Plastic Easter Eggs & Ideas for Toddlers

When you've got toddlers, simple things like plastic Easter eggs can keep them occupied for hours. If you purchase these eggs after Easter, you can easily find a good bargain with a large assortment of colors. A budget-friendly toy, plastic Easter eggs work equally well in educational and entertaining games. To determine the most appropriate plastic egg activity for your child, consider his interests and personality.

  1. Egg Hunt

    • The traditional use for plastic Easter eggs is an egg hunt. Place a small prize inside each egg and hide them around your home or lawn. Children must find all of the eggs. You can tailor this to different holidays by placing theme-related prizes inside, such as spider rings during Halloween or ornaments during Christmas.

    Matching

    • Take all of the eggs apart and place them into one large container. Ask your toddler to put them back together. Children must match colors and find tops and bottoms that fit together.

    Color Sorting

    • Plastic Easter eggs also work well as a tool for teaching colors. Have your child sort through the eggs and separate them by color. You can ask him to tell you what color an egg is or ask him to hand you a particular color.

    Counting Practice

    • You can also work on learning to count with these eggs. An especially fun activity is to pretend that you're going shopping. Have your child count out a certain number of eggs that you want from the store.

    Egg Crafts

    • With some glue and a few craft materials, you can turn the plastic Easter eggs into animals, such as a rabbit or duck. To make a duck, for example, you could glue feathers and googly eyes onto a yellow plastic egg. You can add pipe cleaners for the duck's feet. You can also use half of the egg to hold paint while your child makes a painting.

    Egg Race

    • Play racing games with the eggs. For example, conduct a spoon race where toddlers must balance the egg on a spoon as they walk. You can also have them push the egg across the room with their nose. The best part about it is that there's no mess.

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