Easy Easter Crafts for Kids

by Nicole Burkholder

To encourage that sense of connection with family and our family history, we often talk about Grandma Engwall. The boys pray for her to get better every night before bed. I send new photos in the mail and little cards whenever I can.I didn’t want to send an empty card to Mimi, so I wandered the halls of Pinterest in search of inspiration. I needed easy paper crafts that the kids would do. I also needed something that would fit inside a card. I ended up with three different Easter crafts that will brighten Grandma’s day and hopefully make her feel extra special!

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These are easy, I promise. I just traced Henry and Charlie’s hands and then glued them on as the chick’s wings. A couple googly eyes and a felt triangle for the beak and it’s done! I was going to do something different with Charlie’s, but he insisted on having one just like Henry. I like hand print crafts anyway, since they save a moment in time in a tangible way.

The next thing we made was paper chains. For some reason, these were much harder for me than they should have been. Check out the blog post for detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to fold and cut them correctly!

First, trace an adorable child’s hands on paper. Then, have them stretch out their arms and measure a piece of ribbon or twine from one hand to the other. Last, attach the ribbon to the back of the hands. Ta da! A hug that will fit in a card! When Mimi opens her card, she can take Bryce’s hands and wrap them around her.