50+ Easter Egg Activities You Need to Try with the Kids

Check out a huge collection of over 50 Easter egg activities for kids of all ages to try.

So, I have to admit something.

I get overwhelmed with all of the amazing ideas that are out there for Easter! Is that just me? Okay, maybe it is just me.

I’m usually very much a Type B person. Just ask my friends. Or my sister. Wait, don’t do that. You don’t need to hear all of those stories!

But the early childhood teacher in me came out to deal with all of the fun ideas I had saved for Easter. I figured I’d share it with you. Maybe you want things organized into categories and all ready to go, too.

If so, enjoy over 50 Easter egg activities to try with the kids this spring!

Now I just have to figure out which ideas to try first. Oh well, can’t win them all!

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Math Easter Egg Activities the Kids Will Love

These hands-on math activities for preschoolers are perfect for an egg theme or when planning learning ideas before Easter.

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Easter egg roll and color math game from Fantastic Fun and Learning (pictured)

DIY Easter egg dominoes from Simple Play Ideas

Build a number with plastic eggs from Mom to 2 Posh L’il Divas (pictured)

Make your own memory game with plastic Easter eggs from Happily Ever Mom (pictured)

Rainbow color sorting and grading with eggs from Living Montessori Now (pictured)

Explore double digits with paper eggs from Dabbling Momma

Plastic Easter egg counting game from Teach Preschool

Easter egg color grading from Gift of Curiosity

Egg Activities all about Literacy

These Easter egg literacy ideas are perfect for kids of varying ages – from preschool up through first grade.

Pre-writing skills with paper eggs from Sorting Sprinkles

Beginning letter sounds egg hunt from This Reading Mama

Plastic egg name game from Fantastic Fun and Learning (pictured)

Stacking eggs in ABC order from The Stay-At-Home Mom Survival Guide (pictured)

Egg hunt to make words from Hands On As We Grow

Easter egg word game from The Measured Mom

Egg-themed CVC word game from Mess for Less (pictured)

“Rotten Eggs” sight word game from Growing Book by Book (pictured)

Science-Filled Egg Activities

We are huge fans of science experiments and explorations around here. What about you?

These egg-themed science ideas will definitely keep your little scientists engaged.

Hatching eggs with kids from Fun-A-Day

The silver egg experiment from Housing a Forest (pictured)

Shrinking and bouncing eggs from Playdough to Plato (pictured)

Reverse Easter egg hunt from Crystal and Co. (pictured)

Explore color and light with plastic eggs from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Eggshells in a mortar and pestle from Sorting Sprinkles

Fizzing Easter eggs from Reading Confetti (pictured)

Floating eggs science from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Rainbow rubber eggs from Babble Dabble Do

Sensory Play Activities with Easter Eggs

These egg-inspired sensory play experiences are just plain beautiful.

Their colors are so inviting, and you know the kids will have a blast with each of them.

Easter sensory play with wooden eggs from Fun at Home with Kids (pictured)

Bunny and egg sensory bin from The Chaos and the Clutter (pictured)

Easter sensory bin from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes (pictured)

Sensory Easter game from Stir the Wonder

Easter egg sensory shakers from Laughing Kids Learn

Egg-Themed Art and Crafts Activities for Kids

You can probably tell that I had a hard time narrowing down the Easter egg activities art and craft ideas.

Each of these art activities is sure to inspire kids’ creativity during an Easter themed week.

Easter egg hand prints from Fun-A-Day

Plastic Easter egg art and STEM project from Fun-A-Day (pictured)

Potato stamping Easter eggs from How Wee Learn

Art appreciation with Easter eggs from Play Dr. Mom (pictured)

Book-inspired watercolor egg art from Buggy and Buddy

Egg crack sidewalk chalk art from Growing a Jeweled Rose

Easter egg drip art from Teach Preschool

Wet chalk Easter egg art from Mom to 2 Posh L’il Divas

3D Easter egg art from Fun-A-Day (pictured)

Plastic Easter egg wreath from Edventures with Kids

Button art Easter egg card from The Boy and Me

Easter egg yarn craft from No Time for Flash Cards

Felt Easter eggs from Fireflies and Mud Pies

Salt dough Easter eggs from Powerful Mothering

Tin foil Easter eggs from Happy Hooligans

Black glue Easter egg art from I Heart Crafty Things (pictured)

Ideas for Decorating Easter Eggs, Too!

I’ve tried almost all of these egg decorating ideas with my son and my students.

We seriously loved each technique that we tried. Do you have a favorite way to decorate eggs?

Glittered Easter eggs from Plain Vanilla Mom (pictured)

Melted wax Easter eggs from Fun Littles (pictured)

Volcano egg dyeing from Toddler Approved (pictured)

Decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs from The Educators’ Spin On It

Frames on Easter eggs from The Artful Parent (pictured)

Dyeing wooden Easter eggs from Plain Vanilla Mom

Train Easter eggs from Play Trains

Decorating Easter eggs with watercolors from Happy Hooligans

I hope all of these awesome Easter egg activities have inspired you to play, learn, and create with your kiddos!

Do you have any ideas to add to this list?

Preschool Lesson Plans and Resources for Easter

Below you’ll find two ready-to-go lesson plan sets, as well as one roll and count math pack. All three would be great to use around Easter with the preschoolers.

The lesson plan packs come with completed, printable lesson plans full of hands-on learning activities for preschool children. They both have book suggestions, whole group activities, small group activities, center ideas, and coordinating printables to use with the kids.

The Easter roll and count math pack has 16 differentiated game mats and 9 print-and-assemble math cubes. These games are great for preschool through early elementary.

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