Chick Easter Basket Craft for Kids [Free PDF Template]
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Spring is the sweetest time when baby chicks are born! This chick Easter basket craft celebrates new beginnings by having children ages 5 to 8 create a basket filled with colorful eggs and a chick peeking out of the top. In about 25 minutes, they’ll finish cutting, gluing, and designing their own Easter basket at home, in the classroom, or even at daycare.
Little ones will strengthen their scissor and fine motor skills while using their creativity to make this adorable Easter chick decoration. If you want to plan some more seasonal activities, be sure to look through our other easy Easter crafts for kids that will keep them engaged and excited for the holiday.
Cut and Paste Easter Basket Craft
Children will create a bright basket overflowing with eggs and a sweet yellow chick popping up to say hello. Kids will cut and paste, choose how to decorate their Easter eggs, and add fun details to make this Easter basket all their own.
This project encourages creativity and develops important skills. Cutting out the shapes supports fine motor control, and arranging the eggs and chick strengthens hand-eye coordination. Kids will feel proud when their creation turns into a festive decoration they can display.
Our printable Easter basket template keeps prep simple for busy parents and teachers. Grab some colorful paper, scissors, glue, and markers, then follow the step-by-step instructions below. Soon, you will have little ones excited to hang their art to brighten up your space.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Marker
- Chick Easter Basket Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by printing the template and gathering your materials for this fun activity. Let kids color in the Easter eggs to make them their own, then get those scissors ready and bring this chick Easter basket to life!
Find the head piece and lay it on the table. Help your child glue the eye pieces near the top middle of the face, just below the eyebrows.
Glue the beak in the center of the chick’s face, below the eyes.
Using a marker, let your child color in the cheeks. A little coloring adds so much charm, and kids usually love seeing the chick go from plain to bright and cheerful.
Take the grass piece and glue it to the bottom front of the chick’s head.
Take the colored Easter egg pieces and glue them under each side of the chick, so they peek out from the grass. Kids usually get excited here because it starts to look like a real Easter basket!
Glue the basket piece at the bottom of the grass so the chick, grass, and eggs peek out from the top. Suddenly, all the separate pieces turn into an actual basket craft!
Look for the handle piece and glue each end to the sides of the basket. This simple step makes the craft feel complete and gives it that classic Easter basket look kids will recognize right away.
Finish by gluing the wings to the top edge of the basket, just under the chick. Place one wing on each side so it looks like the chick is peeking over the basket. This final step really brings the whole craft to life!
And just like that, this activity is complete! This is such a fun moment to hold it up and admire how cute it looks. Crafts like this are a great way to build fine motor skills, encourage creativity, and create special holiday memories together.
If you’re planning more Easter fun, be sure to check out the related crafts and activities below. They’re perfect for building a themed lesson plan, keeping kids engaged, and making your day even more meaningful and fun!
Easter Books for Children
Happy Easter Mouse – Everyone knows Mouse from the classic If You Give A Mouse A Cookie book, but now he’s back and ready to celebrate Easter! Kids will love watching him as he goes on an Easter egg hunt!
Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – Join Pete as he races to help the Easter bunny just in time for Easter! This is another new classic kids rate as a must-have!
It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny – Follow PJ the bunny as he tries to discover what kind of animal he’d rather be instead of a bunny! It’s a silly story with a great lesson.
More Crafts Kids Can Make at Home
Chick Tissue Paper Craft – Children will scrunch yellow tissue paper to create a textured baby chick that looks ready to peep hello. This sweet Easter chick will add a pop of springtime fun to any wall or bulletin board, so grab our free printable template to get started!
Easter Bunny Photo Craft – Turn your little peeps into a hoppy masterpiece by adding their photo to this adorable bunny. Kids will add their picture to watch themselves become a fluffy rabbit in seconds. This sweet Easter activity is a big hit in preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary classrooms, and it makes a sweet keepsake for families to treasure.
Easter Egg Craft – This DIY Easter egg is a sweet spring activity kids can enjoy at home or school, no matter their age. They’ll build color recognition, fine motor strength, and scissor skills as they cut, glue, and decorate. Let them pick their favorite shades and design away.
Easter Sheep Craft – Let kids create the cutest little lamb holding a bright Easter egg they design themselves. They can color and decorate the egg any way they like, then tuck it into their sheep’s hooves. This activity increases creativity and results in an adorable decoration to proudly display.
Printable Activities for Kids
These adorable bunny puppets are sure to bring big smiles to little faces. All you need are a few simple supplies and our free bunny stick puppet printables to create a sweet bunny that’s ready to hop into action. It’s a fantastic choice for an Easter party, classroom activity, or a fun spring afternoon at home. Kids will love using their bunny for pretend play long after the glue dries. You can print the full color version or let children color their own for extra creative fun.
Add some color to your day with these Easter color by numbers! Kids will love seeing the hidden pictures appear as they match numbers to colors. They’ll work on number recognition and strengthening fine motor skills without even realizing it when they color in these pages. This set comes with seven designs perfect for the Easter season.
Bring out the dot markers and let the Easter fun begin! These Easter do a dot printables keep little hands busy while sneaking in plenty of learning. Kids will build fine motor skills, color recognition, and focus as they fill in the adorable spring pictures. They’re great for using at home or in the classroom with older toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.
Kids can roll and shape cute Easter themed masterpieces with playdough using these Easter playdough mats. Preschoolers will love pressing and molding the dough to create bunnies, eggs, and other seasonal shapes while secretly building fine motor strength and early literacy skills. Kids will explore and learn in a hands-on way with these printable mats.
More Easter Ideas For Kids
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Chick Easter Basket Craft
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Marker
- Chick Easter Basket Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Let kids color in the Easter egg pieces before starting.
- Begin by gluing the eye pieces onto the chick’s head, just below the eyebrows.
- Glue the beak in the center of the chick’s face, below the eyes.
- Use a marker to color in the cheeks.
- Glue the grass piece to the bottom front of the chick’s head.
- Glue the Easter egg pieces behind each side of the chick.
- Take the basket piece, and glue it to the bottom of the grass.
- Glue each end of the handle piece to the sides and back of the basket.
- Finally, glue the wings to the top edge of the basket, just under the chick, with one wing on each side so it looks like it's popping up out of the grass.
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