For families

Delve into our garden shed of fun activities for the kids throughout the seasons. Explore things to do, games to play and recipes to bake. There's lots to do outdoors and indoors, come rain or shine

Boy holding a map on an Easter egg hunt at Tredegar House, Newport, Wales.
Drawn hedgehog and a wooden sign post

Grow some crunchy lettuce 

We've teamed up with Burgon & Ball to bring you an exciting activity sheet to help you grow some tasty lettuce at home. With simple steps and pictures to follow, you'll have lots of delicious lettuce to put in your salads and sandwiches.

Download the activity sheet (PDF)

Easter fun

Digital artwork of a painted lady butterfly against a green and white background

Painted lady butterfly activity pack (PDF) 

In our third and final downloadable Easter activity pack, join our spring friend the painted lady butterfly to create a colourful mobile, a fluttering flip book and much more.

Visitors enjoying easter craft activities

Easter activities and crafts to do at home 

Looking for the previous activity packs? You can find the other downloadable packs here. There's plenty to keep little hands and minds busy over the Easter period.

Activities to keep busy

Discover garden wildlife

Spot garden wildlife (PDF) 

Gardens are vibrant with colour and buzzing with life during spring. If you look carefully, you'll see bees hovering around flower heads, birds perching on fences and daisies lapping up the sunshine, plus much more. Use this spotter's guide to discover garden wildlife.

Have a chat with nature

Have a chat with nature (PDF) 

Rustling leaves, splashing puddles, the dawn chorus and buzzing insects. You might be surprised at how noisy the natural world is. Why not make your very own chatterbox and tune in to nature's voice? You can download this activity to stop and listen out for different sounds in your garden or on a walk.

Children running through daffodils in springtime at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

'50 things' springtime adventures 

Spring is a great time to run wild in the fresh air and try some of our top family-friendly adventures. From racing snails, to bringing up butterflies, there’s a lot to discover at this time of year with '50 things to do before you're 11¾'.

Bake it
A cooked hot cross bun bread and butter pudding, with custard and original hot cross buns on the side

Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding 

Got too many hot cross buns that you don't know what to do with? We've got you covered with our twist on a traditional pudding. This hot cross bun bread and butter pudding is a warming Easter treat that'll fill everyone's tums and leave you wanting seconds.

Tuck into the recipe
Make a pizza with a funny face

More recipes 

We love food and we've got some great recipes to prove it. We've got our favourite family bakes if the weather keeps you indoors, or take a look at some of our picnic recipes if the sun is shining.

Make it
Easter chicks made from fabric scraps Play Video
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Make a bean-bag Easter chick

Made out of scraps of old cloth, these Easter chicks are cheerful decorations which also make great presents for family and friends. They're simple to make and you can get creative with the colours of cloth you choose and the types of buttons you use for the eyes.

More Easter how to guides
Children learning about gardening and growing your own vegetables on a visit to Trerice, Cornwall

More how to guides 

Have you ever wanted to have a go at crafting masterpieces, growing your own veg or learning how to make a bird feeder from an apple? Follow one of our many how to guides and become an expert in something new in no time.

Share the joy
Boy and girl walking through a garden holding gardening tools

Get gardening with Burgon & Ball 

As the sun begins to shine get ready to dig, sow and watch your garden grow. It's the perfect time to get the whole family involved with the colourful children's gardening tools and accessories from Burgon & Ball. You'll find everything you need from buckets to gloves and spades to kneelers on our online shop.

Browse the children's gardening range

Things to do at Easter

Get some inspiration for activities to do on your own or with family over the Easter holidays. You won't be short of things to do this spring.

Ideas for things to do