10 Easter creations to make at home

As the holidays approach, it is always necessary to show more and more inventiveness to impress the children. It's also the perfect opportunity to let your imagination run wild and that of your little ones, but this time with the items you have on hand. A time saver but also an advantage for recycling.

Easter celebrations are eagerly awaited by toddlers. The perfect opportunity to eat chocolate but also to call on their creativity. This year, to vary the classic decorations a bit, we suggest you make your decoration at home, with your children. To do this, you just have to customize certain everyday objects such as egg cartons, toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes or paper.

Easter eggs

  • For this trompe l'oeil decoration, you need a small egg box, with 4 or 6 compartments, a few eggs, paint and gift wrap. For the customization of the box, you can use gouache and draw small rabbits there. For eggs, you can paint them and then wrap them in crumpled gift paper. And now, voila !
  • Very fun and artistic, this creation will surely please your children! For this tutorial, you will need either real eggshells or paper. For the eggs, it will be necessary to break them into two approximately equal parts. For paper, you will have to cut out circular shapes and then cut them back using small teeth. You can then color, paint or even add glitter.
  • Then cut out a small circle and color it in yellow, drawing eyes, a nose, a mouth, eyebrows and ears. Then stick the little chick in the middle of the bottom of your egg. Finally, take a clothespin and hang the two ends on it.
  • This is the perfect opportunity to get rid of eggs lying around at home. To do this, take a piece of cardboard and cut out circular shapes of different sizes. Then customize them with paint, stickers or glitter.
  • For this decoration, you will need used ice cream sticks and paper. To start, cut out circles on the sheet and customize them to give the illusion of real eggs. You can then paint them by alternating colors and shapes. All that's left is to stick the eggs on the sticks!

Easter bunnies

  • For this creation, you will need cups of the color you want and bow ties. Arrange your cups upside down, wrists up and hang your bow ties on them. Then decorate your cups with paint and stickers. Add eyes, a nose, a mouth and mustaches!
  • Very funny, this rabbit head banner is very simple to make. To do this, you will need thread and sheets. First, take the sheet and cut rabbit heads like in the photo opposite. Then add facial features to it. On the tips of the ears, you will just have to make two holes to pass the wire. Finally, hang the banner with double-sided tape. And now, voila !

Easter carrots

  • To make his trompe-l'oeil carrots, you will need gift wrap and cardboard. First, cut your gift wrap into several parts, ideally in a 40×20 cm format, then roll them up to form cones. Then fold the end of the carrot to close the horn. For the roots of the carrot, cut thin strips of cardboard using a cutter and paint the small pieces green.
  • For this decoration, you will need old cans and canson paper. First, paint your box. Then cut out oval shapes from the paper to create ears and legs. Glue the ears to the back of the box and the tabs to the front. Finally, add eyes, a nose, a mouth and mustaches to your creation.
  • For this tutorial, you will need rolls of toilet paper, paper, and a little cotton. Take an empty toilet paper roll and color it in felt-tip pen. Then cut out oval shapes on the paper, color them and stick them inside the roll. To customize everything, add eyes, a mouth, mustaches and a piece of cotton as a nose.
  • For this decoration, you will need two rolls of toilet paper and cardboard. First, color your rolls in one color, then paste them on top of each other. Cut two small pieces of paper to create the arms and glue them in the middle of the two rolls. Finally, add eyes, a mouth and a nose to your superb creation.

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by Suruthi SRIKUMAR