While most of us only use plastic eggs for egg hunts, there are dozens of fun and easy activities with Easter eggs that you can do to with your kids. I’ve not only compiled a list of them for you, but I’ve also created a supply list of everything you need too! These 31 activities will make the month leading up to Easter incredibly fun for everyone.
This post is all about easy activities with Easter eggs that aren’t just a scavenger hunt!
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Activities with Easter Eggs
What else do I need for these activities with easter eggs?
The main thing you need to get started is of course plastic Easter eggs. I highly recommend getting a bulk set of them here so that you can complete every one of these activities and have plenty for your Easter egg hunts too! And if you want to be able to do every one of these activities, print the supply list below to make sure you have everything ready to go!
How long do these activities take to complete?
While each activity is slightly different, I’d say most of these activities can be done in 20-30 minutes! The cooking ones may take a bit longer.
Let's get to it!
1. Egg Color Matching
This is such a simple activity and a great well to help you toddler practice their colors. We’ve done this before with toys and blocks but using Easter eggs is a fun way to get in the Easter spirit!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Colored paper
Source | Little Learning Club
2. Egg Number Match
One of the first steps to teaching your toddler math is helping them count and identify certain numbers. This egg matching activity will help them do both at once!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Sharpie
Source | Room Mom 101
3. Egg Rice Krispie Treats
Baking activities with Easter eggs are the best! Rice Krispie treats are good for any occasion but they are even better in egg form.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Rice Krispies cereal
- Mini Marshmallows
- Butter
- Non-stick spray
Source | Passion for Savings
4. Glow in the Dark Eggs
If you throw glow sticks or battery powered tea lights into plastic eggs…BOOM you’ve got glow in the dark Easter eggs! You can have a scavenger hunt with them or just play around with them in the dark! Your kids will love them either way!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Glow sticks or tea lights
Source | Hip 2 Save
5. Magnetic Eggs
It’s insanely easy to create your own magnetic Easter eggs with nothing more than a few fridge magnets!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Fridge magnets
- Magnetic wands (these are great to have on hand for sensory bins of all kinds!)
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
6. Egg Sensory Bin
Throw a few plastic Easter eggs in a bin with almost anything for a fun sensory bin. Things like oatmeal, rice. or cereals are a good base. You can add measuring spoons/cups but Easter eggs are great for scooping and dumping too.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Oatmeal/rice/cereal
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
7. Egg & Playdough Building
You’ll be amazed at what you can build with nothing but plastic eggs and playdough!
What You'll need:
- Plastic eggs
- Playdough
Source | The Educators’ Spin on It
8. Color Dot Egg Picture
Use dot markers or colored dot stickers to design a pattern or picture for your toddler. Then give them a basket of plastic egg halves and have them match the colors.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Dot markers or colored dot stickers
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
9. Straw Egg Balance
Have a contest to see how many eggs you can balance on top of each straw! You will be amazed at how long this game can last!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Plastic bendy straws
- Medium sized cardboard box
Source | Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls
10. Egg Ramp Races
If you have any extra cardboard boxes lying around, creating ramps for your Easter eggs will provide hours of fun. Fill them with various things around the house to see if they go faster/slower and if they go straight or wobble all over.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Large cardboard box
Source | And Next Come L
11. Easter Egg Lunch
If you have young kids in school, they will love to find this Easter egg lunch in their lunch box. If you have your kids at home, make your Easter egg lunch and head to a park somewhere to enjoy it together.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Empty egg carton
- Meats/cheeses/snack foods to fill them with
Source | The First Grade Round Up
12. Egg Name Puzzle
Creating a name puzzle for young kids is a great way to start teaching them letter recognition and name recognition too.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Sharpie
- Small cardboard box (shoebox size)
- Craft sticks/popsicle sticks
- Hot glue gun/hot glue sticks
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
13. Egg Roll & Paint
I’ve seen this done before with marbles but was so excited to try it with our extra plastic Easter eggs!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Paint
- Piece of paper
- Optional: may want tape to hold the paper in place
- Bin or box that can get paint on it
Source | Busy Toddler
14. Egg Rescue
Why pay for a ball rescue toy when you can make your own with some tape and extra Easter eggs!?
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Box or bin to hold everything
- Painters tape or masking tape
- A ladle or pasta spoon
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
15. Egg Bath
My toddler literally requested a tupperware container over his bath toys today. So, plastic eggs that he can fill with water are definitely going to be a hit!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Bath tub
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
16. Sink The Egg Challenge
Fill plastic eggs with things around your house. This can be anything from little toys to coins to pebbles, you name it! Have your kids guess whether something will make the egg sink or float.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Large plastic container or deep casserole dish
- Items from around your home
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
17. Egg Towers
This one is especially fun if you’ve got competitive kids. Tallest tower wins!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Flat surface
Source | The Resourceful Mama
18. Eggs-ercises
This is a great way to help your kids get out a little bit of energy. Add in things like bunny hops, flap like a butterfly, dance in the wind like a flower, crawl like a bug, etc.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Paper
- Pen
Source | The Seasoned Mom
19. Toilet Paper Egg Towers
This a super fun balancing activity to challenge their fine motor skills. Cut them all to different lengths for a little extra fun.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Toilet paper/ paper towel tubes
Source | Happy Toddler Playtime
20. Easter Egg Popsicles
My toddler is always looking for an excuse to eat a popsicle. What better an excuse than Easter?
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Strawberries/Bananas
- Coconut Milk
- Popsicle sticks or wooden sticks
Source | On My Kids Plate
21. Plastic Egg Painting
This might just be the simplest way to make use of all those plastic Easter eggs. Older ones can actually paint a picture and little ones can just go to town.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Paper
- Paint
Source | Taming Little Monsters
22. Egg Maracas
Since most kids love music (and making a lot of noise even more) these Easter egg maracas are a ton of fun!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Plastic spoons (2 per maraca)
- Enough rice to fill the eggs
- Tape (whatever kind you have)
Source | A Thrifty Mom
23. Puzzle Piece Egg Hunt
Hide one puzzle piece in each plastic egg and hide the eggs around the house to create a puzzle for your high energy kiddos.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Any puzzle you have at home
Source | Create Craft Love
24. Capital/Lowercase Letter Matching Egg Hunt
Believe it or not, plastic Easter eggs are a powerful learning tool for math, word families, and even letters!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Sharpie
Source | The Happy Teacher
25. Easter Egg Letter Hunt
If you happen to have foam or magnetic letters lying around, send your kids on an Easter egg letter hunt. Write out all the letters on a piece of paper or expo board and have your kids match the letters as they find them.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Magnetic or foam letters
- Paper or expo board
- Sharpie
Source | Messy Little Monster
26. Easter Egg Patterns
An empty egg carton combined with plastic eggs is a great way to teach your kids patterns. You can print off the cards or easily create your own patterns with dot markers.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Egg carton
- Printable cards (or paper & sharpie to create your own)
- Dot markers or colored dot stickers
Source | Preschool Play and Learn
27. Egg-splosion
A classic baking soda vinegar reaction can be an Easter activity too if you do it in an Easter egg!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Baking soda
- White vinegar
- Some sort or squeeze bottle or squirt bottle (can also use a leftover condiment bottle)
- Bin or cookie sheet to put it on
Source | Busy Toddler
28. Egg Pom Pom Popper
My toddler has pompoms literally everywhere in our house. This issuch a cute and fun way to use them along with the dozens of Easter eggs lying around.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Straws
- Pompoms
- Sharpies if you want to decorate the eggs
Source | Recycled Crafts
29. Jello Easter Eggs
Making Jello molds with my mom was one of my favorite things as a kid. These Jello eggs are great for a fun treat at home or an incredible treat to send in with them to their school parties.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- 3 boxes of Jello mix
- 3 cups boiled water
- Cooking spray
Source | Squirrels of a Feather
30. Egg & Pom Pom Color Match
Get a bag of colored pompoms and a pair of kid tweezers at the dollar store for this crazy easy Easter activity. This is also great for little ones to work on their fine motor skills!
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs
- Egg carton
- Multicolored pompoms
- Kids’ tweezers
Source | Little Bins for Little Hands
31. The Egg Hunt!
And of course you can’t go through the Easter season without an egg hunt! One fun way to change things up and help out little ones is to tie helium balloons to the eggs. It makes them much easier to find and makes the experience feel brand new too.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic eggs (filled with goodies)
- 1 Helium balloon per egg
Source | Romper
Don’t forget to download the FREE printable “basket” list in the “Holidays and Special Occassions” printables on my free printables page! That way you can make sure you do them all!
This post was all about easy and inexpensive activities with Easter eggs that kids of any age will love. Let’s get your money out of those plastic eggs this year!
-Beautifully Busy Mom
