Learning Activities Using Easter Eggs

This time of year there are plastic Easter eggs everywhere. I cleaned out my attic recently and we had so. many. eggs that I put a bunch in the donation box and we still probably have more than we need.

When the teen was younger we used plastic eggs in lots of different ways, which sent me looking for ideas for you.

Of course you can use them to hunt for just about anything, from sight words to letters to objects inside that you count.

My Preschool Place Online hides letters in the eggs and uses them as the start of a salt tray for writing practice. You can use letter magnets or printable letters with little eggs on them in the sight word activities from The Printable Princess. I like this one that’s shown, where all the letters are in the egg and the child unscrambles them to find the word. They’ve also got a cute one using sight words on the eggs, where you change the first letter and see if you’ve got a real word or a nonsense word. So cute.

An Easter egg hunt will get kids moving, but even more so if the eggs are packed with “eggs-ercises” for them to do when they open the egg. This idea is from The Seasoned Mom, and you can use her ideas for activities or write your own. They did this as an indoor activity and didn’t include hunting for eggs, but you can do it indoors or out, with one or two kids or a larger group (have each child find an egg and then everyone does the moves inside).

And we all love a good STEM activity, so let’s combine Easter eggs and learning about magnetism with this activity from Modern Preschool. My girl would have loved this one when she was little because she loved playing with magnets. It’s easy set up if you have good magnets handy, and again you can add an egg hunt component or just use this at the science table.

Be sure to check out my older post on using Easter eggs for learning activities for even more ideas!

We try to keep a relatively regular sleep schedule during the summer, but the morning routine kind of flies out the window when we don’t have anywhere in particular to be. To get little kids back in the groove of getting up and getting ready for school — or to help kids who are new to having a routine learn what to do when — printable routine cards can be a big help.

There are lots of different ways to do these. I like the flip chart style like this one from Mama Papa Bubba. This one is made with a file folder and you add magnets to each section so kids can close the flap on the items they’ve completed for the day. The post includes a free printable with some basic morning activities that kids can cut out and color.

Another version of this that is just paper comes from My Party Design. This one uses little pieces of peel and stick Velcro to close the sections when each step is completed, and there are versions for the morning and evening. (These are not free but might give you an idea of how to make your own with the steps you need.)

For a more detailed, full day schedule great for preschoolers, check out this one from The Savvy Sparrow. This paid resource includes tons of different icons from daily routine items to things like riding bikes, dance class and watering plants. There are 120 icons in all so you’re likely to find everything you need to visually build out your days.

If you want to see how a daily routine printable works for you without putting a lot of work in, try this printable checklist from Little Mager House. You can laminate it or stick it in a plastic sheet protector and mark off things as they get done. Then just wipe it off and start again the next day. This one is free when you sign up for emails.

Natural Beach Living has a free visual schedule printable with all sorts of items and including special things like picnics and nature walks. This one can be used at home or in the classroom and it includes days of the week. (Some of this is free for subscribers but there is also a bundle you can purchase.)

I also love the set of printable routine cards from Look We’re Learning, which includes a bunch of basic daily activities in both English and Spanish if you’re raising a bilingual child or just want to practice a little vocabulary. There are 16 activities in all and there’s a pronunciation guide if you need help with the Spanish. (This is a free resource for subscribers.)

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