Roll & Draw Easter Egg Art

This Easter egg art activity will have kids rolling, drawing, and laughing all at once! A super fun way to explore lines, patterns, and creativity.

A child wearing bunny ears and a pink shirt drawing on a purple paper egg while sitting at a table covered in a pink and white gingham cloth. Several completed Easter egg art pieces with colorful lines are visible on the table, along with markers and the printable die.

Create colorful Easter egg art fun

Get ready for an egg-cellent creative adventure!

This Easter egg art project is part drawing game, part art activity, and all kinds of fun.

Kids will love rolling the printable die and seeing which type of line they’ll add to their egg next.

plit image showing two children drawing colorful lines on pastel paper eggs while seated at a table with a pink and white gingham tablecloth. A roll-and-draw dice cube with lines is on the table.

Roll, draw, and decorate Easter egg art

This Easter egg art project comes with a little twist (or should I say… roll?).

Every time kids roll the dice, they’re greeted with a fun surprise—what type of line will they add next as they work their way down the egg?

It’s part game, part art, and fully packed with creative energy.

🐇 Try some of these other Easter art faves:

A printable dice template with six different types of lines—including zigzag, wavy, dotted, dashed, double straight, and scalloped—is cut out and laying flat next to a pair of scissors on a pink and white gingham tablecloth. Easter egg art printable ready to be folded.

Materials

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Printable dice template
Colorful paper cut into egg shapes
Scissors
Markers – we used acrylic markers (my favorite new art supply of 2025!)

A hand holding a completed purple paper egg decorated with colorful lines including scalloped, zigzag, straight, dotted, and wavy patterns, all drawn with paint markers on a pink and white gingham tablecloth. Easter egg art project featuring multiple types of lines.

How to make roll & draw Easter egg art

Print the free dice template.
Cut out the dice, fold along the lines, and tape or glue to assemble.
Give each child a colorful paper egg cutout.
Roll the die!
Draw the type of line you rolled across the egg, working from top to bottom.
Keep rolling and drawing until the whole egg is filled with fun lines.

💡 Teacher Tip: This project introduces six types of lines: double straight, zigzag, scalloped, dashed, dotted, and wavy. Practice using the vocabulary words of the lines drawn as you go.

A child wearing bunny ears and a bright pink shirt tossing a paper die into the air. The table is filled with colorful markers and paper egg cutouts ready for decorating.

Why this Easter egg art builds preschool skills

Sure, this project is fun, but it’s also packed with learning.

As kids draw different types of lines, they’re working on fine motor control and hand-eye coordination.

They’re also practicing early math concepts like patterning and sequencing (one line after the next!).

Plus, this activity supports visual discrimination skills as kids recognize and replicate different line styles.

Four children holding colorful paper eggs decorated with lines such as zigzags, scallops, dots, and straight lines. The eggs are held above a pink and white gingham tablecloth with markers and dice scattered around. Easter egg art designs shown together.

Egg-stra fun for older and younger kids

Need to adapt this project for different ages?

For younger kids, offer thicker markers or crayons and larger egg cutouts for easier handling.
Older kids might enjoy turning their egg into an intricate doodle by adding extra details between the lines.

Want to take it further? Have older kids create their own dice with even more line styles!

A child in a pink shirt drawing a white zigzag line across a purple paper egg using a paint marker. In the foreground, a hand holds a rolled paper die showing a bold zigzag line. Easter egg art activity using a roll-and-draw dice game.

Fun facts about lines and patterns

Did you know that artists use lines for way more than just outlines? Lines can show movement (think of racing stripes on a car), texture (spiky vs. soft), and even emotion (calm and peaceful or wild and energetic).

Smooth, wavy lines often feel gentle and relaxing—like ripples on a pond.

Meanwhile, zigzag lines? They’re all jazzed up and full of energy, almost like lightning bolts zipping across the sky.

Artists have been playing with line art for kids and adults alike for centuries.

And if you peek around your classroom or home, you’ll spot different types of lines hiding everywhere—fabric patterns, playground structures, wallpaper, games, and more