12 Fun Easter Activities for Ages 9 to 99

Paint and bedazzle wooden eggs

Lean into your crafty side, says Seri Kertzner, founder and “chief party officer” of Little Miss Party, and decorate wooden eggs — an activity great for all ages.

You’ll need wooden eggs (most major craft stores and some big-box stores carry these around Easter), paint and a paintbrush, small rhinestones and glue for bedazzling, she says.

Just paint your egg with a design of your choice and let it dry. If you want to make it extra sparkly, place your egg in a holder (ideally the one it was packaged in) and use a “tiny bubble” of glue to attach rhinestones. If you’re having trouble picking up the tiny rhinestones with your fingers, Kertzner recommends using a small wax pencil to help.

“When you pick up the rhinestone with this pencil, use the tip of the pencil and push it into the shiny part of the rhinestone (not the backing), and then put it right on the glue that you put on the egg, and release,” Kertzner says.

Your youngest Easter companions may be best suited for simply painting the eggs with “easy patterns like stripes, polka dots, hearts, flowers, marble or all one color.” But adults can enjoy this “super zen” craft too, as a way to distract from any holiday stress — maybe “with friends and a glass of wine,” Kertzner says.

Find your bunny

“What is Easter without an Easter Bunny?” Roby says. “Who better to be this amazing character than a parent or grandparent who loves to act?”

It’s easy to find an Easter Bunny outfit at your local party store or online, says Roby, but the key is to find someone who’s OK with wearing it for a few hours.

“They have to be willing to pose for photos, place kids on their lap and stay hydrated,” he explains, because those suits can get hot. “Work in intervals of 45 to 50 minutes, and be willing to allow others to join in the fun and be the bunny as well.”

And don’t forget to have a bunny handler, says Roby.

“We know as soon as kids see an Easter Bunny, things can get a little wild,” he says. “A teenager would be a great bunny handler.”

Try a paper egg hunt

Darcy Miller, a party guru who operates a celebration consulting business in New York, says people looking for an “out-of-the-box” take on a classic Easter activity should consider a paper egg hunt.

She has her own downloadable eggs that you can print out and hide around the house; they come in a colored-in version, a black-and-white patterned version for you or the children in your life to color in, and a blank version for full creative freedom. If the kids at the party are having fun getting crafty, says Miller, you can even “create a gallery wall showing all the eggs and baskets made by the little artists.”

Another beautiful thing about the paper egg hunt is that it can be a way for grandparents to connect with their grandchildren, even if they live far away.

“Just download, print, cut out the eggs and baskets, and mail them to the little ones with instructions for their parents to hide. Then they can hunt away and display their prizes to you over Zoom later,” Miller says. “Or ‘hide’ the eggs around your house by placing them on the table or taping them on walls. Then video-call the kids and walk around while they point out where the eggs are. When they spot one, place it ‘in’ the paper basket assigned to that child, and you can see which basket has the most in the end.”

You can also use the paper eggs as place cards at the table, string them together as a garland, tape them to Easter baskets as name tags, attach them to a cake stand for a festive centerpiece, and hang them with ribbons from tree branches, chandeliers or doorways. Really, the possibilities are endless.

Make easy bunny cupcakes

Kertzner has a simple hack for turning any cupcake into a perfect Easter-themed treat. Whip up a batch of box cupcakes and buy some pastel pink, blue, green or yellow icing (or use food dye if you’re making your own icing).

When your cupcakes have cooled, frost away, she says. Then, use standard-size marshmallows for the ears.

“Cut the marshmallow on an angle with clean scissors, and once cut, you will see the marshmallow has formed the shape of a bunny ear!” Kertzner says.

If you want to spruce up your cupcakes even more, Kertzner recommends adding mini chocolate Easter eggs or Easter-themed sprinkles on top. Voilà! Cute Easter cupcakes.

Create Easter egg goody bags

Roby recommends helping the kids (and the kids at heart) at your party turn their Easter egg goody bags into bunny-themed creations.

“They can be burlap or any lightweight bag that you can apply things like bunny ears to,” he says. “This would be a great time for adults to help kids cut out bunny ears using different colored craft paper. Once you have cut out bunny ears, use glue to attach the ears to the bag of your choice.”

But don’t forget about the bunny’s nose — cotton balls should suffice — and whiskers!

“Wired yarn of different colors can be used to make bunny whiskers,” Roby says. “Simply cut the wired yarn in the same length, and use glue to connect the yarn on the bag next to the bunny nose.” Then turn the bunny bag makers loose, he says, to go find Easter eggs, chocolates and other hidden treasures around the yard.

Bring out the bunny cookie cutter

Bunny-shaped cookie cutters are nothing new. But Miller wants to remind people that these cute kitchen tools don’t have to be reserved solely for cookies. They can also be used for crafting other Easter-themed foods or making fun decorations.

“Use it to cut out tea sandwiches for lunch or pancake bunnies for breakfast,” she says. “You can also use it as a stencil to trace around, then cut out paper bunnies to use as decor — or write names on the paper bunnies and use them as place cards. Just make sure to wash the cookie cutters before using them on food again.”

If you do make bunny cookies, feel free to use the tasty sweets as table decor or toppers for cakes and cupcakes.

Craft an Easter wreath

“A great activity that will be seen before anyone knocks on the door is an Easter wreath,” Roby says.

To create one, he recommends a trip to your local craft store for a wreath and some festive decorations — “think of bunnies, carrots, plastic eggs, spring flowers and beautiful ribbons.”

“Grab some superglue, colorful wire or yarn, and scissors, and you are ready to help the little ones create a beautiful wreath,” he says. “I recommend teams of two or three to create a wreath for each household. Want to make it competitive? Give the best-looking wreath a large, chocolate-covered bunny.”

Create a blessing basket

Whether you celebrate Easter strictly as a religious holiday or as a fun way to kick-start springtime, it’s nice to use the occasion as an opportunity for reflection.

“Have each person write a blessing they’re grateful for this Easter on a card or paper egg and drop it in an Easter basket in the middle of the table,” Miller says. “After dinner, you can take turns pulling them randomly, reading them out loud and guessing who wrote which blessing. Alternatively, each person can share their own, or the host can keep them as a sweet souvenir of Easter.”

You might even want to collect the blessings in a scrapbook, Miller says, as a new tradition to continue for years to come.

Give back to others

Easter, like any holiday, can be a tough time for some. So you might take this opportunity to spread some Easter cheer by sending cards or care packages, Miller says.

“Get together with family and friends to make cards or baskets to mail or hand-deliver to anyone who needs their day brightened,” she suggests. “You can make the day [about] people you know, or go through an organization that enables you to send cards to children in the hospital [the Scarlett Fund will give you names of children], older adults in assisted living and nursing homes [Bring Smiles to Seniors can help facilitate] or military personnel overseas [go to Hugs for Our Soldiers].”

Make memory boxes

Last but not least, you can make something special to commemorate the day — the perfect way to let the fun-filled moments of your Easter live on.

On the day of the gathering, encourage family and friends to take photos and keep a few items that signify the holiday — ribbons or grass from the Easter baskets, for example, says Miller.

After the festivities, you can use the photos and keepsakes to create shadow boxes — framed, glass-fronted display cases (like picture frames but with depth) that can be used to show off pictures and small 3D treasures. You can purchase ready-to-personalize shadow boxes at most major arts and crafts stores.​