If you love crafts that look adorable, take very little prep, and keep little hands busy, you’re going to be obsessed with these Easter Shakers. They’re part craft, part sensory “instrument,” and they double as the cutest Easter basket stuffer, classroom craft, or Spring-themed fine motor activity.

These are also a perfect fit for your Easter + Spring Activities because they work for toddlers and preschoolers, and you can easily pair them with an Easter sensory bin week or an “Easter + Spring” play theme.

Free Printable Easter Shaker Craft

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Materials Needed

Craft supplies

Free Easter Shaker printable (printed on cardstock for best results)
Laminator + laminating pouches (highly recommended for durability)
Scissors
Clear plastic ornament halves
- Egg Shaped
- Circle Shaped
Hot glue gun + glue sticks (adult-only)
Jumbo craft sticks (or tongue depressors)
Ribbon (pastel looks especially cute)

Shaker “filler” ideas (choose 1)

What This Craft Is

These Easter shakers are sweet little Spring characters (chicks + bunnies) with a clear “shaker belly” filled with colorful pieces that rattle when kids shake them. They’re perfect for:

Easter morning baskets
Spring classroom parties
A rainy-day Easter activity at home
A homeschool “Easter week” craft that ties into sensory play

If you’re building an Easter learning week, pair this with an Easter sensory setup

Step-by-Step Tutorial: How to Make Easter Shakers

Step 1: Print the free printable

Print your Easter shaker characters on cardstock for sturdier results.

Step 2: Cut out the characters

Cut around each character. Don’t stress about perfection—laminating makes everything look polished.

Step 3: Laminate the cutouts

Place your characters into laminating pouches and run them through your laminator.

Pro tip: Leave a small clear border around the edge when you cut them out after laminating—this keeps the laminate sealed.

Step 4: Trim the laminated shapes

Cut each laminated character out, leaving that small clear outline.

Step 5: Prep your shaker ornament

Use a clear fillable ornament (the kind that opens into two halves).

Add your filler into one side:

a small handful of pastel candies, or
beads/sequins/pom-poms

Step 6: Attach the shaker “belly” to your character

Hot glue the ornament onto the front of the character where you want the shaker belly to sit (centered looks best). The best way is to put glue on the character first outlining the shape of the circle or the egg. Leave a small opening at the bottom with no glue so that you can fill it with treats. Place the plastic ornament on top and press and hold until the hot glue dries.

Step 7: FILL THE BELLY

This is a great activity for your little helpers to partake! With the opening at the bottom, pop in the fillers or treats.

Step 8: Add the craft stick handle

Hot glue a jumbo craft stick to the back (like a lollipop). Hold it in place until fully set.

Step 9: Finish with ribbon

Tie ribbon near the top of the stick (right under the character) for that “giftable” look. The ornaments that I used had a small hole at the top so I threaded the ribbon through the ornament hole and then tied a bow and hot glued it to the front for a polished look.

Step 10: Shake + play!

Make a few and start a mini Easter “parade” around the house, or use them during songs, story time, and play-based learning.

Easy Ways to Extend the Activity (So It’s Not “Just a Craft”)

Color Hunt: “Find something in the room that matches your shaker filler!”
Sound Play: loud vs quiet shaking (great for self-regulation)
Counting: count the candies as you add them
Patterning: alternate colors while filling the ornament
Storytelling: name your chick/bunny and invent a Spring story

Pair This Craft With More Easter + Spring Ideas From GoodnightFox

If you’re looking for even more Easter fun, these craft activities, snack ideas, and learning materials are all part of Easter Week in our preschool Play School Planner. We loving sharing play ideas that make kids smile and these Easter favorites are sure to impress.

More Easter Play awaits in our Sensory Play Shop

If you’re looking for more fun, packaged up and ready to go, these pair beautifully:

FAQ + Safety Notes

Are these safe for toddlers?
With supervision, yes—but these contain small pieces. For toddlers who mouth items, swap candy/beads for larger pom-poms and seal the ornament extra well.
Do I have to laminate?
You can skip it, but laminating makes them sturdy enough to reuse year after year.
What if I don’t have clear ornaments?
Any clear fillable “shaker” works: plastic eggs, flat photo shakers, or even a small clear bag taped securely (less durable, but works in a pinch).

I’ve seen so much gorgeous Pinterest inspiration this Easter and I just had to try making my own Bunny Bait! I was so nervous to make this because I thought popcorn and candy melts would be so much work and too much mess for a 2. year old. But it turns out this was super simple and easy to make.

Easter Bunny Bait

Step 1: Pop a bag of popcorn: I used Skinny Pop because I love how buttery and salty it tastes while still being low calorie
Step 2: Use white Candy Melts and separate about a 1/4 cup into 3 small ramekins
Step 3: Pop the ramekins in the microwave for about 1min 30sec or 2min. They should start to look melted!
Step 4: Stir up the melted chocolate until it’s smooth. Add more time in the microwave if needed.
Step 5: Drop a few drops of pastel food color into each bowl. I used pink, orange, and green.
Step 6: Pour the candy melts over the popcorn and mix with a spoon or your hands until the popcorn is covered.
Step 7: Let it set out to dry! Then add sprinkles, marshmallows, bunny grahams, pastel M&M’s and any other sweet treats you desire!

If you want to send this as a treat for your kids classroom or friends at the park, simply bag it up in ziploc baggies or clear cellophane 5x7 Bags and use this printable DIY Easter Kit for these adorable labels.

Download Easter Printable Kit