There are so many fun learning activities with plastic eggs, so don’t throw out those plastic colorful eggs after the Easter holiday! Keep them for kids’ Easter egg games or for learning throughout the year — from Easter themed math, plastic egg activities for preschool, relay race games, and other fun plastic eggs kid activities for unit studies and lesson planning!
12 Best Activities With Plastic Easter Eggs
There are many different ways to learn with plastic eggs just by writing on them with a marker or using stickers that make great
These are great Easter games early years play (like eggs game – toddler games) or for older kids because you can adapt what you’re learning for the age / grade level.
For example, little kids can match the colors of the plastic egg parts, while older kids can match the multiplication answer on one half of the egg to the multiplication problem written on the on a different half of an egg.
(Be sure to mix up the colors for older kids. Maybe the math problem is written on pink, but the answer is written on a purple egg half!)
Best part?
It doesn’t even need to be Easter to play these fun learning games. You can use these for fun learning games all year!
Using Plastic Eggs In The Classroom, Homeschool Unit Studies, or for Homeschooling Co-Op Kid Activities
12 Fun Learning Activities with Easter Eggs:
-Basic color matching: Take apart the eggs and mix up the egg halves. Have children match the colors of the eggs, which is an easy practice for toddler learning and preschool activities.
-Motor skills lacing: Practice small motor skills by lacing together plastic eggs on twine.
LEARNING TIP: Look for the plastic Easter eggs with the holes in each end!
-Number recognition: Have children match the number on the egg to the number of dots on the other egg half.
-Math problems: Give children math problems and have them solve them using the eggs.
Write the Problem on one egg half and answers on the other half.
This works for all ages and learning levels. Just make the math problems level appropriate for your needs.
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-Letter recognition: Have children match the letter on the egg to the letter on a card.
Or, have them match the capital A on one half on an egg to a lower case a on the other half to practice.
-Shape recognition: Draw a shape on one half of the egg and have kids match it to the word on another egg half.
-Word scramble: Write word parts on eggs halves and see how many words kids can make by placing the halves together. For example, write ch- on one half and word parts like –air, -in, etc on the other egg halves.
You can also play this with older kids may just writing word parts and seeing how many real words they can make in a certain time by matching egg halves.
This is a fun Minute To Win It Challenge, which is really popular with tweens and teens!
-Animal identification: Write the names of animals on one half of the egg and the sounds they make on the other half.
For example, Cow on one half of the egg and Moo on the other egg half.
-Opposites: Write opposites on each egg half (like up/down, in/out, fast/slow). Have your child match the opposites together.
-Sorting: If you have different kinds and sizes of eggs, have younger kids sort eggs into different colors and sizes.
This is a great egg activity for preschool or toddler learning ideas.
-Follow the patterns or path: Draw simple patterns or lines (path) on a whole plastic egg. Separate the plastic egg halves, mix them up, and have kids match the patterns.
TIP: Be sure to use different color halves to make 1 egg each and then draw, or else the kids will just be matching colors.
-Sensory Identification: If you find the plastic eggs with the holes in the ends, you can play sensory identification!
Place fragrant, bulky items (not powders or anything that would spill out) like orange peels, cucumber peels, grass, cinnamon candy, bubble gum pieces, etc. and see who can identify the most by smelling through the whole in the end.
No peeking or taking the egg apart! (You can tape the eggs on the seam with clear tape to prevent the kids from opening them.)
I hope you have fun with these activities with plastic eggs for kids!
