21 Easter Crafts and Recipes

See what amazing and inspiring ideas our bloggers have to celebrate the spring season—from entertaining and baking to crafting and decorating. There's something for everyone in our gallery of 21 Easter Crafts and Recipes.

These colourful pastel treats are both salty and sweet. They'll be a hit with your guests over the long weekend when they need a quick pick-me-up.

Dipping, dyeing and painting Easter eggs with the kids is a classic spring activity, but if you want to take it up a notch and get creative, try some of these unique techniques for decorating your little eggs.

Your kids will be hopping for joy when they see these chocolatey creations. Avoid spending hours in the kitchen and use store-bought cupcakes and icing.

In most cases, you don't want your house—or yourself—to be egged. In this case, you do. Show your neighbours you're thinking of them by wrapping up some chocolate sweets and secretly leaving them to be discovered.

Entertaining the lovely little people in your life can be such a fun addition to any celebration, but it can also cause a touch of anxiety for the host and possibly even the parents. Use these tips to keep everyone entertained and well-behaved, and have a happy holiday meal.

Bread is meant to be broken with family and friends. Bake up a family tradition with this Easter loaf that will be gone after one trip around the table.

Do you believe in magic? Ask the Easter Bunny to bring some of these special jelly beans for the kids, and have them 'plant' them in sugar. The next morning they'll get a sweet surprise that bloomed overnight.

Don't cry over broken eggs—get inspired and use them to make an Easter centrepiece. Simply add a votive candle to each cracked egg, light them and voila!

A chocolate candied egg nestled inside creme brulee—life doesn't get much sweeter than that. All the peeps at your family gathering will thoroughly enjoy every bite.

Looking for a simple spring craft to do with the kids? Make and decorate these baskets with pipe cleaner handles, then use them on Easter morning to gather the eggs during the hunt.

This fun Easter activity promotes learning (we love that) and will have the kids asking to play it again and again.

Bring out the frosting and sprinkles and you'll have a pack of kids around you in a matter of seconds. Keep little dinner guests entertained with this cookie decorating kit. They'll love getting creative and eating their after-dinner treat.

Forget about cute chicks and darling ducks. These easy little bunnies will be fun for everyone to make. Try to stop at just one...before you know it, you'll have a whole litter.

It's hard to escape Easter without at least one egg dyeing session with the kids. So get ready with these prep tips for creating coloured eggs.

Class cards don't have to be reserved for Valentine's Day. If you are so inclined, whip up a batch of these adorable Easter photo cards for your kids to pass out to their friends.

The Easter Bunny has some competition this year with this simple activity your youngsters can do. Getting crafty has never been easier.

Nothing says spring like bright colours and blooming flowers, and these pretty little cakes have it all wrapped up into one pleasing bite.

Baby birds and bunnies are what spring is all about, and so this egg-cellent crafty idea was hatched. Decorate little eggs with eyes, wings, beaks, tails and ears, and you'll have pleased all the little ones at your family celebration.

Sunday dinner never looked better. Kids will love painting these sliced toilet paper tubes and decorating them with stickers. You'll love that you now have some colourful napkin rings you can use alongside the tulips on the festive table.

If Easter basket weaving isn't your thing and you don't feel like hunting down pricey decor, but you love decorating for the occasion, opt for this inexpensive and easy-to-make Easter wreath.

Chocolate and chicks and candy—oh my! If the Easter Bunny needs some ideas on what to fill those eggs with, we've got plenty of great finds all laid out here—there's no need to hunt for them.

Check out what Canada's best mom bloggers are making this spring. From felt chicks to chocolate nests, you'll find something simple and stylish to make this week.

We've been hunting for weeks across Pinterest to find the best crafts, recipes, activities and decor ideas. Easter is almost here, so get into gear with these inspiring spring ideas.