6 MORE Fun Baby Easter Craft Ideas!

Easter with a baby is a different kind of magic. They won’t remember the bunny ears or the egg hunt, but you will, and the photos will last a lot longer than any chocolate egg does. If you haven’t seen our first round of ideas yet, go check it out for more inspiration.

This second batch of baby Easter craft ideas leans a bit more into home decor and keepsakes, things that will make lovely photos and props without needing any craft skills you don’t already have. As with any baby craft, the golden rule is simple: if it’s small enough to fit in a mouth, it’s small enough to be a choking hazard. We’ve flagged where you need to adapt a project to make it properly baby-safe, and if you’re ever unsure whether something is safe for your baby’s age, it’s worth checking with your health visitor.

1. DIY Easter bunny ears

It isn’t really Easter without a pair of bunny ears somewhere in the photos. Rather than buying a headband your baby will only wear once, this is a five-minute make using an Alice band, a sheet of thin cardboard or craft foam, and a pair of scissors. KidSpot has a free printable ear template you simply cut round and glue or tape onto the band. If the ears look too big for a small head, trace an inch or so in from the edge of the template and cut along that line instead.

A couple of practical notes. Babies under about six months often don’t love having anything on their heads for long, so don’t expect a full photoshoot in one sitting, a few good shots is a win. Never leave a baby unattended while wearing a headband, and if your baby is a real puller and chewer, keep an eye on any glued-on parts coming loose. If your baby genuinely hates anything touching their head, skip the headband altogether and just prop a pair of ears next to them for the photo instead.

2. Felt Easter baskets

A soft felt basket is a genuinely good idea for a baby’s first egg hunt, mainly because it survives being swung, dropped and sat on in a way a wicker basket never will. A Spoonful of Sugar has clear directions using a piece of wool felt, ribbon, and a bit of hand sewing.

For a baby-safe version, keep the decoration simple. A felt flower or heart sewn (not glued) onto the front, and ribbon handles that are firmly stitched rather than tied on, work well. Skip buttons, sequins, pompoms or anything that could be pulled off and put straight in a mouth. If you want a bit of sparkle, embroider it on rather than adding a separate small piece. And remember that even a soft basket with a long ribbon handle is a strangulation risk if left within reach of a baby in a cot or during unsupervised play, so it’s really a hunt-time or photo prop rather than a toy for the crib.

3. Felt bunny finger puppets

These are our favourite on this list, and probably will be your baby’s too. Another lovely tutorial from KidSpot, these felt bunny finger puppets are quick to sew and give you a proper reason to sit down and play with your baby, wiggling bunny ears over their tummy or peeking round a blanket. That kind of face-to-face, back-and-forth play is genuinely good for babies at this age, not just cute.

Sew the pieces rather than gluing them, felt glue can go brittle and flake off over time and small hard flakes are exactly the sort of thing that ends up in a baby’s mouth. Keep the puppets away from babies who are teething hard on everything unless you’re supervising directly, since damp chewed felt can start to fray.

4. Cardboard garden craft

This is a nice way to mark out the egg hunt area and give the garden a bit of Easter colour at the same time. The original project from Reuse, Grow, Enjoy uses cardboard flower heads on popsicle sticks pushed into the ground, which works well for older kids but needs adapting if a crawling or toddling baby is going to be anywhere near it.

Swap the popsicle sticks for something sturdier and blunt, like a short length of bamboo cane with the sharp end pushed well into the soil, or just plant the flowers directly among other garden stakes further back from where the baby will be crawling. If you’d rather not have anything stick-like at ground level at all, felt or soft foam flower heads glued flat onto a piece of cardboard and laid on the grass do the same decorative job with none of the poke risk.

5. Envelope bunnies

Probably the simplest project on this list. Martha Stewart’s site has the full instructions for these paper envelope bunnies, which fold flat and can be scattered around shelves, propped on a mantelpiece, or used as little place markers if you’ve got family over.

If you’re planning to fill them with anything, keep it to soft tissue paper rather than sweets, coins or small toys, and place the finished bunnies well out of reach if your baby is at the stage of grabbing everything within arm’s length. Paper edges can also give a nasty little paper cut to curious fingers, so these are best kept as decor rather than handed over as a toy.

6. Bunny bums garland

We saved this one for last because it makes the biggest visual impact for the least skill. A row of paper bunny bums, cut from different coloured card with a cotton wool ball or cotton bud tuft glued on for a tail, strung along a length of ribbon or twine. It’s genuinely lovely hung across a fireplace, a doorway, or behind a highchair for photos.

Because this one has cotton wool tails and small glued pieces, treat it as wall or ceiling decor only, well above where a baby can reach it from the floor, a cot, or a highchair tray. If you want your baby to be able to touch and handle a version of it, make a second, simplified one with the tails sewn on with a few firm stitches instead of glued, and only bring that one down for supervised play.

Hope you have a fun Easter!

If you enjoyed this article, read our other articles on Easter and other holidays:

• 70 Candy-Free Ideas For Baby’s First Easter Basket
• How to Celebrate Your First Valentine’s Day with Baby
• 8 Fun and Easy Baby Easter Craft Ideas