Plastic Easter Egg Activities For Kindergarteners
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Plastic eggs and spring go together like PB & J!
Since most of us are in abundance of plastic eggs and they can be found everywhere super cheap, I decided to share some of my “egg-cellent” plastic easter egg activities that you can easily implement in your classroom or with your children at home. I love using plastic easter eggs for learning because they are super engaging and for some reason, EVERY kid loves them.
What do you need for these plastic Easter egg activities? Below is a list of every material you would need for EVERY activity in this post.
- Plastic Easter eggs (of course!)
- Black Sharpie
- Magnetic Letters and/or numbers
- Basket or bin to hold the eggs
- Mini erasers
- Initial sound cards
- Small equation cards
- Various sensory bin fillers
- Task for the sensory bin
- Task for the scavenger hunt
- Whiteboard, marker, eraser or recording sheet (if you choose)
Stay tuned until the end, I have a FREEBIE Sensory Bin Guide for you! If you love sensory bins in your classroom or are looking for a way to manage sensory bin centers, my 5 step guide will support you! Many of these plastic Easter egg activities can be used in a sensory bin too!
Management Strategies for Easter Egg Activities
Since we are taking the time to prepare the plastic eggs and fill them, we want to make sure that they are used properly and reset for the next group that will be using them. Below are some ideas for managing these fun spring learning centers!
- Prior to beginning any activity with the plastic eggs, give each child an opportunity to practice opening and closing an egg, some may need to be coached through this! Then, you can be assured that your kiddos are confident plastic egg openers and closers.
- Crush an egg! Yep, you read that right! Show your students exactly what NOT to do. This is something they will remember, I promise! Some students may not realize what will happen if they are not using the eggs properly or using them roughly. If you squeeze the eggs, they will crack, if you step on them, they will crack. Also explain that if the eggs get broken, there will be no more egg centers because the eggs will be gone. (Can you tell I am toddler mom too?)
- Model opening, taking objects out of egg, completing the task, and putting everything back.
- Lastly, model how to reset centers to be ready for the next group. Show students what it would be like to show up to a center and everything was disorganized and not in place.
As needed, model and have students practice appropriate behaviors. Eggs may need to be earned!
Alright, let’s get this party started!
Plastic Easter Egg Activities
Mini Eraser Counting Activity
Materials:
- Mini erasers
- Plastic Eggs
- Basket
- Optional: Ten frames, recording sheet
Mini erasers are a huge trend nowadays! They are small, cute, and have so many purposes! I have never seen one actually used as an eraser though 🤣.
For this kindergarten counting activity, simple put varying amounts of mini erasers in eggs and place the eggs in a basket. Kiddos will grab an egg and count the erasers inside. The focus of this activity could be on counting strategies and counting arrangements.
That is it! If you wanted to take the activity a step further you can have the students count the erasers out onto ten frames and record the number of erasers.
If you want to whip up a quick ten frame to use with this center or want to know more about why I use ten frames in my classroom, see the blog posts below!
How To Make A SIMPLE Ten Frame Printable
Why Use Ten Frames In Kindergarten?
Magnetic Letter Activities With Eggs
Materials:
- Magnetic Letters
- Plastic Eggs
- Basket
- Initial Sound Cards- any you have will work!
Place one magnetic letter (a-z) in each plastic egg and put the eggs in a basket. Lay initial sound cards out on the table. Have students choose an egg and match the letter to the correct initial sound card.
For cleanup, have students put the letters back in the eggs just as they had found them, and stack the initial sound cards.
Memory Game
Materials:
- Plastic Eggs
- Mini erasers or any object that will work for memory
An “egg-cellent” twist to memory!
Hide small cards or objects under the eggs and have your students play memory! Tie this to learning tasks or hide fun items! Mini erasers are perfect!
In this activity students are matching “real-life” 3D shape objects. If you are interested in these cards, you can find them here!
Sensory Bins
Materials:
- Plastic Eggs
- Activity for the sensory bin
- Sensory bin fillers and accents
Ah, the joy of sensory bins! Spring season is my favorite time to make sensory bins! Basically, decide your fun spring filler, and use one of the activities from this post to put in the sensory bin (rather than using a basket)!
Simple. As. That.
Adding a standards-aligned task into the sensory bin will enhance the learning activity.
Below are two of my Spring Sensory Bin activities I have available in my TpT store. Just click the images to view them!
Egg-cellent Twist!
Materials:
- Plastic Eggs
- Sharpie (for writing on the eggs)
- Recording sheets or white board to record words (if you choose)
- Basket
Below are a variety of ways this activity can be implemented! Use a sharpie to write on the eggs. Kids will twist the eggs to make new words or equations! You can have your kiddos record the words or equations on a whiteboard or recording sheet.
Word Family Games
Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
Teen Number Equations
Egg Scavenger Hunt
Materials:
- Plastic Eggs
- Activity to hide in eggs
Who did not love scavenger hunts as kids?! This plastic Easter egg activity can be done in so many ways! This is a fantastic whole group activity. Use any math or literacy activity that fits your curriculum!
First, choose a task you want your kiddos to work on. For example, if we are working on teen numbers I will hide teen number equations in the eggs. Students will all go on a scavenger hunt to find ONE egg. Once found, they will return to the meeting area. From there they will solve their equation, share and “teach” a neighbor, and place the equation back in the egg.
If you choose, you can have your kids hide the egg again and repeat the activity!
Plastic Easter Egg Activities – In Summary
Plastic eggs are an inexpensive tool that can bring so much excitement to learning! I hope that these ideas are helpful in creating your own egg activities! If you are in need of any of the materials in this post, just click the image below to grab it from Amazon. Most most items you can have in a day or two!
If you are looking for a “done for you” packet of these activities, just click the image below! Please keep in mind, the activities above can be completed without this packet! The packet provides the ready-made worksheets, activities, and instructions.
Below, snag the FREE guide to sensory bin implementation! Many of these activities can be used with a sensory bin rather than basket!
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You May Also Like:
My friend, Sarah from the Little Learning Corner, has 3 adorable Easter “build-a-poems” that are fantastic for practicing concepts about print! She also has great ideas for activity extensions. You can view her blog post and poems here!
Sarah also created 5 Fun Easter Crafts For Kids that you will LOVE! The “peep” house is the cutest, I will be making it with my kids! You can see this post here!
Ok friends, if you send me your images of these activities (no kiddos 😊), I will feature your image on my blog, social media, or newsletter and give you a shout out! Keep the images coming! If you have any questions about these activities, send me an email amanda@sparklinginprimary.com.
Have an amazing week!