Making egg cups – 13 fun ideas for Easter crafts with children

If you would like to make egg cups as Easter decorations this year, we will give you 13 fun ideas and instructions. Plan your Easter crafts weeks in advance and don't do them alone! Let your children or grandchildren get into the Easter spirit with you. The colorful craft materials you need for these projects will help - craft cardboard in pastel or cheerful tones, paper cups with beautiful patterns, beads, pompoms. Create joy and new freshness in your Easter table decorations with your imagination and the dexterity of your little helpers! In this way, you can invite the Easter spirit into your home with our craft ideas.

Make egg cups for Easter - decorations for the celebration for every egg

If you make these funny egg cups for Easter, then every painted egg can become a real eye-catcher in the festive table decoration. Your Easter decoration is a success if it is brought into harmony with the interior design and at the same time reflects a happy spring atmosphere. There are many different color combinations, materials and thematic accents that are very suitable for Easter crafts.

Tips and ideas for getting in the Easter mood

In this colorful project, the disposable cups are used as egg cups after cutting out their bottoms and turning them upside down. From the paper cups with the same pattern, cut out rings with rabbit ears for the egg design, which are already attached in a round shape. This is definitely a simple and colorful idea that your children will enjoy making themselves.

Easter chicks made from egg carton and feathers

After you have bought the eggs for Easter, do not throw away the egg carton, but instead make these funny chicks out of it according to the instructions above. For the project you still need construction paper, googly eyes and marabou feathers. Cut out the bodies of the chicks from the egg carton and the combs and beaks from red and orange craft cardboard. All these elements are glued to the body. Glue a marabou feather in place of the tail.

Other variants made from egg carton

Paint the egg carton and cut out ears and beaks from construction paper in matching tones. Other craft materials such as pompoms and feathers can be used well for such creative projects.

Daffodil made from craft cardboard as a table decoration

The typical flowers for Easter can be beautifully folded from yellow and white construction paper. The instructions for this Easter craft idea can be found below.

Daffodil made from craft cardboard – template for cutting out

Cut the given templates out of craft cardboard in the colors of the daffodil - white, yellow, green, orange. For correct folding and gluing, follow the picture instructions.

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Easter decoration made of wooden beads

Painted or natural –the wooden beadsare a popular craft material that can be easily implemented into Easter craft ideas.

Nice ideas from toilet rolls

Thanks to its shape, the toilet roll is perfect when it comes to making egg cups. You can design toilet rolls, cut as shown above, into delicate little sheep using white cotton wool. You create the ears of the sheep from small triangles made of black faux leather and you use glass beads for the eyes.

Other variants for crafting with children

This project is an easy Easter craft to make with your kids. Prepare white and light green construction paper, pencils, pompoms and glue and enjoy the little ones' dexterity.

Pretty and noble like spring

Cut toilet rolls into rings about 2 cm high and glue green paper designed in the shape of grass to them. Decorate the egg cups with flowers using craft beads or rhinestones.

Flowering table decoration made of crepe paper

For this project, cut 3cm high rings from toilet roll. Create flowers around the rings using crepe paper in colorful, warm tones of spring flowers, as shown.

Delicate decoration ideas for Easter

Glue fabric strips or washi tape in delicate motifs to toilet roll rings and decorate them beautifully with imagination according to your taste for Easter decorations in 2016.

Easter crafts for origami fans

For this project, choose scrapbooking paper in beautiful designs and cut 15 cm x 15 cm squares from it. For the folding instructions, watch this video:

Daffodil made from craft cardboard – instructionshere.

Egg carton Easter chicks – instructionshere.