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Free Easter Art and Egg Activities

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Embrace the spring season with these fun and free bunny art and egg science activities. Perfect for your April lessons, these Easter-themed activities provide creative ways to introduce seasonal art and science lessons. 

Free Bunny Art Activities from Evan-Moor’s Art for All Seasons.

Download these free bunny art activities here. 

Don’t miss this easy paper bag bunny hat!

DIY Easter Bunny Hat

Natural Egg Dying

Try the European tradition of decorating eggs with leaf and flower imprints using dyes from kitchen trimmings.

Supplies
  • 8 onion skins
  • Leaves or flowers from your yard
  • White or cider vinegar
  • White hard-boiled eggs
  • Hairnet/pantyhose
  • Rubber bands
Directions
  • Dry the onion skins for one or two days.
  • Boil the onion skills in water for 20 minutes
    with 1 T. white or cider vinegar, creating a brown water.
  • Collect small leaves or flowers from your yard.
     
  • Wrap white hard-boiled eggs with small leaves or flowers and tie a piece of nylon (hosiery) or hairnet around (or avocado net bags). You can also wrap eggs in rubber bands and put hosiery around them as well.
  • Gently simmer your wrapped eggs in the onion water dye for 20 minutes.
  • Pull out your eggs and remove the nets/bags and you’ll be amazed at the beautiful organic designs!

Looking for more Spring-themed activities? Check out these fun egg science activities.

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Egg science experimentAn Egg-cellent Science Experiment

 

Heather Foudy is a certified elementary teacher with over 7 years’ experience as an educator and volunteer in the classroom. She enjoys creating lessons that are meaningful and creative for students. She is currently working for Evan-Moor’s marketing and communications team and enjoys building learning opportunities that are both meaningful and creative for students and teachers alike.

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