Easter plant pot ideas
With Easter just around the corner on the 9th of April, it is time to start preparing activities and crafts to do with your class. There are many different activities and crafts you can do to kickstart Easter celebrations, and it can be difficult to decide on what you want your pupils to do.
To help you, we have teamed up with our friend Veena to bring you exciting crafts to try out whilst encouraging an environmentally friendly attitude.
Our Easter plant pot ideas are perfect for getting children involved in the celebrations whilst being creative. Discover how to create these amazing Easter plant pots and share the benefits of planting with your pupils.
Easter egg pots
A great Easter plant pot idea is creating Easter egg pots to plant some spring flowers in. This style is simple to create for children and they can be as imaginative as they please. These egg plant pots will surely brighten up your classroom or children can even take them home. Follow our step-by-step guide to create these colourful pots.
Step one
Paint the flowerpots in spring colours and choose any pattern you like. You could draw little easter eggs on the pots or create a simple zig-zag pattern in a different colour to make them stand out.
Whilst your pupils paint their pots, discuss what flowers or plants they want to put in them. Get them to think about planting to encourage them by letting them know that planting helps to eliminate air pollutants, which improves the environment. Sharing this information can motivate children to participate, as they will feel good about their beneficial craft.
Step two
Once the paint is dry, it’s time to start the fun part, decorating! Have materials such as ribbon, gems and easter shapes available for children to choose from. Pupils can develop their creativity by making the painted pots stand out.
Step three
When the pots have been decorated, it’s time to plant. Line the flowerpots with plastic bags and fill them with soil. Sow seeds into the soil or plant flowers from a garden centre to skip the growing process. Water the soil using watering cans.
As your pupils are planting, tell them to think about how they are using their hands as planting helps to develop their motor skills. These motor skills will help children with other daily activities such as writing or cutting.
Step four
Decorate the polystyrene eggs with paint or felt tips. They can be brightly coloured with patterns on or if children want to be extra creative, they could draw Easter images on them. Scatter the eggs around the plant to create the Easter egg plant pot. Children can even stick some of their eggs onto their pots.
Step five
Draw flower shapes on pieces of coloured card and cut them out. Create a stem from green card or pipe cleaners. Glue the flowers and stems together and place them into the soil around the eggs.
Display the plant pots around the classroom and encourage pupils to take some home with them.
Easter bunny pots
One of the greatest Easter plant pot ideas is creating Easter bunny pots. These can be as simple or as hard as children want to make them. They are the perfect Easter decoration for the classroom and at home. The Easter bunny is a staple icon related to the day for children, so this bunny plant pot will be a popular choice that pupils will love.
Discover how to create this craft in different ways and how you can encourage a personalised touch through our simple steps below.
What you’ll need
- Flowerpots
- Foam sheets
- Paint
- Felt tips
- Glue
- Pom poms
- Googly eyes
Step one
Paint your flowerpots in a spring or bunny colour. Leave to dry and draw large bunny ear shapes onto a foam sheet. Draw smaller ones onto a white foam sheet too. You can use coloured paper as well.
Step two
Cut along the bunny ear shape on the foam and stick the smaller white shape onto the larger one, to create bunny ears.
Step three
Once the pot has dried, decorate the pot, either drawing small bunnies onto it or drawing a bunny face. You can use paint or felt tips to create the design you want.
Step four
Plant any type of spring flowers or create fake ones to put inside the pot.
Did you know that planting for children encourages them to eat healthier? Planting also ensures that there is plenty of oxygen for us to breathe. Plants, flowers and trees all take in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen from their leaves. Share this information with your pupils to inspire them to create this plant pot and be proud as they positively contribute to the environment.
Step five
Stick two pom poms together to create a rabbit body and add a small one to the back for the tail. Put googly eyes on and create the face, ears and feet from foam sheets.
Place the finished rabbit on top of the soil to finish the craft off. Pupils could even do more than one rabbit for inside the pot if they wish.
Decorating pots with an Easter theme
Easter isn’t just about eggs and bunnies, there are many other designs children can do. Spring animals are often associated with Easter, such as chicks and ladybirds. Pupils can also design the pots using pastel coloured paint adding Easter shapes and drawings onto it.
Use the steps below as a guide to create Easter themed flowerpots. Let your pupils’ imagination run wild and allow them to alter these steps to make a pot they like.
What you’ll need
- Flowerpots
- Glue
- Pom poms
- Feathers
- Pipe cleaners
- Googly eyes
- Coloured paper
- Paint
- Any other decorations you may have
Step one
Paint your flowerpot any colour you would like- pastel colours are perfect for an Easter theme.
Step two
Once dried, add on decorations you wish using feathers, pom poms and other materials. You can make chicks or ladybirds too using feathers, pom poms and pipe cleaners.
Step three
If making a chick, stick yellow feathers at each side of the pot to create the wings. Add small yellow pom poms to the bottom to create feet. Make a beak from coloured card by cutting a small triangle and add googly eyes to complete the chick.
Step four
If making a ladybird, paint black spots onto a red base on your pot. Stick black pipe cleaners to the back of the pot and bend to create antennas. Finish off with googly eyes to bring it to life.
Step five
Add in soil and plant your flowers in the lined pot.
Planting not only helps the environment, but children can learn a lot about different species of plants and flowers. They also learn what each plant needs to help them grow and start to understand how plants work. Make sure to offer a variety of plants for children to choose from and talk through their process and how they are all different.
Try these Easter plant pot ideas out with your class to celebrate the event. Planting has many benefits for children and the environment making these the perfect craft to do. Make sure to teach children all about planting and why the environment needs plants whilst they are crafting to educate them. Pointing out the positive contribution pupils are making through doing these Easter plant pots also encourages them to plant more and makes them feel proud.
Want some more simple Easter craft ideas to do with your class? Check out our easy Easter crafts blog and try those out too.
