12 DIY Easter Decorations That Don’t Involve Real Eggs

Easter is a holiday that’s all about rebirth and colorful decorations. Many of the top activities for this holiday involve making decorations. The most iconic Easter decoration is eggs dyed in various pastel colors. It’s a holiday tradition that’s been around for decades, but with egg prices at all-time highs, you may want to think of some alternative DIY Easter decorations that don’t involve real eggs.

Some great Easter DIY decoration projects that don’t use real eggs include decorating festive cookies and painting wooden eggs. You can make jumbo egg decorations using balloons, or consider a concept other than eggs. Try a bunny theme with DIY bunny ears, or hanging decorations. Use Easter baskets as a vessel for dried flowers or fresh spring grass, make an artificial flower garland, or arrange an Easter terrarium.

Easter eggs might be emblematic of this spring holiday, but they are by no means the only option for creating your decor. If you love a fun DIY craft project to get you in the Easter holiday spirit, but don’t want to break the bank by purchasing dozens of expensive eggs, keep reading. Below is a list of easy, fun, and affordable Easter decorations that will get you and your home in the Easter spirit.

12 DIY Easter Decoration Ideas That Don’t Use Real Eggs

1. Frosted Easter Cookies

Christmas isn’t the only holiday made for cookie decorating. Easter comes in a close second when it comes to baking fun-shaped cookies and decorating them with all sorts of colors. You can have bunny, carrot, and even egg cookie shapes, and the whole family can show off their artistic skills once they cool.

If you and your young family members have a tradition of dying easter eggs, decorating cookies makes for a perfect (and sweeter) substitution. After all, who doesn’t love cookies?

2. DIY Bunny Ears

Instead of going with an egg theme, consider leaning hard into bunny vibes. Crafting bunny ears is a popular and easy way to get into the Easter spirit. You can use anything from felt to construction paper to make these. 

The key is to make the ears two-toned (typically a white outer layer and a pink inner layer). You can wear them, stick them on a plant, or add them to another spring decoration. It’s a fun, cheap, and easy way to decorate for Easter without using eggs.

3. Make An Easter Wreath 

You can make a holiday wreath for any holiday, including Easter. Easter wreaths can be fun to make because you can go in so many different creative directions. You can make a wreath with a carrot theme, or bird’s nests, or even use colorful plastic eggs as your wreath theme.

4. Decorate Terracotta Pots

If you want an activity that involves everyone getting their hands dirty like they would with egg dying, consider decorating terracotta pots. Easter is both a Christian holiday and a celebration of spring. So, why not decorate a pot and plant some flowers?

Simply buy some small clay pots and pastel paint, and let everyone decorate their own. Once the paint has dried, add soil and a fast-blooming spring flower like a marigold. This is a fun craft project that kids and adults alike will love.

5. Create A Festive Ecosystem With An Easter Terrarium 

If you aren’t a fan of all the plastic holiday decorations found in stores, then opt for something living. A terrarium is always a show-stopping centerpiece, so why not make a spring and Easter-themed one? 

Use moss and pastel-colored air plants or succulents to achieve the look. You can add tiny bird’s nests, or even small porcelain figures like bunnies or yellow chicks. The combination of living green with pastel accents will look festive and elegant.

6. Paint Wooden Eggs

Just because raw eggs are expensive, it doesn’t mean that all egg decorations are expensive. Wooden eggs have become quite popular in recent years, and you can even find them at Target and Walmart.

Since regular eggs are so pricey, consider buying cheap wooden eggs and decorating them instead. You can paint them and add various additional glitter decorations. Unlike boiled eggs, you can keep your decorated wooden eggs and display them for years.

7. Build An Artificial Flower Garland 

Garlands are a great way to bring a festive mood into the home without taking up too much space. They can be both tasteful and understated. One Easter garland idea that works for the holiday and the spring season is a long garland made of pastel artificial flowers.

Since spring and Easter both symbolize rebirth, why not celebrate this with bursts of pastel color and realistic blooms? Buy fake flowers of various colors from a craft store and carefully assemble them in a rope-like fashion. Hang this garland over a fireplace, along a stairwell, or in an entryway.

8. Easter Baskets With Dried Flowers

Easter baskets are another symbol of this spring holiday. Traditionally, these baskets are left in children’s rooms with all sorts of sweet Easter treats like chocolate bunnies and jelly beans. You can also use Easter baskets to showcase pretty decorations, like dried spring flowers. 

Easter baskets (and wicker baskets in general) are usually easy to find at thrift stores for cheap. You can dry your own flowers or buy dried flowers. This combination of a woven basket and dried flowers is great for those who want to achieve a rustic aesthetic with their Easter decorations. 

9. Carrot And Bunny Ornaments

If you have an indoor tree in your home, why not dress it up for major holidays like Easter? With so many iconic Easter symbols, it’s easy to create a variety of fun ornaments for any tree. You can hang carrot, bunny, and even plastic egg ornaments from branches to give your live plant some added cheer. 

You can find lots of hanging ornaments online, but it’s more fun (and rather simple) to make hanging Easter ornaments yourself.

10. Decorate Balloons To Look Like Easter Eggs

If you don’t want to spend the money on real eggs, but still want to feature decorated eggs for your Easter celebration, then blow up some balloons. Pastel colored balloons work best, as these are typically the colors you would dye real eggs.

Once you blow up the balloon, use soft-tipped markers to draw various designs on them, similar to the ones you would put on real eggs. This will make your balloons look like jumbo Easter eggs, which you can turn into an arch, or hang on walls for the big day.

11. Grow Wheatgrass Or Moss In Baskets

Another way to achieve a natural aesthetic when making Easter decorations is to incorporate fast-growing wheatgrass, or resilient moss. Add the moss or wheat grass to an Easter-style basket, and then stage additional decorations to enhance the look (a hopping bunny or a carrot sticking out of the grass work great).

If you have a green thumb, then this is the best decoration idea for you. Wheatgrass grows easily, and moss is hard to kill as long as it gets the moisture it needs.

12. Make A Candy Bowl Nest With Twigs And Twine

If you want a creative yet dirt-cheap Easter decoration, then start collecting twigs from your yard. Using these twigs and some twine, you can make a fake bird’s nest that can double as a bowl. 

To bring the theme full circle, fill the “nest” with candy eggs, of which there are tons of options to choose from in the candy aisle this time of year.

Summing Up DIY Easter Decorations The Don’t Involve Eggs

Soaring egg prices may have you worried that you can’t enjoy your favorite Easter decorating traditions. Luckily, with a little creativity, you can still create all sorts of fun and affordable DIY Easter decorations without using fresh eggs. You can decorate wooden eggs, balloons, or even terracotta pots. 

Make a festive Easter wreath, a candy dish that looks like a bird’s nest, or a pastel spring garland with artificial flowers. You can even use real plants like wheatgrass, moss, or dried flowers and display them in wicker baskets to breathe life into your Easter decor.

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