Kiddos love getting into the holidays, and I love watching their excitement! Below are a variety of Easter activities for toddlers and preschoolers.
I have it on good authority that elementary-aged children would love many of these ideas, too.
Oh, and be sure to grab the free printable rabbit shape mats at the bottom of the post!
Fun Easter Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers!
Do you have any special Easter activities for toddlers or preschoolers that you love doing each year? I find it fun to see what each new class is interested in and go from there.
For example, one year my class was super into collaborative art projects. So, of course, we made sure to make a few special Easter canvases together.
Another year, the kids were all about exploring engineering concepts. That year, we put together Easter constructions. Who knows what future Easters will bring!
And now onto the Easter activities for kids . . .
Plastic Easter egg sculpture | Fun-A-Day
A fun and artistic way to use extra plastic eggs! My preschoolers and I used a glue gun during this activity, but I’d suggest play dough or glue dots for younger kiddos.
50+ Easter Egg Activities for Kids | Fun-A-Day
This one has all things Easter eggs – from art and crafts to science to decorating ideas.
Peeps Play Dough | Still Playing School
You may have seen Easter marshmallow play dough recipes . . . but this is the one that started them all! Often replicated, but nothing can beat the original science and sensory fun for Easter.
Fizzy Easter eggs | Reading Confetti
We looooooove fizzy science around here, so this activity was a huge hit! I love the literacy tie-ins as well.
Contact paper chick | House of Burke
I love the sensory aspect of this toddler-friendly Easter craft! My preschoolers would get a kick out of it as well.
Train Easter eggs | Play Trains
These eggs are perfect to make with the little engineers in your lives!
Homemade Easter Baskets | Fun-A-Day
Use empty egg cartons to make special Easter “baskets” that are perfect for toddler and preschooler egg hunts.
Montessori Easter egg rainbow activity | Living Montessori Now
Fine motor skills, math, and practical life practice all rolled into one colorful activity.
Easter egg shell craft | Powerful Mothering
I really appreciate how this craft can apply to a variety of ages. It can be sensory play, color learning, and arts/crafts, depending on what the children are into.
Easter egg filler coupons | Ellie Petrov
Some non-candy fillers for the kiddos’ Easter eggs!
Easter egg hand prints | Fun-A-Day
Using kids’ hand prints to make art is a must when kids are still little. Here’s a way to do just that, then let the children “decorate” their egg hand prints.
Q-Tip painted Easter eggs | No Time for Flash Cards
Allison introduced shades of colors to this Easter art activity. What a fun way to explore and paint without using a paintbrush.
The dissolving Peeps experiment | Mom to 2 Posh L’il Divas
I’ll admit it, I just don’t like eating Peeps (*gasp*). However, dissolving them in the name of science? That, I can get behind!
Plastic Easter egg number fun | Rubberboots and Elf Shoes
Kiddos love to open and close plastic eggs, even if there’s nothing inside them. So why not use them to practice numbers and quantities?!
Life-size Easter basket | Fun at Home with Kids
Yes please. I’d like one! Seriously – who would pass this up? 🙂
Toddler Easter art with plastic eggs | Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
A process art exploration of painting and plastic eggs! Those little ones had a BLAST with this project!
Beginning letter sound Easter egg hunt | This Reading Mama
I love how this combined a mini egg hunt with important early literacy skills! It also includes a free printable.
So, which of these ideas are you going to try out first?! I know, I know – too many great activities makes it harder to choose! 🙂
Do you have any Easter activities for toddlers or preschoolers you think I should add to the list? If so, be sure to tell me in the comments below.
Easter Books to Read with the Kids
Do you have any favorite books to read to the children around Easter?
Here are a few suggestions to get you started:
Even More Easter Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Get 25+ pages of hands-on early math fun for Easter. You can find our Easter Roll and Color Math Games here.
Save time and get right to the playful learning with our done-for-you Easter lesson plans. The plans have over 100 pages of early learning fun for the kids and include activities for whole class, small group, and center times.
You’ll find printable lesson plans, activity explanations, book suggestions, and coordinating printables for preschool children.
Get your Easter lesson plans here.
You can also find us on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Free Easter Printable Shape Mats
Click the button below if you’d like to download the shape rabbit mats. These are great to use with play dough, mini erasers, buttons, or dry erase markers.
In addition to the free bunny shape mats, you’ll get to join Fun-A-Day’s free email community (for even more early childhood activities and ideas)!
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