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Playful Easter Activities for Children

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If you are looking for some simple and playful Easter activities for children then this post has just the inspiration you need. No complicated crafts here...whether you are 2 or 12!

As an educator I don't tend to program or plan themed activities for celebrations like Easter and Christmas as often the good intentions end up not only stressing educators as they try to 'fit' all of their planned experiences into a rigid theme but also put pressure on children to focus on the outcome rather than the process or creativity and play that we normally encourage.

However, I also believe in offering a balance between 'process and product' rather than one approach being 'bad' and one 'good' ...as long as the activities are fun for everyone what's not to love?!

If you're a bit unsure how to approach Easter craft and activities take a look at the ideas we have collected for you below. There is something for all approaches and ages and whether you are a parent or early childhood educator everyone can have fun with these experiences  all year round...no need to just save them for Easter ๐Ÿ˜‰

To learn more about each activity click on the links above each photo collage. Let's do this...

playful Easter activities for children

Explore Using The Senses With These Playful Easter Activities

  • Rainbow Foam Eggs - Inspiration Laboratories 
  • Fizzing Easter Sensory Bin - My Bored Toddler 
playful Easter activities for children
playful Easter activities for children -fizzing easter sensory bin
  • Easter egg color sorting sensory play - My Bored Toddler 
  • Shaving Cream sensory bin for Easter - Happy Toddler Playtime
playful Easter activities for children - egg color sorting
shaving cream playful easter sensory bin
Sensory Crafts for Easter

If you have children who don't like to get their hands messy or sticky this is a fun activity they can join in with using a craft stick to keep paint and glitter away from hands. 

We then used them as part of our Easter egg hunt and decorations as they can easily be pushed into gardens, pot plants etc.

Creativity Using Different Processes & Materials 

Ditch the paintbrushes and consider using different materials and mediums with your Easter crafts - also a perfect opportunity to use up some of that paper and cardboard from the recycle bin like we did with these egg cartons turned into colourful Easter baskets and trays.

Older children love expressing themselves creatively too so provide the materials for them to experiment with. 

playful Easter activity ideas from the empowered educator
playful easter fun for toddlers
  • Mosaic Easter egg craft  - The Pinterested Parent
  • Salt painted Easter eggs - One Little Project
mossaic easter egg craft
salt painted easter eggs - playful easter learning activities
  • Yarn decorated Easter eggs - Things to Share and Remember
  • Nature Easter collage - Simple Parenting
playful Easter activities for children -yarn decorated easter eggs
nature easter collage
  • Salt dough painted eggs - Passion for Savings
  • Recycled bunny art - Fantastic Fun and Learning 
playful Easter activities for children -salt dough eggs
playful Easter activities for children - recycled bunny art for easter - play based easter ideas

Colourful Easter Experimentation

Do you dye Easter eggs with your children? There are so many different ways to have fun exploring this process for varying ages...here are some of our favourites.

  • Natural ways to dye Easter eggs - Momables 
  • Shaving cream dyed eggs - Crafty Morning 
naturally dye easter eggs
dying eggs with shaving cream for easter
  • Tie dye Easter eggs - Craft Play Learn 
  • Spin art Easter eggs - Hello Wonderful 
playful Easter activities for children -tie dye easter eggs
playful Easter activities for children -spin art easter eggs

STEM Challenges for Easter - Ideal For School Age Children

Add some STEM challenges to your Easter activities with these fun ideas. They provide fantastic opportunities to challenge older children's thinking and problem solving skills but there's no reason not to try them with the younger children too. 
  • Egg Stacking STEM challenge - The Resourceful Mama 
  • How strong is an egg shell - Science Sparks 
playful easter ideas for educators
playful Easter activities for children -how strong is an egg shell - science sparks
  • Make an Easter egg crystal - Fantastic Fun & Learning
  • Easter egg building challenge - The Educator's Spin on It
easter egg crystals - playful learning easter activity ideas
easter egg building stem challenge
  • Make an egg bounce - Science Sparks
  • Easter egg rockets - The Stem Laboratory 
bouncy eggs - science sparks
easter egg rockets stem easter ideas for children

Empowered Community Inspiration- Easter Activity Ideas

I always love sharing what our talented Empowered Educator Community members are up to. Take a look at some of their interesting Easter activity ideas and invitations. 

  • Easter invitation to play - Renata's Family Daycare 
easter invitation to play playful Easter activities for children
  • Easter invitation to play from Empowered Ed member Kim 
  • Easter Table - Empowered Ed member Tennille
playful Easter activities for children - invitation to play
easter table playful Easter activities for children
  • Egg hunt in kinetic sand - Empowered Ed member Sanjeewa
  • Easter table - Empowered Ed member Tonia
easter egg hunting in kinetic sand - playful Easter activities for children
easter table playful Easter activities for children

What about some simple child decorated felt eggs for sequencing fun on the feltboard? So easy and using stickers challenges those emerging fine motor skills. See how we made ours here.

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A Little About Me

Jodie Clarke is an early childhood professional supporting educators who want and need to stay passionate about the work they do! She has 30 years hands-on experience in the early childhood and human services sectors across many different roles.


Jodie is mum to 3 in Australia and has already helped thousands of educators with their work through her popular blog posts, activity ideas, online training and e-books.

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