Embrace the springtime spirit and bring some Easter magic into your home with a few easy DIY crafts that will keep your place looking extra festive and your little chicks entertained. Not only are these kid-friendly projects oh-so adorable and fun to make, but they’ll also keep them busy while you’re whipping together your tasty brunch or filling their Easter baskets with goodies. Break out the art supplies and make this holiday an eggstra-special one. (Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves!)

Easter Egg Paint Chip Garland Craft for Kids

1. Easter Egg Paint Chip Garland: Add a little holiday pizzazz to your mantle with this eye-catching rainbow garland made from paint chips. Home Depot, here we come! (via Modern Parents Messy Kids)

Painted Easter Egg Cartons Craft for Kids

2. Painted Egg Cartons: Think twice before ditching your empty egg cartons. Why? Your kids can turn them into festive little gift boxes that hold trinkets and toys. (via Design Mom)

Egg Shell Seed Pots Easter Craft for Kids

3. Egg Shell Seed Pots: Let your little ones soak up the spring weather and get their hands dirty with these innovative, organic seed pots formed from eggshells and hosted in an egg carton. Once the seedlings start to grow, plant them outside and watch them flourish. (via Monica Bennett)

Bunny Hand Puppets Easter Craft for Kids

4. Bunny Hand Puppets: Made with bright colors and soft wool felt, these hand puppets allow imaginations to run wild. While they’re waiting for the Easter bunny to deliver their basket, your kiddos will have fun naming the bunnies and giving them story lines. (via The Purl Bee)

Bunny and Chick Fingerprints Easter Craft for Kids

5. Bunny and Chick Fingerprints: All you need is your child’s thumbprint, a stamp pad and a marker to create these heartwarming keepsake bunnies and chicks. (via Chickabug)

Chalkboard Easter Eggs Craft for Kids

6. Chalkboard Eggs: Kids will love personalizing their eggs with colorful chalk, and you’ll be able to use this charming craft as a centerpiece for your brunch. We call that a win-win. (via It’s Overflowing)

Felt Bunny Ears Easter Craft for Kids

7. Felt Bunny Ears: Perfect for everyone sitting at the kids’ table, these felt bunny ears double as a festive headband and make for a fabulous photo-op. What’s not to love? (via Chirpy Threads)

Brown Sack Easter Masks Easter Craft for Kids

8. Brown Sack Easter Masks: Keep your kids entertained all morning long with these masks made from old shopping bags. Let them choose between a lamb, bunny or chick, or have them make all three. (via Oh Happy Day)

Bunny Bean Bag Toss Easter Craft for Kids

9. Bunny Bean Bag Toss: Who knew a piece of cardboard could turn into an adorable DIY and amazingly fun game for kids? You and your little ones will have a blast trying to throw the mini-felt carrots into the bunny’s mouth and tummy. So. Stinking. Cute. (via Pink Stripey Socks)

Wooden Easter Eggs Craft for Kids

10. Wooden Easter Eggs: Forget smashed egg shells with this DIY project. All you need are wooden eggs, paint pens and painter’s tape to create this Easter decor alternative you’ll actually be excited to reuse. (via Brit + Co)

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11. String Easter Eggs: Kids will love popping the balloons used to make these vibrant eggs. They’ll be mesmerized by the end result (as are we!). (via Tiny Rotten Peanuts)

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12. Salt Dough Ornaments: Grab some salt dough, a cookie cutter and pastel paint to create these charming ornaments that can be used over and over again. String them on a ribbon for a cute garland or hang them on a tree outside. (via The Desperate Craftwives)

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13. Paper Plate Easter Chick: This baby chick takes cute to a whole new level. If you’ve got some Easter brunch attendees who are still working on their motor skills, get them set up with this simple DIY. (via Simple as That)

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14. DFelt Easter Basket: What better way to hunt for eggs than with a personalized Easter basket?! This DIY felt basket is the perf way to excite and inspire the littles in your life! (via Nap Time Creations)

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15. DUnicorn Easter Eggs: We are *obsessed* with unicorn everything and love this totally original Easter egg design! All you need to rock this DIY is some felt, hot glue, gold fabric, and tiny spring flowers. (via Little Inspiration)

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16. DPrintable Bunny Box: The kids won’t even notice when you swap out Easter candy for some Spring citrus when it’s hidden in a darling bunny box. A free printable template makes this a quick and easy craft paper DIY FTW. (via Lovely Indeed)

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17. Egg Carton Chicks: Teach the bb’s to be creative *and* eco-minded when you show them how to repurpose egg cartons into Easter chicks! Just add a little yellow paint and some cardstock features and you have the cutest candy-filled birdies we ever did see. (via Practically Functional)

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18. Easter Bath Bombs: Make bathtime fun again (at least for Easter) with easy to craft lemongrass bath bombs! Not only do they smell divine but they’ll get those kiddos super clean too. (via Beauty Crafter)

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19. Easter Bunny Bark: There’s nothing like teaching mini humans how to create things — especially in the kitchen. Get artistic together with a bunny bark recipe that’s sure to inspire generations to come. (via The Decorated Cookie)

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20. Surprise Bunny Pouch: No-bunny holds Easter candy more adorably than a DIY bunny bag. We think the kids will really jump to it and enjoy creating their own little holiday hopper. (via (No)Narrative Lines)

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(Additional reporting by Lindsey Graham-Jones)

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