As a former educator and mom of three, I'm passionate about creating activities that are fun, festive, and educational. These 5 Easter learning activities for kids combine hands-on play with valuable skills development - perfect for keeping little ones excited and engaged for the holiday!
Why Easter is Perfect for Learning Activities!
Easter is the perfect holiday to incorporate playful learning! With the warm weather, cheerful pastel colors, and adorable animals kids love (bunnies and chicks?! Yes please!), Easter-themed activities naturally capture their attention while strengthening important developmental skills.
As an elementary educator before becoming a stay-at-home mom, I've seen firsthand how the right activities can make learning feel like play. These Easter learning activities for kids are designed to be simple yet effective, using materials you likely already have at home. I've even included a special tracing printable in Activity #3 that you can download for free from my blog!
Benefits of My Easter Learning Activities for Kids
Children are naturally drawn to colorful, hands-on experiences, and my Easter learning activities for kids draw on that enthusiasm while building important skills! The most effective learning happens when children are fully engaged and enjoying themselves. During all of the fun, they will be working on:
- Fine motor development
- Early math concepts
- Letter recognition
- Problem-solving
- Creative expression
- Scientific thinking
- Direction-following
My 10 Easter Learning Activities for Kids How-Tos!
#1: Egg Symmetry with Playdough
What they're learning:
This activity introduces the basic geometry concept of symmetry through tactile, sensory play. Children develop fine motor skills while understanding that symmetrical designs mirror each other across a center line.
Supplies needed:
- Cardboard
- Permanent marker
- Playdough
- Optional: Clear packing tape
Instructions:
- Draw Easter egg outlines on cardboard with a permanent marker.
- Add a line of symmetry down the middle of each egg.
- Optional: Cover the cardboard with clear packing tape to make it reusable.
- Have your child use playdough to create matching designs on both sides of the line! You can get in on the fun by designing half of an egg and seeing if your child can match it, or vice versa!
#2: Paper Towel Egg & Color Diffusion
What they're learning:
Children are fascinated by how colors blend and move in this simple science activity! They will create then observe capillary action and color mixing principles, while also strengthening fine motor control through the use of droppers!
Supplies needed:
- Paper towels
- Permanent marker
- Food coloring
- Water
- Small cups or a divided tray (muffin tin, ice cube tray, etc).
- Dropper or pipette
- Deep tray or dish large enough for the paper towel
How-To:
- Draw an egg outline on a paper towel using permanent marker. Place the paper towel in the deep tray.
- In the small cups or divided tray, create your colors by mixing water with a drop of food coloring. I also like to have one cup of plain water to use.
- Have your child use the dropper to place colored water on different parts of the paper towel.
- Watch as the colors spread and blend! What happens when you place the drops far apart? What about closer together?
- Let dry to save their beautiful artwork, then repeat with a new paper towel!
#3: Egg Watercolor Resist Art
What they're learning:
This Easter learning activity for kids introduces the artistic concept of resist technique while practicing fine motor skills and creative expression!
Supplies needed:
- Paper with Easter egg outline (download my free printable Easter egg outline!)
- Permanent markers
- Watercolors and brush
- Water
How-To:
- Print or draw an Easter egg outline on paper.
- Use the permanent marker to create designs inside the egg (check out my example photo for ideas!).
- Paint over the entire egg with watercolors.
- The permanent marker areas will "resist" the paint, creating an artistic effect your kids will love! It's a great contrast to Activity #2: Egg Paper Towel Color Diffusion.
- Let dry and display!
#4: Easter Egg Matching Game
This activity repurposes plastic eggs into a versatile learning tool!
What they're learning:
This adaptable Easter learning activity for kids can be customized to practice a variety of skills including letter recognition, counting, shape identification, or phonics.
Supplies needed:
- Plastic Easter eggs that can be separated into halves
- Permanent marker
How-To:
- With permanent marker, create matches on opposite halves of the eggs.
- Ideas for matches include: uppercase to lowercase letters, numbers to quantities (e.g. dots), shapes to names, beginning sounds to pictures.
- Separate all egg halves and mix them up.
- Challenge your child to find matching halves and reassemble the eggs!
Pro Tip: If you can use all the same Easter egg color, the more challenging it is!
#5: Cardboard Bunny Counting
This activity adds a new dimension to counting practice: a vertical one!
What they're learning:
This activity reinforces number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence through hands-on engagement.
Supplies needed:
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Marker
- Craft tape
How-To:
- Cut squares from the cardboard and draw a simple bunny on each one. If you are working on counting 1-5, you'll need 15 bunny squares. If you are working on counting 1-10, you'll need 55 bunny squares, etc. If easier, feel free to use paper or print out your bunnies!
- Tape strips of painter's tape vertically on a wall, sticky side out.
- Write a number at the top of each tape strip or make numbers from the cardboard.
- Have your child stick the correct number of bunnies under each number!
Your Turn to Play!
These 5 Easter learning activities for kids prove that you don't need expensive materials or complicated setups to create exciting and festive activities your kids will LOVE! With many supplies that you already have at home, you can create engaging opportunities for developing essential skills while connecting with your child through play this Easter!
Try introducing one new Easter activity in these next two weeks leading up to the holiday! Remember that repetition is beneficial for young learners, so feel free to revisit favorite activities.
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Written by Brittany, Stay at Home Activity Mom
Brittany is a former elementary school teacher turned stay-at-home mom of three. Passionate about children learning through play, she began sharing her simple, hands-on, and education activities on her Instagram @stayathomeactivitymom so that other parents could see how fun this type of at-home learning can be.
