We’re all excited about Easter coming up, especially the kids. It’s one of our favorite holidays, and we all really look forward to celebrating.

The kids look forward to the Easter Bunny, egg hunts, sweet treats, and spending time with loved ones.

Get the kids into the holiday spirit and celebrate with this Easter basket name craft! When kids make this fun paper craft, they’ll fill their baskets with eggs that spell out their names.

To keep the holiday fun going, be sure to check out some more easy Easter crafts for kids.

A colorful Easter basket name craft featuring two paper baskets, one blue and one purple, each holding pastel-colored paper eggs that spell out the names "Elijah" and "Fern." The image includes the title "Easter Basket Name Craft" and the website name "simpleeverydaymom.com" on a green banner.

Easy Easter Name Activity

Not only is it a cute April decoration, but it’s also a great way for kids to practice name spelling and letter recognition. It also gives them the chance to work on scissor skills and fine motor control.

Kids can customize this craft by choosing their favorite colors for the basket and eggs. Our PDF template makes it super easy to personalize by adding their names to it before printing.

Another option is to have kids practice their handwriting by filling in blank eggs with their names. It’s such a fun classroom activity!

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Easter grass (optional)
Basket template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this basket to life!

printed Easter basket name craft template with "download the template on the blog" overlay

Begin by gluing the basket handle to the top and back of the basket base.

hand gluing part of handle onto Easter basket

Finally, encourage your child to glue the egg letters to the black “hole” portion of the basket.

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Optionally: Glue on some Easter grass beneath the letters. That’s it!

That’s it! If your kids enjoy making this colorful DIY basket, be to check out all of our name crafts. We’re sure they will love making more!

single example of finished Easter basket name craft in purple

Fun Easter Bunny Name Craft

Easter Books For Kids

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.

two side by side examples of finished Easter basket name craft

Easter Crafts For Kids

Crafting is a great way to combine learning and fun! Kids love using their imaginations, creativity, and artistic skills all while mastering scissors, fine motor skills, and problem solving.

For some fun and festive springtime projects to do this Easter, see some of our favorites below.

Related: Easter Activity Sheets

Easter Egg Bunny Craft – Let’s decorate Easter eggs in a creative way by turning them into a bunny! Kids will love this fun craft and it’s easy to prepare with the help of our free template.

Happy Easter Mouse Craft – Bring a favorite character from Happy Easter Mouse to life with this fun craft! This craft is the perfect accompaniment to a beloved book. While the kids are busy crafting their mouse, be sure to ask them about their favorite part of the story!

A collage of four Easter-themed animal crafts for kids: paper bunnies in purple and blue, paper mice holding decorated Easter eggs, name crafts with yellow chicks on pastel backgrounds labeled "Daniel" and "Emma," and two black paper plate sheep with large eyes and white cotton-like tops.

Chick Name Craft – These chicks have hatched up a fun plan to help kids learn to spell their names. Kids will gather the eggshells and put them in the right order to spell their names. They’ll love this cute, personalized early literacy development craft.

Sheep Paper Plate Craft – Kids will love this customizable art project! It’s a great time to break out the paints and let the kids turn a paper plate into an adorable sheep. Along with our free template, transforming an everyday item into a fluffy animal is a snap!

Easter Activities For Kids

Use these bunny worksheets for a way to bring some Easter fun into learning. These free printables are a great way for kids to practice writing and recognizing the letter B.

Try this Easter Egg Cat Craft

They’ll also learn more about rabbits as they cut and paste the labels in place on the bunny.

hand holding finished example of Easter basket name craft in purple

For an entertaining way to learn, incorporate these Easter do a dot printables into your child’s day. These pages are filled with spring holiday illustrations your kids will love, and they’ll work on important skills.

They’ll have the opportunity to practice cutting, basic math, and the letter B along with the dot art pages!

A collage of four Easter-themed preschool activities: a handwriting worksheet for the letter "B" with the word "bunny"; a dot marker activity showing a yellow chick and colorful shapes; a colored "Happy Easter" page with decorated eggs; and a color-by-number sheet of a bunny holding an egg, filled in with pastel colors.

Looking for a quick and easy activity to do this Easter? We’ve got you covered! Download these Easter printable coloring pages for a no prep activity your kids will enjoy. Coloring is a calming activity that can reduce stress or anxiety.

It’s a great way to spend some quiet time, so print, grab the crayons, and get to coloring.

hand holding finished example of Easter basket name craft in teal

Keep preschool and kindergarten kids entertained with an activity they’ll love to do! These Easter color by number pages are just the thing.

They’ll have lots of fun coloring in the different pictures, and implement what they’ve learned about numbers and colors to fill them in correctly. Use these color by number printables to strengthen number recognition and have fun at the same time!

Easter Bunny Paper Craft

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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