Easter Candy Holder Craft – Easter Eggs, Bunny, and Chick Candy Holder Templates and Tutorial

There are so many cute Easter candy craft ideas out there, but a personal favorite is my Easter candy holder craft with SVGs featuring these sweet designs:

• Easter bunny
• Chick (or peep)
• Easter basket
• Plus six free SVG Easter egg holders

I love that this is one of the easiest Easter crafts you can do, and it’s also a fun papercraft project that adults and kids can enjoy making together. Not to mention, what a beautiful way to celebrate the season with refreshing pastel colors and motifs – perfect to share at family get-togethers throughout the Easter season.

Make Other Candy Holder Crafts With These Templates

You can use these Easter candy holder SVG cut files with your Cricut machine and fill them with your favorite candy. Once you learn the craft technique for creating the candy holder, it’s basically the same process for creating any holder – and the designs you can choose from are endless!

I’ve recently fallen in love with this fun craft, and in addition to this Easter candy holder, here are some other templates covering a variety of themes and holidays:

• Dog and cat candy holders (featuring templates for a dozen different dogs!)
• Woodland animals candy holders
• Farm animals candy holders
• Valentine’s Day gnome candy holder
• Pumpkin candy holder
• Turkey candy holder
• Christmas candy holders

And for those who want to avoid candy with this Easter craft project, you can opt to fill these Easter SVG files with anything small enough to fit such as stickers, small toys, or party favor-type gifts.

Download the Easter Candy Holder Templates & Free Easter Egg Holder Template

I’ve created several Easter candy holder crafts, including a bunny, a chick, an Easter basket with eggs, and six easter egg designs. The bunny, chick, and basket are available to our A-Star Crafters, but you can get the Easter egg design for FREE inside the Craft Vault.

To access the free Easter egg SVG files, sign up via the form below or log into your existing account. Once you’re logged in, you can download the collection of candy holders here. or access the individual candy holder designs linked below.

• FREE Easter egg candy holder (design #477)
• Easter basket candy holder (design #478)
• Chick candy holder (design #479)
• Easter bunny candy holder (design #480)

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Supplies for Easter Candy Holder Craft

• Cricut machine (any Explore, Maker, or Joy will work) and Cricut mat
• 65-100 pound cardstock
• Plastic half-ball ornaments. I use 8 cm here but you can choose other sizes. Just be sure to follow the resizing instructions in the video.
• Tombow liquid glue
• Foam tab tape
• Weeding tool
• Candy such as robin eggs, Easter eggs, pastel-colored M&Ms, etc.
• Perforation tool (works only with the Cricut Maker) If you don’t use the Perforation tool or don’t have a Cricut Maker, these designs have been updated to include pre-perforated options. You now only need the fine-point blade as explained in Step 4 in the instructions below.
• Easter egg, chick, bunny, or basket candy holder templates

Easter Bunny, Chick, and Basket Candy Holder Craft: Video Tutorial

Watch the full step-by-step video for my Easter bunny, chick, and basket candy holders. You can also keep reading for a step-by-step tutorial. In this video, I’ll also show you how to set up the files in Design Space.

Easter Egg Candy Holder Craft: Video Tutorial

I created the Easter egg candy holders in this separate video below, but the mechanics are all the same as the rest of the candy crafts. If you need help setting up the files in Design Space, watch the first video above or click here.

My favorite part about this Easter candy holder craft is how easy it is to peel the back off to access the candy or gift inside. The recipient can enjoy the cute springtime gift long after the candy gift is gone!

Steps for Making Easter Candy Holders

1. Download the Templates.

Go to the Easter Candy Holder Collection page to download the templates and click on the design you want to make. The Easter eggs are free and the bunny, chick, and basket templates are available for our A-Star Crafters.

2. Upload the Templates to Design Space.

Next, import the files into Design Space. I used my Cricut machine to cut the SVG templates.

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3. Adjust Size of Candy Holder.

Once you’ve imported the files into Design Space, you’ll first want to scale the Easter SVG files to your desired size. I have the files set so that an 8 cm plastic ball will work. If you wish to resize, then be sure to scale as a group to keep proportions correct, using the spare circle included in the files as a guide reference.

4. Set the Perforation Area.*

After you’ve set the size of your Easter candy holders:

• Ungroup the layers using the Ungroup tool in the top right.
• Select only the circle with the tab at the top and change the operation to Perforate.
• Next, hold down the Shift key and select the perforated circle and the solid base piece. Use the Attach tool to attach these two pieces together. This ensures that perforation occurs when moving to the Cut screen, as shown on the screen below.

* If you own a Maker model, you also have the option to use the Perforation Blade that comes with your Quick Swap tools to set your perforation line and attach it to the base layer.

Pro Tip: A crafter’s best practice is to always be sure to save your project as you continue to work!

5. Assemble the Candy Holder.

• Now, with all layers cut in your choice of cardstock colors, start with the two largest layers (the base and the one with the hole for the half ball), which will sandwich the ornament ball. Add foam tabs along the back of the layer with the hole.
• Fill the plastic ball with candy and place it down on the solid base piece with the perforation or score lines.
• Layer the piece with the hole cut out over the plastic ball.

6. Add Final Details.

To complete each Easter candy holder, add on any extra details. For some details, I use the Tombow glue, and for more intricate pieces, the Bearly Art glue.

Repeat these steps for any of the Easter candy holder designs in the same way. And that’s it! Make several and hand them out to family or friends, and watch their faces light up!

Did you enjoy this Easter candy holder craft? Which one is your favorite? The Easter bunny SVG design, the chick, basket, or the free Easter egg candy SVG files? Tell me below.

More Free Easter SVG Files to Love!

There are loads more FREE Easter craft files inside the Abbi Kirsten Craft Vault, like my Easter egg SVG 3D box template and my favorite collection of free Easter SVG designs that you can use to make Spring and Easter garland, signs, buckets, shirts, and more.

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