Easter is coming and you’ve likely stocked up on plastic Easter eggs for your Easter hunt. But did you know there are lots of other activities that use plastic eggs, aside from the traditional egg hunt? Below I’ve listed 13 awesome plastic Easter egg activities for toddlers.
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Easter Egg Activities for Toddlers
As Easter approaches, your toddler might be getting quite excited for the big holiday. There are plenty of fun Easter-themed activities you can do with your toddler (check out this post on Easy & Adorable Easter Crafts or this one on Easter STEM activities).
Using the plastic Easter eggs you’ve likely bought for the big day is a great way to entertain your toddler (if you don’t have any on hand, I love the bright and colourful designs on these ones). At my house I re-use the plastic eggs from year to year. I have a big stash in my basement to pull-out every Easter.
Instead of only using your Easter eggs for the big hunt Easter morning, why not use them all month? There are so many fun Easter activities for your little one. You’ll get lots of use out of your eggs before you put them away for another season.
I’ve rounded up 15 fun ways to use plastic Easter eggs in fun and creative ways. These activities are easy enough for your toddler to complete with minimal assistance because there’s nothing worse than a “toddler activity” where the adult has to do all the work!
These plastic Easter egg activities include activities ideas for sensory play, math and patterning skills, musical instruments, snacks and gardening. All of the activities are super fun for toddlers! They’re also great learning activities, because at this age, just about EVERYTHING is a learning activity for your toddler.
I know my daughters love these activities and I hope your children will have just as much fun!
Plastic Easter Egg Activities
So without further ado, here is the list of plastic Easter egg activities for toddlers!
Sensory Activity with Easter Eggs
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This activity from Toddler Approved promotes fine motor skills and will be a ton of fun for your little ones, because what toddler doesn’t like water play? I recommend a large storage container to contain the mess. Be sure to have a couple of extra towels handy for this activity!
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Another great sensory bin activity your toddler will love. This time, coloured rice is involved, but you could use any filler you’d like, such as beans, sand, or even oatmeal.
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This is another great sensory activity. It doesn’t take much to entertain a toddler more when shaving cream is involved! Be sure to have some towels ready and a plastic table cloth or tarp to lay under the bin (I like this PVC-free splash mat)
STEM Easter Egg Activities
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Kids just love mixing baking soda and vinegar and this one has a fun colour surprise! This activity from Busy Toddler is so much fun for little ones, from toddler to school age children. My daughter did this last week and had a blast!
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I don’t know a kid, toddler or big kid, who doesn’t love magnets. Magnets + Easter = a ton of fun. This is a sensory bin that will keep your little one entertained for hours! Bonus: introduce some science concepts by discussing the meaning of magnetism. If you don’t own magnet wands, you should! They are super affordable and a ton of fun for little ones!
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Balancing Easter eggs on top of paper towel tubes teaches toddlers cause and effect as well as working on fine motor skills. I would encourage some free play with these materials and see what your toddler comes up with by themselves.
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You’ll probably have to do most of the creating with these Easter egg pom-pom poppers from Teach Beside Me, but your toddler will get such a big kick out of playing with it!
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This is a great introductory STEM activity for toddlers from Sixth Bloom. Using Easter eggs to build towers is a way to introduce your little one to engineering. Add some play dough to the mix and see what kind of towers your little one comes up with.
Colour Matching Easter Egg Activities
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This activity works on lots of skills like colour naming, one-to-one correspondence and fine motor skills. You’ll probably need to guide your toddler through this activity the first time or two, but they’ll likely catch on and want to continue independently.
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This colour pattern activity is another great learning activity your toddler will enjoy. I love that it comes for a free printable. You could make this easier for a younger toddler by sticking the coloured dots right on egg carton.
Musical Easter Egg Ideas
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This is a creative way to use plastic Easter eggs to make some musical instruments!
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Even simpler, make egg shakers with just a few materials.
Easter Egg Snacks
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What a adorable Easter-themed lunch from Gluesticks! Kids love tiny snacking trays for lunch. Bonus: it will encourage them to eat healthily! This is such a fun idea!
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Another Easter-themed snack idea from On My Kids Plate! Your toddler will love helping you make these popsicles and will love eating them even more!
Gardening with Easter Eggs
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I love this activity from Creative Green Living so much! Grow your own Easter grass to hide your eggs in. Introduce your child to a love of gardening AND have some Easter fun. Wheat grass is so so easy to grow and you won’t have to waste money (and avoid buying more plastic) on plastic Easter basket grass. Bonus: Wheat grass is edible and healthy. Your kiddo will get a kick out of adding Easter grass to their next smoothie!
So there you have some fabulous and creative Easter egg activities for toddlers. Any of these activities are a perfect way to get some extra use out of the plastic Easter eggs sitting around in storage for 364 days of the year. Let me know which is your favorite activity! From my family to yours, happy Easter!
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