6 ways to use Easter Plastic Eggs
Mar 24, 2018 - Craft , Easter , Montessori - By Carine Robin
Wondering what to do with plastic eggs that is fun and educational?
I have compiled a few ideas to try with very young toddlers and older children.
Matching pompoms to eggs
Matching eggs
Those eggs have a pattern so I will simply as the child to find the matching half.
Matching eggs to plastic eggs
I love those glittery little eggs. The child has to hide the coloured egg in the corresponding plastic egg.
Colour matching
It's so easy to reuse egg cartons. So with this one, I have only used my sharpies and coloured the bottom of the egg carton. Another colour matching.
Number recognition
Match the number of dots to the right numeral.
Rhyming eggs
I write some word families on the eggs, with the end blend on one half and the first letter on the other half.
I have written "sat, mat, rat, cat, bat, fat, hat", "pen, hen, zen, ten, men", "big, wig, jig, pig", "bug, mug, rug, tug", "bog, mog, log, jog, dog"
Other ideas not pictured
- I will hide a piece of paper with 3 letters words to read.
- I will hide a yoga pose in some eggs to use in my Children's yoga class. You could also write down some fun instructions such as "hop like a bunny", "slide like a snake", "balance on one foot"
- Use the eggs for a treasure hunt with cues in each egg.
- balance the half eggs on top of each other to build a huge tower
- Stick the eggs together with playdough
- Use the eggs with playdough or magic sand/sand, just an open-ended activity.
- Throw the egg in a shallow dish and fish them with a colander
- Make marks with paint using half of the eggs.
- Egg race with spoon and eggs
- Make some egg shakers, fill them in with various noisy materials, and match by sound.
I am sure you have many more ideas too!
I made those activities with what I had already as I didn't want to buy any more plastic eggs. I have been using the same batch of plastic eggs for nearly 8 years!
The fake grass is from Sainsbury. I was thrilled to have found this as I am planning to use it with the farm and the animal toys we have.
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About the Author: Carine Robin is a qualified and experienced Montessori teacher and founder of The Montessori Family. With over 15 years of experience, Carine offers a blend of professional insight and personal understanding as a mother of two and qualified child psychologist. Inspired by the success of her Montessori subscription box, she created The Montessori Family to provide a comprehensive resource for parents and teachers globally. This platform aims to support child growth and well-being through curated educational activities. Additionally, Carine maintains the UK's most popular Montessori blog and administers the largest Montessori UK Facebook group, making her a central figure in the Montessori community.
