Make an Easter Egg Tree Centerpiece

Growing up in the South I am quite used to seeing Easter egg trees in people's yards, lining the roads out in the country, and sometimes even in the suburbs of Atlanta. An Easter egg tree is great for decorating the yard for the Eater bunny, but you can also make an Easter Egg tree on a small scale to display in your home.

Finding free Easter craft projects is a great way to entertain the kids! This Easter Egg tree craft project is made with materials that almost anyone would have around the house. When you have kids you make lots of Easter craft projects. Use up some of those left over craft project materials and create a free craft project that is perfect for the Easter holiday.

This is an easy craft project that one child can complete alone or a group of children could make really elaborate.

To Make a Mini Easter Egg Tree

You will need:

Metal Coffee Can

Pastel spray paint or acrylic paint (leftover wall paint or primer will work as well)

Small Rocks or Sand

Tree Branch with leaves (Small to Medium sized)

Plastic Easter eggs (small or normal sized)

Scissors

Twine or pink ribbon

Green fun foam

Take the kids outside to start this Easter egg tree craft project. They will need to look for a great sturdy tree branch. You may need a small handsaw to cut one branch off of a tree if you can not find any on the ground.

For a larger group of kids encourage them to find a larger tree branch so they will have more room to decorate.

Use spray paint or any left over pastel house paint to coat your coffee can for a more finished look. Pastel colors would work best, but using what you have will keep this craft project free. You can always add whit to any color to make it pastel. You could also wrap the coffee can with pastel colored wrapping paper or even newspaper tied with a piece of raffia or Easter inspired ribbon.

Next, have the kids pick up small rocks from the yard or even use some sand from the sand box. Stand your leafless tree branch in the metal coffee can and place rocks or sands around it to stand it up in the can. This will also lend some weight to the Easter egg tree craft project and make it a more substantial centerpiece for you dining table or fireplace mantel.