With the Easter long weekend falling between the 15th and 18th of April, there's plenty to do over the 4 days off! From Easter egg hunts, to walks enjoying the Spring blossoms and flowers (and even spotting an adorable lamb or two if you're lucky!), or getting your home Easter-decor ready to welcome loved ones in for the holiday.
If you're looking for activities to keep everyone entertained over the bank holiday, or even help you get ready in the run-up to the event; here at Obby we can help! We've put together our Top 8 picks for Easter themed activities, with a range of choices to keep everyone from the kids to adults happy and enjoying the Easter season!
Our Top 8 Fun Workshops to Celebrate Easter are:
- Easter Baking Class with The Sweet Bit
- Make Your Own Spring Wreath with M.Y.O.
- "Easter Bunny" Paint Party Workshop with Merriment Atelier
- Budge's Easter Biscuit Decorating Class with MasterPeace
- Easter Rolled Beeswax Workshop with Candle By Events
- Easter Egg Celebration Cake Workshop with Saddleworth Cookery School
- "Sassy Bunny" Paint N Sip with Paint Chill Co
- Cyanotype Easter Egg Kit from Mapp of London
Easter Baking Class
Location: Hampstead, London | Price: £75pp
Learn how to make some delicious sweet treats with Valeria of the Sweet Bit in this Easter-themed baking class! A self-taught baker, Valeria went on to receive her professional training and has lived in worked in multiple different countries to expand her knowledge. Her expertise ranges from cakes to patisserie and desserts of all kinds; with the Italian native having a particular interest in Italian baking!
In this Easter baking class, you'll learn how to make 3 bakes perfect for celebrating the Spring holiday: chocolate cupcakes with chocolate mascarpone frosting, some delicious jam-sandwiched biscuits and mini carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting. You'll leave with plenty of new techniques and skills to master at home, and fresh, delicious baked goods to share with loved ones during the Easter holiday!
Book now on ObbyMake Your Own Spring Wreath
Location: Borough, London | Price: £45pp
If you're looking for decorations to get your home Easter-ready? Then this dried Spring wreath making workshop from London-based creative studio M.Y.O is perfect for you! With materials like green eucalyptus, dried oats, wheat, lavender and other dried foliage, you'll learn how to create a beautiful creation under the watchful tuition of your teacher.
All M.Y.O's workshops are BYOB (both food and drink!), so feel free to bring along whatever you fancy to enjoy alongside your Easter workshop; with free teas, coffees, and music all provided!
Book now on Obby"Easter Bunny" Paint Party Workshop
Location: Putney, London | Price: £39pp
Celebrate the Easter season by painting this adorable Easter bunny from Merriment Atelier! Founded by wedding & events planner, Mariella Wilson, Merriment Atelier's workshops are all about painting something beautiful, whilst enjoying a drink and the atmosphere around you; perfect to enjoy alone or with friends and family!
Everything you need to paint your bunny is included in your ticket price, including acrylic paints, a premium stretch canvas (which you'll get to take home afterwards!), easel, palette, handpicked brushes, complimentary drink and more! You don't need any prior painting experience, just bring yourself along ready for a fun evening of painting ahead of you.
Book now on ObbyBudge's Easter Biscuit Decorating Class
Location: Belgravia, London | Price: £45pp
More delicious Easter treats? Count us in! With this class from MasterPeace, you'll learn how to make a beautiful set of Easter-themed biscuit (like the ones above!) with the help of Budge from Boujon Bakery; all in the beautiful setting of MasterPeace's studio in Eccleston Yards.
You'll receive your very own box of pre-made biscuits for you to decorate, with Budge walking you through the basic decorating techniques you'll need; such as how to hold your piping bags and apply different pressures to create different effects! You'll be guided through a 5 biscuit set together - an Easter bunny, daffodil, egg basket, bunny and carrot - before being given full creative control over your final 3 biscuits!
Book now on ObbyEaster Rolled Beeswax Workshop
Location: Live Online | Price: £30pp
If you're looking to entertain your kids over the Easter holidays, and add some Easter-decor to your home, this online candle-making workshop is a great option for you! Using beeswax and a rolling technique, which means there's no melted wax involved, you'll learn how to make your very own Easter themed candles together with your teacher Sarah from Candle By Events.
An online live class, everything you need for the workshop will be posted to you before the session so you'll be able to join in with everyone else and decorate your candles together!
Book now on ObbyEaster Egg Celebration Cake Workshop
Location: Oldham, Greater Manchester
Okay, you might be able to tell this writer has a sweet tooth, but we couldn't not include this amazing Easter Egg Celebration Cake Workshop from Saddleworth Cookery School! You'll learn how to cook your very own rich chocolate sponge, and whilst it bakes, you'll perfect the art of tempering chocolate; making your own Easter egg shells and filled mini eggs to decorate your cake! You'll also learn how to make your own buttercream, creating a 'drip' cake effect along with learning other piping skills.
Everything you need to create your cake is provided, along with a cake box to allow you to take your creation home to enjoy with your loved ones over the Easter weekend!
Book now on Obby"Sassy Bunny" Paint N Sip with Paint Chill Co
Location: Portsmouth | Price: from £29pp
If you're looking to get creative over Easter down on the south coast, then this painting workshop from Paint Chill Co is exactly what you need! You'll learn how to paint this beautiful abstract Easter bunny to take home, originally drawn by Paint Chill Co's founder Jessamin, with all the materials you need included in your ticket price.
Worried about whether you've got artistic flair? No problem! With Paint Chill Co's workshops, no experience is required, and as long as you can draw a (relatively) straight line you're good to go! And the best part is you don't have to worry about the clean up afterwards!
Book now on ObbyCyanotype Easter Egg Kit
Location: At Home | Price: £24.99
For unique Easter decorations, this Cyanotype Easter Egg Kit from Mapp of London is a great way to create a sustainable festive bit of decor! If you're a little confused about what cyanotype is, it's an over 100 year old photographic printing process using the sun that prints in a distinctive dark blue (as pictured above).
You'll take small paper rounds of these cyanotype prints to create your own paper mache egg, with all the instructions you need included in your home kit; perfect for doing with little ones or loved ones over for the Easter long weekend.
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Hopefully, these ideas on how to find something fun to do over the Easter holidays will help you out! If you're still looking for activities during the Easter period up, be sure to take a read of some of our other amazing guides and best round-ups below. We're sure you'll find something useful, oh - and don't forget to share the love.