Spring is in the air, and with it comes the delightful celebration of Easter. This vibrant time of year offers a wonderful opportunity to enrich your child’s learning journey through engaging Easter activities.
These activities can be seamlessly woven into the Montessori principles you cherish, fostering creativity, exploration, and a deeper connection with the season.
Fun Easter Activities for Kids
Easter is a time for joy, family, and of course, egg hunts! But the fun doesn’t have to stop there. These 10 creative activities celebrate the spirit of Easter while helping your child learn and play.
Activity 1: Decorating Delight
Age Group: 2-8 years old
Materials: Hard-boiled eggs (cooled completely), washable markers, stickers (optional)
How to Perform: Turn eggs into works of art! Let your child decorate hard-boiled eggs with colorful markers and stickers. This is a classic Easter activity that encourages creativity and fine motor skills.
Area of Development: Creativity, Fine motor skills, Color recognition
Activity 2: Sensory Bin Surprise
Age Group: 1-4 years old
Materials: Plastic bin, crinkle paper (in spring colors), plastic Easter eggs (filled with small toys or candy)
How to Perform: Hide and seek with a twist! Fill a plastic bin with crinkle paper in spring colors like yellow, green, and pink. Hide small toys or wrapped candy inside plastic Easter eggs. Let your child dig through the crinkly paper to find the hidden surprises!
Area of Development: Sensory exploration, Fine motor skills, Problem-solving skills
Activity 3: Chick Craft Cut-Ups
Age Group: 3-8 years old
Materials: Construction paper (yellow and orange), scissors, glue stick, googly eyes (optional), markers
How to Perform: Craft adorable chicks! Cut out two large ovals from yellow construction paper for the chick’s body. Cut out a smaller orange triangle for the beak and tiny circles from black construction paper for eyes (or use googly eyes). Glue the pieces together to create a cute chick. You can add details with markers like wings and feet.
Area of Development: Creativity, Fine motor skills, Following directions
Activity 4: Carrot Patch Matching
Age Group: 3-5 years old Materials: Construction paper (orange and green), scissors, marker
How to Perform: Match those carrots! Cut out large orange triangles from construction paper for the carrots. Cut out green rectangles with pointed tops for the carrot tops. Decorate the carrots with a marker and then separate the carrot tops from the bottoms. Let your child match the tops to the correct carrots.
Area of Development: Matching skills, Color recognition, Fine motor skills
Activity 5: Peep Parade Sorting
Age Group: 2-4 years old
Materials: Plastic Easter eggs (in different colors)
How to Perform: Sort the peeps by color! Even without candy, plastic Easter eggs in different colors can be a fun sorting activity. Show your child how to sort the eggs by color and encourage them to help you group them together.
Area of Development: Sorting skills, Color recognition, Fine motor skills
Activity 6: Bouncy Bunny Race
Age Group: 3-8 years old
Materials: Spoons, cotton balls, construction paper (cut into bunny shapes), markers
How to Perform: Get ready, set, hop! This playful activity combines creativity and gross motor skills. Help your child decorate bunny shapes cut from construction paper with markers. Attach each bunny to a spoon with tape or glue. Let your child race their bunny across the floor by holding the spoon and hopping!
Area of Development: Gross motor skills, Creativity, Following directions
Activity 7: Nest Building
Age Group: 2-5 years old
Materials: Shredded paper (in spring colors), basket or bowl, plastic Easter eggs
How to Perform: Build a cozy nest! Fill a basket or bowl with colorful shredded paper. Provide plastic Easter eggs and let your child pretend to build a nest for a baby bird. This is a simple activity that encourages imagination and fine motor skills.
Area of Development: Imagination, Fine motor skills, Sensory exploration
Activity 8: Egg Carton Chick Counting
Age Group: 2-4 years old
Materials: Empty egg carton, small toys or candy (enough to fill each carton compartment), marker
How to Perform: Counting chicks! Transform an empty egg carton into a playful counting game. Write numbers on each compartment with a marker. Hide small toys or pieces of candy inside the carton and let your child count how many are in each section.
Area of Development: Counting skills, Number recognition, Fine motor skills
Activity 9: Dancing Bunny Ears
Age Group: All ages
Materials: Headbands (plastic or fabric), construction paper (cut into bunny ear shapes), markers, scissors, stapler (adult use recommended)
How to Perform: Hop into some Easter cheer! Create adorable bunny ear headbands for the whole family. Decorate bunny ear shapes cut from construction paper with markers. Staple the base of each ear to a headband (adult supervision recommended for stapling). Now you’re ready to hop around and celebrate Easter!
Area of Development: Creativity, Fine motor skills (cutting), Family bonding
Activity 10: Peep Peep Story Time
Age Group: All ages
Materials: Children’s book about Easter or spring
How to Perform: Cuddle up for a story! Find a cozy spot and curl up with your child to read a fun Easter or spring-themed book. Reading together is a wonderful way to bond and promote language development. You can even hide plastic Easter eggs around the room with little notes or pictures inside, and have your child find them as you read the story!
Area of Development: Language development, Imagination, Bonding with caregiver
Conclusion
By incorporating these Easter activities into your child’s Montessori experience, you’ll be nurturing their natural curiosity, fostering a love for discovery, and creating joyful memories that will last a lifetime. Happy Easter!