Every Easter, we seem to find ourselves swimming in a sea of plastic Easter eggs. We put them to good use for our annual Easter egg hunts, but we also enjoy reusing them. How, you ask? With these engaging, and educational, Plastic Easter Egg Activities for Toddlers! So…keep those plastic eggs out of storage just a little bit longer, and let’s have some fun!
ABC Easter Egg Letter Matching
This simple alphabet activity is a great way for little ones to learn and recognize their uppercase and lowercase letters. All they have to do is select an uppercase letter, search through the egg pieces to find the matching lowercase counterpart, and snap the two together into one letter pair! Snapping the egg halves together provides an additional challenge, and lesson in patience and determination…because we all know from experience, they can be a bit tricky. π
You only need three things to complete this educational activity: plastic Easter eggs (that split into two pieces), a marker, and a willing participant.
Using the marker, write all 26 uppercase letters on one half of the eggs (I chose the top half for our uppercase letters). Write the 26 corresponding lowercase letters onto the opposite half (bottom) of the eggs. Break all of the eggs in half and mix them up. Have your little ones match up the letters, until all of the eggs are put back together again.
Our little nugget insists on completing this ABC letter matching activity several times in a row, and she regularly requests it on the days that we are home together. She loves it! And I love that she is building valuable letter recognition skills!
Easter Egg Towers
Every toddler that I’ve ever met loves building towers. I love watching the little engineers and architects hard at work. And I love how creative they are when it comes to selecting their building materials. Our little nugget constructs towers out of wooden blocks, Lego pieces, books, couch cushions…pretty much anything that she can get her hands on. So naturally, we had to try out this amazingly fun (and challenging) Egg Towers! Fine Motor Balancing Game, that we found over on Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls.
This egg-ceptional activity only requires a few supplies: plastic Easter eggs, straws, and an empty box (we used an empty tissues box that we had on hand, but you could also use an empty cardboard box). Simply poke holes into the box and slide the straws through. If you make holes that are slightly smaller than the straws, once you push the straws in, they should be nice and snug. If you are having issues with your straws staying upright, you can pipe a ring of hot glue around them (on top of the box). And then…let the games begin! Have your little ones start stacking egg halves on top of the straws to see how tall of a tower they can create. It’s harder than it looks. π
Easter Egg Stamp Painting
You can never go wrong with a painting activity, and this egg stamp painting activity is so easy to setup! Your kiddos will be thrilled to create their own colorful masterpiece, sans a paint brush. They will be so engaged in their artistic process, that you will even have some time to sit down and enjoy a hot cup of coffee!
All you need is some plastic Easter eggs (separated into halves), paint in various colors, and white paper (I highly recommend using a large sheet of craft paper). That’s it! It’s that easy!
Our little nugget loved every minute of this egg stamp painting activity. She made sure to cover every square inch of paper with loads of colorful circles!
Easter Egg Bath & Scoop
If you just finished creating an Easter egg stamp painting, your plastic eggs are going to need a bath! I initially figured that this egg bath and scoop activity would hold our little nugget’s attention for all of two seconds. I’m happy to say that I was wrong. Who knew that sloshing some Easter eggs around in a bin of colored water, and using various spoons to scoop them up and transfer them into a separate jug, would be so entertaining? She loved transferring all of the eggs into the plastic jug, and when she had collected them all…back into the water they went. π This simple activity provides a wonderful opportunity to work on those all-important motor skills…AND…it promotes hand-eye coordination!
To setup your own egg bath and scooping station, you will need the following: plastic Easter eggs, a large plastic tub, a plastic jug (or bowl), slotted spoons, and food coloring (optional). I also highly recommend placing a towel underneath the tub, to collect any water spills or splashes. Fill the plastic tub about 1/4-full with water. Feel free to add a few drops of food coloring (for a little more fun)…stir to combine. Toss in the plastic eggs. Set the plastic jug to one side, and hand your kiddos the slotted spoons. Inform them that the objective is to get all of the Easter eggs from the tub, into the jug, using only the spoons. Stand back and watch!
Do your kiddos love using plastic Easter eggs for various activities? I would love to hear all about their favorite egg-tivities in the comments below! I recently stumbled across a magnetic egg activity, that I’m dying to try with our little nugget.
HAPPY EASTER!
