6 of the best easy and fun Easter Activities for kids!
On a scale of 1-10 how creepy is the Easter bunny? We took Rea when she was 1, but I don’t think we have ever taken D. Like, Santa visits are a 5-7 on the creep factor, but a giant freaking bunny, that’s a solid 12.
Anywho, I love quick and easy activities, and this Easter, We are doing ALL. THE. EASTER. ACTIVITIES.
And because I love holiday crafts so much, I made an entire list of Easter activities that are perfect for just about any situation, whether you are trying to keep your preschooler busy and engaged at home or just want something easy and fun to make an Easter memory with.
These Easter egg activities will have your whole crew giggling, ensuring tons of fun and learning is happening all at the same time!
Side note: I don’t know if you have this going on in your house, but crafts and toddlers don’t always go together. So if your kiddo doesn’t like activities or crafts, here's a little pro tip: Swap the name activity or crafts and call them games instead!
Cue all the Easter egg activities! Here are my top 5 favorites!
Visual Discrimination with Easter Egg matching
What this means is that your kiddo is looking at a template of images versus signs and symbols. When they are looking at a bunch of signs and symbols they don’t understand. Like the alphabet or numbers, this is a great way to build their skills while they improve their visual discrimination skills. It helps them understand the difference when they do get to letters and numbers.
What you need:
- 6-space egg crate. And add plastic, colored eggs.
- Print out the template from my Easter activity set and have your kiddo match the plastic eggs with the picture on the template.
@sandboxacademy Visual discrimination is an important step in learning letters #prereading #teachingkidstoread #learningletters #homeschoolprek ♬ original sound - Emily | mom talk + activities
Easter Egg Letter Matching
This craft helps engage your kiddos gross motor skills in an engaging and playful way.
What you need:
- Grab the template from my Easter activity set.
- Fill all sorts of colored easter eggs with gems, and letters and hide them around the house.
- Have your kiddo open the eggs and match the letters with the letters on the piece of paper.
@sandboxacademy Cue all the Easter 🐣 egg activities #easteractivitiesforkids #keepingkidsbusy #preschoolactivity #activityforpreschool #preschoolmom ♬ Keepin' It Real X Aerie - Kelsea Ballerini
Easter Egg Lantern:
This one is a little more complicated than the others, but I have faith in you!
What you need:
- Pick a colored piece of construction paper and fold hamburger style.
- Make some cuts from the folded edge and make sure to not cut all the way through.
- Unfold your paper and then make circles with the uncut ends. Staple it together and you will see the shape of the lantern.
- Have your kiddo decorate the lantern with their favorite stickers or colors.
- Hang the lantern with a piece of yarn or string.
@sandboxacademy This one is a little more complicated but I have faith in you #kidsart #craftsforkids #kidscrafts #craftswithmykids #preschoolmom #homeschoolprek ♬ original sound - Emily | mom talk + activities
Easter Egg Domino Match:
What you need:
-Print the template from my Easter activity pack
-Fill the colored easter eggs with dominoes.
-Hide the easter eggs all over the house and have your kiddo find them and count and match the domino to the number on the easter template.
@sandboxacademy Number matching egg hunt #preschoolactivities #preschoolmoms #momoftiktok #homeschoolmom #homeschoolprek #homeschoolpreschool ♬ original sound - Emily | mom talk + activities
Easter Name Activity:
What you need:
-Grab a piece of orange construction paper and fold in half long ways.
-Draw triangles (carrots) on construction paper and cut the triangles (carrots) out.
-Grab another color of construction paper and glue the triangle pieces to it. Have your kiddo write their name on each of the triangles before gluing.
-Grab a green marker and draw the tops of your carrots.
@sandboxacademy Name activity for Easter #easteractivity #easteractivitiesforkids #prekcraft #preschoollearning #prekmom ♬ Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg
Growing Flower Easter Activity
This is great if you have a reluctant writer on your hands. This helps give them another option to engage their fine motor skills in a new exciting way.
What you need:
-Grab a piece of white construction paper and grab a couple of different colored crayons.
-Draw a center circle and flower petals around it to create a flower.
-Have your kiddo draw the same flower a little bigger and keep going until there is no more room on the paper.
@sandboxacademy Sometimes the answer is to do less #preschoolactivities #prewritingskill #prewriting #preschoolwriting #preschooler ♬ original sound - Emily | mom talk + activities
Clearly, I went down a rabbit hole with this one. But I couldn’t help myself! Get it?
These activities are all from my Easter activity set which you can find on Etsy.
Since I went down the rabbit hole, here’s a little bonus: Tell your kiddos these Easter themed jokes to be the ultimate cool mom!
- What's a rabbit’s favorite dance? Hip-Hop
- What kind of books do bunnies read? The ones with hoppy endings
- What did the bunny say to his crush? Hey there hop stuff
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