Simple Easter Crafts for Kids

- Easter Eggs that Hatch!

Looking for simple easter crafts for kids?

These are a favourite. Kids can't wait for their eggs to hatch! Make them about a week before Easter so that they emerge at the right time.

(Suits age 3 and up with help.)

You'll need: Eggs (large size)and an egg carton. A blunt knife. Cotton wool Cress seeds A small Easter chick for each egg (These cost very little. Buy the smallest size).

1. Break the eggs into a bowl by tapping each egg two thirds of the way up with the knife and breaking the top off. (An adult should do this.) You should have an egg with a lid. Don't worry if it's a bit uneven. (Keep the contents of the eggs for baking, and wash your hands after handing eggs.)

2. Gently wash the eggshells in water one by one, including the lids. Keep each eggshell with its own lid. Stand the eggshells in the egg carton.

4. Sprinkle cress seeds onto the damp cotton wool. They need to cover its surface, but you should still be able to see the cotton wool in between.

5. Place an Easter chick in each egg, on top of the seeds, and put the lid on the egg.

6. Stand the egg carton on a warm windowsill. Every day, lift the lids and drip a little water into each egg, beside the chick. It's more fun if a parent does this when the kids are in bed so that they don't see the chick again until it hatches.

7. Wait, and in 4-7 days (depending on the temperature), the chicks will hatch from their eggs, pushed up by the growing cress!

You could decorate the Easter eggs first with acrylic paint before cracking them. Or, after opening and washing them, you could cover the eggshells with small, torn pieces of coloured foil (saved from chocolate eggs). Glue these on carefully with white craft glue. How about standing your eggs in pretty egg cups instead of in the carton? Happy Easter, and have fun with your Easter egg crafts!