they want a bit of inspiration, how about the adventures of the Easter bunny?

The kids can then take turns reading their stories, or acting them out.

Spring is the perfect time to visit some newborn baby animals.

If animal farms aren't open yet, the kids will love a stroll in the countryside to see the baby lambs, or a trip to the park to see ducklings in a nearby pond.

Some farms and zoos also stream video feeds of their cute baby animals online, so you don't have to miss out even if the weather's rubbish or you're strapped for cash!

Get the heart pumping with a fun family bike ride .

Whether it's just around your neighbourhood or out and about in the countryside somewhere new, everyone will love it.

If they're at a loose end and nagging you for something to do, they're probably just bored – so a bit of exercise will help them to burn off some steam – and give them the chance to hop up and down like bunnies!

There are hundreds of online fitness videos suitable for kids, from kids' yoga to Joe Wicks. Just make sure they do them somewhere they have the space to move, and keep any breakables out of the way.

The Easter holidays are the perfect time to sort the garden out. After all, you'll be spending plenty of time out there soon enough!

Sort those pesky weeds out, buy some seeds and get planting. The kids will love helping, and could even plant some of their own flowers in little pots.

It makes for quite a relaxing activity!

Check out these ideas for gardening with kids .

Why not get the kids to make a super special Easter gift basket for Mum, Dad, Granny or Grandpa?

It can be filled with thoughtful treats like chocolates, tea, nice smellies, or even some lovely homemade gifts they've made.

Not sure what to include? Check out our roundup of the best Easter gifts .

If all the fun of the Easter holidays is getting a bit much, it might be time to settle down and watch a family movie.

Films like Babe, Peter Rabbit, and The Dog Who Saved Easter are ideal.

Don't forget the hot chocolate and Easter treats!

There's never a bad time to get people laughing with a few jokes, and what's more, kids love them!

We've rounded up all of the best Easter jokes for your entertainment, or you could try asking the kids to make up some of their own!

We decorate at Christmas and on birthdays, so why not Easter?

Paint and decorate eggs, or make Easter paintings, Easter-inspired wreaths and Easter Bunny decs and give your home that lovely seasonal vibe the kids will love.

You'll find plenty of inspo in our Easter crafts for kids .

You've heard of the classic party game 'pin the tail on the donkey' ... so for Easter, try pin the tail on the bunny!

Just print out or draw a large picture of a bunny and stick on a wall. Then add some sticky tape to a cotton wool ball, blindfold your child and see where the bunny tail lands up!

You could all have a go, with the person closest winning a chocolatey prize.

Grab some old sacks (or if you haven't got those, a pillowcase will do) and have a family bunny hop race.

It's best to do this in the garden or a park if you can, to avoid any injuries from bumping into tables or shelves!

What child doesn't like building a den at home?! This is especially great on a rainy day when you can't get outside.

All you need is pillows, old sheets and chairs or armchairs to base the den around – as well as a host of teddy friends for the Easter Bunny to meet!

If everyone's feeling a bit bored of being stuck at home, why not head to a garden centre and get the kids to pick out some new plants and flowers?

Or, take them to the pet shop to peruse cute little hamsters, colourful fish and fluffy bunnies.

But be warned, you may come home with more than you bargained for!

Get the kids to make a little Easter scene out of playdough.

They can make Easter chicks, the Easter Bunny, eggs and much more.

If you haven't got any at home, why not try making your own ?

The kids will absolutely love building their very own fairy garden.

All you need is:

• a large plant pot
• some soil

Then bits and pieces like:

• pebbles (which you can paint)
• old lolly sticks to make a fence
• some flowers (could be real or fake)
• and anything else your little one would like to make their fairy garden complete.

This super easy idea is great fun for kids, and will help to keep them occupied this Easter!.

Just grab different shaped fruit and veg, slice in half, get the paints out and watch them make fun and colourful printed artworks.

Older kids could even carve patterns into the veg (with adult supervision, of course!)

Kids tend to be fairly dramatic most of the time, so why not get them to put those skills to good use by putting on a play for the adults?

It can be the story of Easter, or something much more simple, and they can use teddies and other toys as props. The only limit is their imagination!

... and get the kids to help!

It feels really good to give the house a good old spring clean from top to bottom, and by making it into a bit of a game the kids will actually enjoy helping.

You could also use it as an opportunity to sort out their toys and what they want to keep, throw out, or give to charity.

Easter's a great excuse to crack out the face paints.

Try your hand at painting your little one as the Easter Bunny, an Easter egg, or a chick.

Or you could do a spring-themed baby animal – a lamb, duckling, foal – whatever your child likes best.

Team the look with a fab homemade Easter bonnet , if you want to go all out!

Kids of all ages love a tea party – after all, it's the chance to indulge in all sorts of yummy treats , from mini sandwiches and cakes to crisps and other finger foods.

Don't miss some of our fab afternoon tea ideas to get you started.

Keep little ones busy and entertained for hours by getting the fancy dress box out.

They'll love going into their own little world happily playing pirates, princesses or Harry Potter in whatever outfits you've got to hand!

A great art activity for younger children, simply take different shapes of dry pasta and some kid-friendly PVA glue, then get the kids to create a collage or artwork out of the shapes.

They can paint the pasta shells once dried on, too. It'll make for a lovely gift for grandma or grandad.

Easter is about the time that the birds' dawn chorus starts up again, and also when lots of baby birds start to hatch, so it's the perfect time to try out birdwatching.

Take a pair of binoculars out with you on your next woodland walk and see what you can spot.

Or listen out for tweeting and try to name the birds you can hear – there are lots of YouTube videos that can help you learn to recognise different bird calls.

Bookworms and aspiring writers will love sitting down to read some Easter poems – they might even be inspired to write some of their own.

We've got a great list of poems about Easter eggs, bunnies and the religious side of the holiday to get you started.

This classic family race is an eggcellent active game to try in the garden or your local park.

Simply line everyone up and get them to hold an egg with a spoon. Then see who can get to the end of the race course and back fastest without dropping their egg.

Boil the eggs first to avoid lots of smashed eggs all over the garden. Alternatively, plastic eggs are a good crack-proof option.

Spring has officially sprung by April, with all sorts of flowers and leafy plants making their reappearance outside.

On your next walk, get your kids to collect items from nature that they can use later to make a collage.

This is a nice sensory activity that will encourage your kids to actively engage with their surroundings in the outdoors.

It is Easter, after all!

Set out some chocolate eggs and bunnies on a plate with a knife and fork. Leave a pile of dressing up clothes next to the plate.

Sit your kids in a circle around the plate and clothes and have them roll two dice one by one.

If a kid rolls doubles, then they must put all the fancy dress clothes in the middle before attempting to eat the chocolate with the knife and fork.

In the meantime, the other kids keep passing the dice to the left and rolling. If someone else rolls doubles, they replace the kid in the middle.

You won't believe how many times doubles actually come up – it can take ages for all the chocolate to get eaten!

Lots of stately homes and tourist attractions host Easter-themed events for families, which is ideal if you don't feel like organising an Easter egg hunt yourself.

Check our listings to see where in your local area is putting on Easter egg hunts, Easter bonnet parades, arts and crafts days and more.

Perfect for toddlers around Easter. Try using your little one's handprint to make a chick, or different coloured thumbprints to paint a patterned Easter egg.

Flowers represent the renewal of life around Easter time, so this craft is great for getting into the spirit of the season.

Just cut out some yellow and white petal shapes and fold them down slightly down the middle. Do the same with green card to make the leaves. Finally, stick everything down onto a larger piece of card.

These cute bunny soft toys are great to give to toddlers, and they're so easy to make ...

• Take a large sock
• fill it with polystyrene beads or cushion filling.
• Tie a knot halfway up the sock and at the top to make the body and head, making sure to leave some spare cloth sticking out of the top.
• Cut down the middle of the fabric at the top to make the bunny's ears.

So simple!

If your kids love to go bowling, but you're saving the pennies this Easter, try this fun craft activity idea inspired by handmadecharlotte.com

Your kids will love making these adorable bunny-shaped wooden pins (you can buy them ahead of time online or from a craft store.

To make them:

• Simply paint he pins white with wood-friendly paint
• Use permanent markers (in bright colours and black) for the details
• cut bunny ears from white card, decorate with the markers and stick onto the pins to make them into bunnies
• Now just line them up and grab a ball!

Got friends and family coming around for an Easter roast or BBQ? Easter-themed Charades is a fun activity and a well-loved game that everyone will love to play!

Get into the Easter spirit by creating your own cards with Easter themed words and phrases, like:

• Easter bunny
• baby chick hatching
• dyeing eggs
• Easter egg hunt
• Resurrection
• baby animals
• daffodils
• roast lamb dinner
• chocolate Easter bunny

Games are great Easter activities that'll keep the kids happy and occupied while you focus on cooking your roast lamb!

We ADORE this cute easter version of 'Checkers' by craftprojectideas.com

You can make your own board, buy baby chicks for one player and make cute pipe-cleaner bunnies for the other player.

Get the full instructions on their website, or 'wing' it (geddit?)