Here’s a list of Easter ornaments perfect for decorating Easter trees inside or outside of the home, classroom, or workplace. Both kids and adults enjoy making these easy Easter crafts.
Add a personal touch to your Easter festivities with the DIY Easter ornaments and decoration ideas below. We’ve rounded up a delightful array of homemade Easter ornament craft ideas and other Easter decorations you can make to adorn Easter trees, Easter wreaths, Easter garlands, and more DIY Easter decor indoors or outdoors. In the past, a traditional Easter activity was to make Easter egg ornament decorations out of hollowed eggs and hang them on an outdoor bush or tree.
In modern times, creative people all over the World Wide Web have come up with several creative ways to fashion different craft supplies and recycled materials into the shape of eggs and other traditional Easter symbols to hang on an Easter tree. Today, homemade Easter ornament crafts are made out of real eggshells, felt, salt dough, paper, yarn, ribbon, fabric, glass, beads, buttons, natural materials, and all sorts of random recycled bits and bots.
Of course, as shown in the photos, the list of fun Easter ornament ideas below includes Easter egg ornaments made in the shape of eggs. But eggs aren’t the only Easter decorations you can make. Instead, there are a few other Easter symbols made into ornaments in addition to DIY egg ornaments and decorations. Scroll down to see a list of Easter ornaments made in the shape of spring or Easter symbols. There are DIY bunny ornaments, Easter chick ornaments, carrot ornament crafts, and more!
Make Easter decorations to hang upon an Easter egg wreath on the front door, an Easter tree, or even garlands with the list of Easter ornament ideas below. First published in February 2016; this post about making Easter ornaments is regularly updated and republished to improve the content and provide even more inspiration.
Best Easter Ornament Craft Ideas for Kids and Adults
Easter is a spring holiday celebrated by people around the world according to their various customs and traditions. Decorating an Easter tree with handmade ornaments to create a gorgeous Easter centerpiece is just one of the many ways to welcome spring and celebrate Easter. For step-by-step instructions to make and decorate an Easter Tree, click on the link.
Making handmade Easter ornament crafts also allows for a greater degree of personalization than most store-bought ornaments. Make your Easter celebrations uniquely yours with the beautiful homemade Easter ornament craft ideas below. You might also enjoy this list of Easter Traditions and fun things to do on Easter.
Easter crafts like the list of Easter ornament crafts below are fun for kids and adults to make, and then use to decorate the Easter Tree. First, invite children (toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners, to grade school students and teens) to make their favorite Easter ornament crafts on the list below. Next, use the Easter ornaments you make to decorate your Easter tree or spring nature table. Homemade Easter egg ornaments make lovely DIY spring home decor. And are fun to make in celebration of the spring Vernal Equinox or Easter.
How to Make Your Own Easter Egg Decorations
Scroll down to see a great list of Easter ornament craft ideas you can make at home or in the classroom. Making DIY Easter ornaments is a simple way to foster creativity while bonding as a family or a class. From simple crafts children can enjoy to more sophisticated projects for adults, there’s a wide array of Easter ornament craft ideas suitable for all ages and skill levels. You might also enjoy making Watercolor Surprise Easter Egg Art.
DIY Easter Ornaments and Decorations
We divided this list of DIY Easter ornament crafts into simple categories depending on the spring or Easter symbol it represents, or the crafting material needed to make the decoration. This means we have put some of these handmade Easter ornament craft ideas into more than one category to make it easy to find the type of Easter decorations you’d like to make for your Easter Tree. Simply search for the type of ornament you want to make by the Easter symbol of the decoration or the primary craft materials used to make it.
The only exception to this rule is the Easter egg decorations. Because there are so many DIY egg ornament crafts, they do not have their own “Easter Egg Ornament” category like other common spring or Easter symbols such as bunnies, chicks, or carrots. Instead, there are Easter Egg Ornaments included under each type of craft supply option you can use to make homemade Easter decorations.
Please be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to ensure you see all of the amazing homemade Easter ornament options. For even more Easter decoration ideas, visit our post about making and decorating an Easter tree. It has several more Easter tree decorations you can use to decorate for Easter in addition to the ornaments suggested below. We hope you enjoy making DIY Easter egg ornaments as much as we do! You might also enjoy making wooden egg decorations for Easter.
1. Salt Dough Easter Egg Ornament Craft Ideas:
Form salt dough into the shape of eggs with a cookie cutter, bake, cool, and decorate! Just like real Easter eggs, salt-dough Easter egg decorations are fun to paint with different colors and patterns. Try either of the easy salt dough Easter egg craft tutorials below.
- Salt Dough Easter Egg Ornaments | Design Mom
- Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments (Eggs, bunnies, and carrots) | Craftulate
- Salt Dough Easter Eggs | The Best Ideas for Kids Blog
Related: Salt Dough Handprint and Footprint Heart Craft
2. DIY Clay Easter Egg Ornaments:
Clay Easter ornaments are an easy alternative to salt-dough Easter decorations. Make Easter egg tree ornaments out of clay with these DIY ornament ideas:
- Baking Soda Easter Egg Ornaments | DIY Dreamer
- DIY Clay Easter Bunting | The Mad House (The ornaments on this clay Easter egg garland can also be made into individual Easter egg ornaments to hang on an Easter tree.)
Related: Clay Handprint Jewelry Dish and Ring Bowl
3. DIY Easter Candy Ornament Decoration Ideas:
Making homemade ornaments with Easter candy is quick and easy. Use pastel-colored ribbon, monofilament line (fishing string), twine, or a metal ornament hook to hang each piece of candy as an Easter decoration. Either tie ribbon, string, or twine around the candy or puncture it with a metal ornament hook in a way that keeps the candy safe and preserved if possible. You don’t even need to hang some types of candy. For example, Easter egg candy can be perched on branches or glued directly onto Easter decorations. And, candy bracelets or necklaces can be draped directly from the limbs of an Easter tree for a simple and sweet Easter decoration. A few more Easter candies you can use to make ornaments and decorations follow:
- Chocolate carrots.
- Candy necklaces or bracelets.
- Any kind of wrapped candy you’d like to make into an Easter decoration.
- Pastel-colored candy canes.
- Candy eggs perched on tree limbs and sitting in decorative bowls.
- Peeps Easter bunnies dangling from the branches of an Easter Tree.
- Or put Peeps Easter chicks or foil-wrapped chocolate eggs in glass globes hanging from the limbs of the tree.
4. Easy Easter Bunny Ornaments and Decorations:
Here are a few Easter bunny decoration ideas you can use to make rabbit ornaments to include in your Easter decor:
- Easy Bunny Craft and Easter Decoration | Rhythms of Play (Photo below)
- Tie a piece of fishing line or ribbon onto this cute bunny craft to make them into Easter Bunny ornaments for your Easter tree. Or, hang them on tree limbs from their pipe cleaner ears!
- Paper Bauble Easter Bunny Decorations (with bunny ears) | Red Ted Art
- Salt Dough Bunny Easter Ornaments | Craftulate
- Sewn Easter Bunny Decorations | Craft Ideas Blog
5. Easter Chick Ornaments:
- Yarn Chick Ornaments | Rhythms of Play
- Paper Bauble Easter Chick Ornament Decoration | Red Ted Art
- Glitter Diorama Egg with an Easter Chick | Willowday
6. Carrot Easter Ornaments:
- Button Carrot Easter Ornament | Ellie Marie Home
- Mini Carrot Easter Tree Ornaments | American Felt and Craft
- Salt Dough Carrot Easter Ornaments (made with Easter cookie cutters) | Craftulate
- Chocolate Carrot Easter Candy – Tie a piece of ribbon, twine, or string around the base of the carrot top to hang from an Easter tree or garland.
7. Homemade Felt Easter Ornaments
Felt Easter ornaments made in the shape of eggs, carrots, and bunnies are fun to decorate an Easter Tree. Try any of the felt Easter ornament tutorials below.
- Mini Carrot Easter Tree Ornaments | American Felt and Craft
- Hand Sewn Felt Easter Egg Tree Decorations (Includes free printable felt Easter egg pattern template) | Make Time Together
- Felt Easter Ornaments | Lia Griffith
Related: Felt Flowers
8. String or Yarn Easter Ornament Craft Tutorials
Use embroidery thread, floss, or yarn to make any of the fun Easter crafts listed below. Or, use our Spider Egg Craft Tutorial, but use colored yarn instead.
- Cool String Easter Egg Ornament Craft | Craftwhack
- Easy Yarn Egg Easter Ornament Craft for Kids | Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Knit Easter Egg Ornaments | Purl Soho
- Crochet Easter Egg Decorations | Crochet 365 Knit Too
- Pom-Pom Baby Chick Ornaments | Rhythms of Play (pictured below)
9. Faux-stained glass Easter Egg Ornaments
- Stained Glass Easter Eggs | Mad in Crafts
10. Paper Easter Egg Ornament Craft Ideas
Use paper to craft Easter egg ornaments with these simple ideas.
- Easter Egg Ornament Craft | The Life of Jennifer Dawn
- How to Make Paper Easter Egg Ornaments | Fireflies and Mudpies
- Tinfoil and Tissue Paper Easter Eggs for Kids | Happy Hooligans
11. Button Easter Ornaments
- Button Carrot Easter Ornament | Ellie Marie Home
- How to Make a Button Easter Egg Ornament | Sarah’s Craftography
12. Recycled Toilet Tube Easter Ornament DIY
- Toilet Paper Roll Birdhouse Ornament Craft | Rhythms of Play
13. How to Make Hollowed Egg Easter Ornaments
Hollowed-out eggs are the most traditional of all Easter ornaments. Learn how to make hollowed-out Easter egg ornaments for your Easter tree with either of the hollowed-out Easter Egg ornament tutorials below.
- How to Make Blown Egg Ornaments | Our Best Bites
- How to: (Austrian) Easter Egg Blowing | Red Ted Art
Related: How to Decorate Wooden Easter Eggs
14. Hollowed Easter Egg Diorama Ornaments
Here’s a fun Easter decoration idea for older kids, teens, and adults. These DIY Easter tree ornaments take hallowed eggs one step further by adding a diorama or scene inside of them. Try your hand and any one of the egg craft ideas listed below.
- Glitter Eggs with a Scene (with a spring chick inside) | Willowday
- How to Make a Glitter Egg Diorama | Red Ted Art
Related: Faux-Stained Glass Candle Holders
15. Easter Ornaments Made with Plastic Eggs
Although it’s not Mother Earth’s favorite choice for the health of our planet or environment, plastic eggs can also be used to make DIY Easter egg ornaments. If you have any around, recycle them to make this simple homemade Easter decoration. Use the step-by-step craft tutorial below to make plastic eggs into ornaments to hang from Easter trees and other Easter decor.
- How to Make Easter Ornaments with Plastic Eggs:
- Use scissors to cut a length of ribbon five to ten inches long.
- Create a loop by bringing the ends of the ribbon to touch.
- Use a hot glue gun to put a dollop of hot glue on the top (pointy end) of a plastic egg.
- Place both ends of the ribbon into the glue to create a loop to hang the egg decoration.
- Glue the egg shut, or leave it unglued to fill it with lightweight Easter candy or toys if desired.
- Alternatively, use the step-by-step directions to hang an egg in our Easter Tree tutorial under the heading, “Easter Tree Decoration Ideas.” (It offers slightly different craft instructions that can be used with real or plastic eggs.)
16. Quilted or Sewn Easter Ornament DIY Easter Decorations
Use up old scraps of fabric or felt to make any of the cute Easter ornaments on the list of Easter decoration ideas below.
- No-Sew Quilted Easter Egg Pattern | The Ornament Girl
- Handsewn Easter Egg Ornaments from Fabric Scraps | Crafting Cheerfully
- Washcloth Easter Bunny Ornament | Craft Ideas Blog
- DIY Patchwork Decorated Easter Eggs (Made with fabric and foam eggs) | iCreative Ideas
- Heirloom Easter Eggs | Nurturestore
Related: How to Sew a Pocket Pet Mouse
Homemade Easter Ornament Crafts Kids Can Make
This collection of DIY Easter ornaments makes it easy to decorate Easter trees, spring centerpieces, wreaths, garlands, spring nature tables, and more. Both kids and adults enjoy making these easy Easter crafts and decorations.
But homemade Easter ornaments are not just Easter decorations. Most of these spring craft projects can also be used as DIY spring home decor. So you can also use these beautiful Easter craft ideas to decorate the home for the Spring Equinox. For more spring family fun, visit our Spring Bucket List.
If you have ever wondered how Easter Eggs, the Easter Bunny, and Easter Baskets have become associated with Easter, we have uncovered some exciting theories to share with you in our post about Easter Traditions from around the world.
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