Easter Egg Paper Plate Craft for Kids

Lacing crafts are great for kids! They will build fine motor skills as they complete this fun Easter egg paper plate craft for kids

This Easter activity for preschoolers is a great way to let your little ones get creative while building motor skills and hand-eye coordination. 

These paper plate Easter eggs will look great on display this holiday season! 

Easter Egg Paper Plate Craft for Kids

This paper plate craft is super easy to prep, and it provides lots of lacing and fine motor practice for young children. Even kids as old as 8-10 could benefit from this craft. 

What You’ll Need

What You’ll Do

To begin, fold the paper plate in half. Draw half of an egg shape across the fold. Cut out the egg shape and unfold. 

Using the hole punch, punch holes around the perimeter of the egg. This step may prove to be a bit difficult for young preschoolers. But, if they’re ready, this is a great activity for building hand strength. 

This activity is super easy to prep, and it provides lots of lacing and fine motor practice for young children. Even kids as old as 8-10 could benefit from this craft. 

Choose which color yarn you’d like to start with. Wrap a piece of tape around the tip of the yarn to make lacing easier. Start on one edge, and lace it horizontally to the opposite side creating a stripe. 

Continue using each of the colors of yarn. Kids can create patterns or choose colors randomly. 

Lacing crafts are great for kids! They will build fine motor skills as they complete this fun Easter egg paper plate craft for kids! 

Tie all loose ends on the back of the egg. 

Now, your egg is ready to display!

PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT EASTER

Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about Easter. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.

If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.

Pete the Cat: Big Easter AdventureHow to Catch the Easter BunnyTurkey's Eggcellent Easter (Turkey Trouble)

 

Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – When Pete wakes up Easter morning, ready to check out his basket of goodies, he discovers the Easter Bunny needs a little extra help. Our favorite groovy blue cat puts on his bunny ears and finds a way to collect, paint, and hide the eggs all in time for Easter!

How to Catch the Easter Bunny – Is this the year you’ll be able to catch the Easter bunny in action? Start an Easter tradition with this fun and funny children’s book ― the perfect Easter basket stuffer!

Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter – Easter is almost here—and Turkey knows just how to celebrate. He’s going to win the eggstra-special Easter egg hunt! The only problem is that animals aren’t allowed to enter. So he and his barnyard friends come up with a top-secret plan. With his trademark disguises and a whole lot of help, Turkey goes undercover. Will his basket of tricks help him win a prize?

Enhance Your Activity Time

Keep little hands busy and little minds active with this Easter themed sensory playdough kit! Makes the perfect Easter gift for your busy little one.

Lacing card toys make great gifts for kids! A rabbit (Easter Bunny) shaped lacing toy is a fun way to bring festive fun and learning for the toddlers in your life! Designed for small hands and build to last!

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