Handmade Easter decorations – bird key, piñata chicken, or maybe a swallow house?

DIY Easter decorations – economy and ecology

In addition to the traditional ones, every year there are so many decorations to choose from that it can be safely said that modern holidays are full of ornaments. Expensive wreaths, fabric bunnies and cute chickens after the season do not look so good anymore, they also need to be stored. The key to an orderly and simple space is minimalism. Below you will find DIY decorations that are very cheap and follow the zero waste philosophy.

What to make Easter decorations from – a list of materials

At the beginning, it is worth noting that this is not a shopping list, everyone will find the following materials at home, while creating some free space. What will it make decorations from? Check it out and start looking in the nooks and crannies of your home.

• a string in a neutral color or a transparent rope,
• newspapers, magazines,
• white A4 sheets,
• cardboard boxes in various sizes,
• colored paper,
• glue,
• scissors,
• fluted card stock,
• gold and silver fineliner,
• yellow, orange, blotting paper,
• transparent tape
• marker,
• sticks,
• soft wire

DIY Easter decorations – suggestions for adults and children

Can something nice be made from recycled materials? Definitely yes! All you need is a bit of imagination and a pinch of invention. Ready DIY ideas are presented below.

Easter decorations made of paper – key of birds

The bird key is a proposition for those who like minimalism. From white A4 sheets or from a newspaper page of the same size, we create a few simple birds using the origami technique. Here is the instruction:

Then, with the help of transparent tape, fasten the birds on a string or rope. Such a bird composition can, for example, decorate a mirror or a window. You can also decorate the table with paper birds.

Handmade Easter decorations – menu

In the paper decorations category, you can also create your own menu. For preparation, we need corrugated cardboard, which we cut into equal rectangles. Then use a gold or silver fineliner to create a frame and a list of dishes. The menu can be put on plates. It is worth inviting children to the production of decorations, who, in addition to the list of dishes, can also create adequate drawings. The color order is ensured by a maximum of two shades of a fineliner. For a better effect, it is also worth arranging napkins on the plates.

Easter decorations made of tissue paper – chicken piñata

This proposal of tissue paper ornaments is second to none. It is enough to pack some candies in a cardboard box and make a makeshift closure that will easily open under the influence of an impact. Then, from strips of blotting paper cut into the shape of grass, create chicken feathers and cover the box with them. Finally, we add details such as the beak, eyes and wings and a string and it’s ready. The wings can be made of side walls, and the beak can be glued with colored tape. We paint the eyes with a marker.

DIY Easter decorations – swallow house

To prepare the cottage, you will need a rectangular cardboard box again. With the help of sticks, we make a visor and fix it with a soft wire. In the next step, a hole is cut out in the box, into which we put some hay and Easter eggs. You can also add chicken.

Easter decorations – suggestions

What other simple Easter decorations can be made? Here are the best inspirations:

• A decoration made of eggs and dried flowers

• Eggs decorated with different methods (see gallery for more photos)

Egg in beads. Illustrative photo Shutterstock

Easter decorations. Illustrative photo KaterynaTkachenko / shutterstock.com

Easter decorations. Photo Shutterstock

• Sweet Easter eggs to hang

Easter decorations. Illustrative photo haveseen / shutterstock.com

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