Kids will love decorating cardboard eggs in this fun Easter craft. Make the eggs with cardboard recycled from a tissue box, to fill a homemade Easter basket.

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This creative egg-decorating project is easy to set up for a fun Easter activity.  It's easy enough for toddlers, and fun for older kids too.

Tissue boxes can easily be recycled for kids crafts and activities. We've found ways to use them for stacking activities and even a small world puppet theater.

This option for an Easter craft is another great way to use this common throw-away.

Cardboard Easter egg craft

When I opened a box of tissue recently (during cold and flu season!) the perforated flap removed resembled an egg shape. It was my inspiration for this simple Easter craft.

Easter crafts don't have to be complicated. Simply inspire a dash of color with markers and crayons; introduce a bit of texture with stickers and Easter grass; then look forward to a lot of creativity with kids imaginations.

Supplies for cardboard egg craft

• construction paper
• crayons
• markers
• stickers
• scissors
• glue

Instructions for paper egg craft

Step 1.

Trace the tissue box tab onto construction paper to make egg shapes.

Cut out two egg shapes for each cardboard tab.

Step 2.

Spread glue onto the oval template with a glue stick.

Glue construction paper cutouts to both sides of cardboard tab.

Step 3.

Decorate with crayons, markers, stickers, or other available craft materials.

Designs and patterns are limited only by kids imaginations. 

• Glue different colored paper to opposite sides of an egg.
• Mix marker, crayon and sticker options together on one egg.
• Tape a ribbon marker to the egg to hang up the decoration, or display in a wicker basket or homemade Easter basket.

Cardboard Easter egg craft

Activities with open-ended results - like this egg craft - support early learning skills. In this craft, kids use creative skills - and decision-making skills - to decorate an egg, choosing from available materials.

They also gain fine motor practice, strengthening hands and finger for future writing skills.

Kids of all ages can enjoy this simple paper craft for Easter. simply set out the materials and see what is created!

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