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Easter Tree Decorating for Kids

March 10, 2021

Learn how to decorate and Easter Tree with kids. I remember gorgeous pussy willow Easter decorations as a child. The process for the Easter Tree Decorating is the same! You can replace our Easter Tree with painted twigs in a vase or gorgeous pussy willow branches!

My preschoolers helped me decorate this Easter Tree. Didn't it turn out adorable. We had great fun egg painting first and the creating the spring blossoms! #spring #easter #decor
This article was first shared in March 2013

Time for some Easter Craft Inspiration. I mentioned a few weeks back, that we went to a Hobbycraft craft morning… they had these wonderful Easter Trees for decorating and I have been eyeing them up ever since.

I WAS going to make one from branches we picked up on our walk (they have been sitting around our house for about 3 weeks now), when they said they would send me one of theirs! Squeal.

Anyway, the kids and I got to work. We love this as a Easter Preschool Craft too – a great together project for kids of all ages!

I had spotted these adorable Egg Birdies via Pinterest and thought that I could “improve” on the design, by blowing our eggs not from top to bottom but from side to side. Perfect.

My preschoolers helped me decorate this Easter Tree. Didn't it turn out adorable. We had great fun egg painting first and the creating the spring blossoms! #spring #easter #decor

As the eggs in the UK are usually brown, I had to paint our eggs in pretty Easter colours with acrylics.

I did this by balancing the eggs on toothpicks stuck into an egg carton. I also “painted over” the top hole, to make it extra neat looking.

My preschoolers helped me decorate this Easter Tree. Didn't it turn out adorable. We had great fun egg painting first and the creating the spring blossoms! #spring #easter #decor

The kids and I then added feathers, beaks (cut from card) and eyes to our egg birds. Can you tell who made which? A hint – Red Ted chose the googly eyes and Pip and I the pen.

We hung them on our tree… and then started decorating the tree to make it all Eastery and Spring like.

My preschoolers helped me decorate this Easter Tree. Didn't it turn out adorable. We had great fun egg painting first and the creating the spring blossoms! #spring #easter #decor

I cut out tissue paper leaves that we literally just “skewered on”. I want to be able to remove them, so we can decorate again next year. For the petals, I cut out pink tissue paper squares. The kids scrunched them up and again we just “pierced” them onto the tree. Red Ted REALLY got into this. And started talking about The Four Seasons.

Mummy, when it is Winter, can we make the leaves fall down.

And at Easter we will have to put a little basket with eggs in it at the bottom.

And we can add brown leaves before they all fall down.

Clearly our annual The Four Seasons projects are paying off!

And done!! I think it is SOOO pretty and we are so happy with it!  Have you decorated an Easter Tree?

UPDATE: I have had some questions re the tree… it is from here: Easter Tree.

How about more Easter Craft Ideas:

Need more Egg Decorating ideas?

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Filed Under: Easter, Kids Craft, Spring 29 Comments

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  1. Mum of One says

    March 23, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Fabulous! They look so pretty!

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    • Jorge says

      April 5, 2013 at 2:49 am

      It’s a great idea!

      Reply
  2. Red Ted Art says

    March 23, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Thank you! I love looking at it! Looks so chirpy and Spring like!

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  3. Carolina J. says

    March 23, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    Looks absolutely wonderful! Just need the actual spring here! You can also paint a tree branch white, if you haven’t got a shop-bought one. I did this for my mobile with birds on it.

    Reply
  4. jet says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    aaaw this is a cute smart idea. brilliant!!! Love it.
    Thank you for the sharing.;-D

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  5. Red Ted Art says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    Yes, definitely a good idea to paint brances white Carolina and we soo need Spring to come!

    Glad you like the tree, Jet!

    Reply
  6. Tracy Dixon says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    I love the idea of painting the branches white! We were going to just leave them ‘au natural’ but I love the white and it looks lovely with pink blossom

    Reply
  7. Lisa @ Lisas Creative Designs says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:05 pm

    Adorable! Love it! I haven’t had a chance to start my Easter Decorating This Year yet. I guess I better get cracking. lol

    Reply
  8. Emma @Mummymummymum says

    March 24, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    oh lovely Maggy, I might have to do this for the school egg decorating competition…now where do I find a tree?

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  9. Red Ted Art says

    March 24, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    Hoobycraft, Emma!!!!!

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  10. janet says

    March 25, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    Great idea, especially love the birds. If you dont want the hassle of blowing eggs you could use polystyrene eggs. You can get a pack of 10 from the pound shop, Home bargains or The Works. acrylic paint and/or tissue paper covers them well.

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    • Red Ted Art says

      March 25, 2013 at 1:28 pm

      I know it isn’t the cost of the polystyrene eggs.. but the fact that they are less environmentally friendly. I love that egg shells are frugal, but I also love that they are not harmful to the environment (ok so the acrylics for painting are not great, but a whole polystyrene egg is “bad” in my eyes”). But that is just how feel about them!!

      Reply
  11. Pinkoddy says

    March 26, 2013 at 7:49 am

    What a really good idea. I like how it can change with the seasons. I love googley eyes too, so that is my favourite.

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  12. Jenna says

    March 26, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    These are so pretty and spring like, lovely !!!

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  13. Rachel McGrath says

    March 27, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    People would pay for that! Sooo pretty x

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  14. mariahalse says

    March 28, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    Sooo pretty! Love it, off to seek out tree branch…

    Reply
  15. Mark McKnight says

    April 9, 2013 at 12:48 am

    They look so pretty and lovely. A fun activity together with the kids. I am sure that the kids will love this activity. Thank you for sharing.

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  16. Carrie says

    April 9, 2013 at 4:27 am

    The tree is adorable and I would LOVE to know how you attached the branch to it’s base!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      April 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm

      Aaah, so sorry! But this is one of those “ready made trees” – my suggestion for making your own would be to spray paint some branches, and put them in a vase with rocks to weigh them down and hold them in place?

      Reply
  17. Easter Trees says

    January 9, 2014 at 7:21 am

    Great work! Love everything Easter.

    Reply
  18. Michael says

    March 2, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Pretty Easter decorations. I love those eggs!

    Reply
  19. Jackie says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    This is such a charming idea, Maggy! Pinning!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      March 11, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      Awww thanks Jackie!

      Reply
  20. Carla says

    March 21, 2016 at 1:39 am

    Wish I could share my picture here! The so much for sharing your awesome tissue paper idea. We just did a little tree very similar to yours. It’s precious. Bird eggs are in our near future.

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    • Red Ted Art says

      March 21, 2016 at 9:16 am

      Oooh how lovely! ๐Ÿ™‚ do share it on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/redtedart or tag me on Instagram @redtedart)????

      Reply

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