46 Amazing Easter Eggs and Easter Egg Hunt Tutorials

Easter Sunday is coming up and will be here before we know it!  Learn how to make amazing Easter eggs with pictured instructions and printable egg templates as well as fun and amazing Easter egg hunt games and activities. Your kids will love all the fun and surprising ways they can decorate and hide amazing Easter eggs to make Easter extra special this year.

If you’re looking for more Easter tutorials, you’ll love these popular Easter Activities, Food and Recipes, Homemade Baskets, Free Printables, and Crafts for Kids from the Tip Junkie Easter site and creative community members.

Amazing Easter Eggs

It’s Easter! Learn how to craft Easter egg designs in your home with these fun, inexpensive ideas.

1.  Chocolate Surprise Eggs {Easter Eggs} ~ Hunting for Easter eggs are some of everyone’s favorite Easter traditions. Why not make it even more fun by filling the eggs with chocolate and surprises? And not plastic eggs, but real eggs that you have to crack open to reveal their hidden treasures. Martha will show you an easy way to create these Surprise Easter Egg disguise.

2.  Gold Leaf Easter Egg (unavailable) ~ This Golden Bunny Easter egg is absolutely exquisite.  It reminds me of a foil wrapped chocolate bunny. Learn this fun new technique for decorating Easter egg disguise. All you need is a gold leaf adhesive, gold leaf, pencil and paint brush. (sadly, this blog is no longer online!)

3.  Ukranian Eggs Made Simple ~ These traditional Ukranian dyed eggs are stunning with intricate and geometric designs. Using a stylus and melted beeswax you can accomplish these beautiful designs. They are time consuming, but well worth it.

4.  Easter Egg Decorating Ideas {Easter Egg Ideas} ~ Alisa Burke has a half dozen unique ideas for decorating Easter eggs. Each of them creates a gorgeous one of a kind works of art and together they make an amazing collection of eggs that will look great on your Easter table. And the techniques are easy enough for people of all ages to use.

5.  Velum and Washi Tape Egg ~ An adorable alternative to the traditional egg dye!  Using 1/2 washi tape, vellum, and craft punches you can make a pretty pattern to decorate your eggs.

Funny Easter Eggs

Although Easter is a time to spend with family and friends, it’s also an opportunity to unwind and have some fun. Play these fun holiday games with friends and family this Easter to make this holiday even more enjoyable.

6.  Easter Egg People Printables ~ These little Easter egg people are the CUTEST!  You can print out all 6 outfits for free. Adorable for a table centerpiece or for decorating the mantel.

7.  Playing with Food, Easter Eggs and Rolled Fondant ~ These Mr. Potato Head, Bunny and Chick fondant funny Easter eggs are fun and fab.  Buy store-bought plain eggs and customize them to make it a unique gift.

8.  Funny Farm Eggs ~ These funny Easter eggs are adorable!  Great idea if you want to go dye-free.  Use your imagination to create these cuties, no templates needed.

Decorated Easter Egg Ideas

Decorated Easter eggs are a classic crafts project for kids. These beautiful designs will inspire your young artists.

9.  Silk Dyed Easter Eggs ~ Aren’t these Silk Dyed Easter Eggs absolutely exquisite?!  You can make them by wrapping them in silk and boiling them in vinegar water.  When you unwrap them the pattern from the scarf transfers to the egg.  It’s amazing.

10.  How to Make Leaf Print Eggs (unavailable) ~ These Easter eggs are absolutely beautiful!  Instead of the traditional egg-dying technique, try using a reverse-stenciling method.

11.  Kool-Aid Eggs ~ These Kool-Aid dyed eggs are fun, fruity and nostalgic. Your kids will be so excited to help.  All you need is hard-boiled eggs, Kool-Aid and water.

12.  Dinosaur Eggs ~ These Dinosaur Eggs are awesome!  They are also very easy to make.  All you need is hard-boiled eggs and regular food coloring.

13.  Neon Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs ~ Aren’t these Neon Dip-Dyed eggs absolutely gorgeous?!  You’ll be pleasantly surprised by how easy they are to make using the traditional egg dying technique with food coloring and vinegar.

14.  Pretty Ways to Dye Easter Eggs ~ These fun and funky Easter egg designs were first dyed using an egg dyeing kit. After allowing them to dry completely you can adhere white stickers around the egg.

15.  How to Dye Easter Eggs ~ A fun technique to dye your eggs and lace at the same time. You can remove the lace to show the impression or leave it on for decoration.

16.  Natural Dyed Easter Eggs ~ Learn how to naturally dye your Easter eggs with fruits and vegetables.  Aren’t the colors beautiful?!

17.  Thumbprint Easter Eggs ~ Fingertips coated in paint create perfect tiny templates for mini animals, Easter eggs, faces, and more.

Easter Egg Template

Liven up your holiday page with our Easter egg template. From egg-hunting to Easter bunny rabbits to egg-dyeing, your Easter experience just got a whole lot more fun.

18.  Silhouette Stenciled Easter Egg Tutorial ~ These silhouette eggs are gorgeous!  Using acrylic paint, silhouettes, and wooden eggs you can create your own silhouette stenciled Easter eggs in just four simple steps.
19.  Mustache Easter Egg ~ How are you dyeing your Easter eggs this year?  I couldn’t resist.  {snicker}  Add some whimsy and fun with these vinyl adhesive cut mustaches to your dyed eggs this Easter.

20.  Subway Art Easter Eggs ~ Using acrylic paint and vinyl stickers you can create these fabulous trendy subway art Easter eggs.

Mini Easter Egg Printables

These homemade Easter eggs can be easily created using the printer and some crayons. Print the pictures at home, let the kids color their creations, and then hide them for a fun Easter egg hunt. Print out the pictures here.

21. Mr. Egg Head {free printables} ~ Dress up your eggs this Easter with these adorable Mr. Egg Head mini Easter Egg printables egg wrappers.  You don’t even have to dye the eggs.  {wink}

22. Printable Easter Egg Banner ~ Print and cut out these colorful Easter eggs.  Then string them together for a festive garland, or hang them from a branch and use it as a centerpiece.  This link also has some fun Easter coloring pages and kids activities.

23.  Printable Egg Stands {Coloring Easter Eggs} ~ Display your beautifully colored eggs with these cute mini Easter egg printables stands. Sweet little bunny and cute little chick are waiting to be part of your Easter.

24.  Free Bunny Easter Egg Holder {Easter Printable} ~ Download and print this cute Easter bunny Easter egg holder for the kids to use while decorating their eggs this week. He is a cute way to display their works of art and will be a great addition to the kids table at Easter brunch.  Just download and print him and the kids can decorate him too!

25.  Hanging Easter Egg {Easter Printables} ~ Mix and match these cute Easter Eggs to create beautiful patterned ornaments. Throw in a couple of cute bunny rabbit ornaments too, also included in the printable.

TV and Movie Easter Eggs

Who are your favorite TV and Movie characters? Whoever they are, you can definitely decorate them for your Easter eggs. Check out some ideas below.

26.  Doctor Who Easter Eggs ~ These amazing Doctor Who Easter eggs are not edible, but a fun conversation piece for the Doctor Who buff. They are painted paper mache eggs. You could also use wood eggs as well.

27.  Pokemon Easter Eggs ~  Transform your dyed Easter eggs into Pikachu and Powerball using this simple tutorial.  You’ll be the coolest mom ever!

28.  Perry the Platypus Easter Egg ~ Perry the Platypus goes incognito this season and are in his best Easter egg disguise.  Download the free template to make your own Perry.

29.  Red Queen Easter Egg ~ The Red Queen is not hard to miss with her large egg-straordinarily head.  Download and print the free template.

30.  Cheshire Cat Easter Egg ~ That sneaky Cheshire Cat is sure to turn up somewhere.  He’s a purple dyed egg embellished with the mischievous character’s toothy grin.  Download the free template.

Easter Egg Hunt Activities

Easter Egg Hunt activities are games and creative projects that kids can play at home or at an Easter Egg Hunt party. See a few kid-friendly activities that go along with this fun springtime holiday.

31.  Easter Egg Coloring Party {free printable party pack} ~ Easter is just another great reason to have a party. Here is a free printable party pack for a fun-packed Easter egg coloring party. Four invitations per sheet, designed to coordinate with the theme of the party.

32.  FREE Easter Party Printables {diy decor} ~ I love the vintage feel of these storybook Easter printables that Kirsten from Embellish designed for us. This adorable collection includes everything you’ll need to throw one sweet party!

33.  Easter Egg Lunch Hunt {Easter Games} ~ Here is a super fun way to serve lunch on or around Easter! All you need is plastic eggs and your lunch ingredients! A fun way to get even the pickiest of eaters to enjoy lunch!

34. Easter Card and Invitation ~ This Spring colored printable Easter card and Easter Egg Hunt invitation that you can download for free is really sweet! I love the subtle use of color and design.

35.  Easter Egg Hunt Printable ~ Frame this adorable Easter Egg Hunt printable or attach it to a stick to make a yard sign.  There are four color choices, yellow, pink, green or blue .

36. Printable Easter Hunt Kit ~ This cute printable kit is a bunny whose footprints and nibbled carrots lead you right to the loot the Easter Bunny left for you!

37.  Streamer Easter Egg Hunt {Easter Celebration} ~ An Easter egg hunt is a traditional party of most Easter day celebrations, but this handy streamer Easter egg hunt is a fun spin that works well for your littlest hunters.

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

Looking for Easter Eggs? Find out how to create your very own Easter egg scavenger hunt here.

38.  Carrot Pouches ~  Instead of a basket, why not surprise your kids with a clue, like these *Carrot Pouches*?  Inside the pouches will be a clue that will lead them to their Easter baskets!  Fun, right?

39.  Easter Basket Scavenger Hunt {Easter Printables} ~ How fun would it be to wake up Easter morning to discover that the Easter bunny had left you a little note on your door and foot prints leading to something more mysterious? Whether you’re hosting an Easter egg hunt at home or just playing it cool with your own kiddies, these Easter Basket Scavenger Hunt printables will get the job done!

40.  Easter Hunt Box {Grandparents} (unavailable)~ This special Easter gift, an Easter egg hunt in a box, is the perfect present to send to your little loved ones that live far away.

Easter Party Games

If you’re hosting an Easter feast this year or if you just want to spruce things up a bit with a little Easter party activity, you have to have great Easter party games. Here are Easter party games for adults and kids.

41.  Glow-in-the-dark Easter Eggs {Fun Games} ~ This fun game is a great alternative to hunting traditional Easter eggs this year. Tweens and teens will love this twist on traditional egg hunting as well, keeping the family tradition of hunting Easter eggs alive for a few more years.

42.  Egg Wars ~ The object of an egg war is to try and crack each of your competitor’s eggs without yours breaking.

43.  Easter Bunny Maze {Easter Games} ~ Print out a copy of this fun Easter maze and set it at the seat of each kid attending your Easter dinner or Easter brunch. When they have finished eating, or while they are waiting patiently for their food, they can keep themselves busy with this fun Easter game.

44.  Easter Bingo ~ Here is a fun activity you can do as a family, Easter Sunday, or an Easter Party.

45.  Easter Egg Hunt Board Game ~ Enjoy a candy free egg hunt during Easter season with this free board game printable.

46.  DIY Easter Tic-Tac-Toe ~  Tic-tac-toe three in a row.  Everyone enjoys a game of tic-tac-toe!  Follow this great tutorial to make a festive bunny and chick game using clay and a wooden plaque.

More Simple and Brilliant Easter Tutorials from Tip Junkie:

• Check out these 20 Fun Ways To Celebrate Easter {free printable} by Tip Junkie.
• Make Easter filled with sweet treats with these 31 Easter Cakes and Dessert Recipes.
• Don’t miss these 22 Uses For Plastic Easter Eggs to recycle and upcycle your plastic Easter eggs left overs.
• These 30 Popular Easter Activities and Crafts For Kids will surely be a hit!
• Let your kids have fun creating Easter Peeps decors, recipes and much more!
• Delight your kids each year with an extraordinary Easter egg hunt.

Also, be sure to check out the Tip Junkie Easter site for decorations, party ideas, free printable Valentines, and kids craft ideas.

Also, don’t forget to check out the Tip Junkie Facebook page for even more crafts, activities for kids, creative ideas, and free tutorials. It’s a great place to ask questions on how to make things or for specific tutorials that you are looking for. I’ll be happy to find them for ya!