KeaBabies Guide To Easter Activities While Sheltering In Place

Guidelines for social distancing and sheltering in place have made Easter bunny photos, community Easter egg hunts, and church celebrations impossible this year - so how do you make this year’s Easter Sunday a special one?

As the world faces a devastating pandemic, these are worrisome times for many families. Easter is looking a whole lot different this year - but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate with your loved ones! Read on for some simple ways to create wonderful family moments together while staying safe and healthy at home!

1. Easter Egg Activities 

Colorful plastic Easter eggs are inexpensive, but can be used for countless learning activities for your little ones! After your at-home Easter egg hunt is over, collect those eggs for some family fun!

Color matching. Help your little one learn colors by finding an empty cardboard egg carton, and coloring the inside slots different colors that correspond to the colors of your Easter eggs. Have your little one open the carton, and place each egg in the slot that matches its color. The carton makes for easy storage, and we’re always supportive of activities that involve recycling materials around the house! 

Egg shakers. Fill your Easter eggs with different materials such as rice, small rocks, raw noodles, coins, small building blocks, or hard candies. You may need to tape or glue the eggs shut so your children can’t accidentally open them. Let your little one explore the different sounds the eggs make when they are shaken. Toddlers and preschoolers can practice sorting the eggs by sound. Is the sound loud? Quiet? Sing songs while you shake the eggs along to the beat, so your little one can learn simple rhythms! 

Counting practice. Help your little one create a line of Easter eggs. You can place them one by one into a plastic container or an old egg carton, or you can simply create a line on the ground. You can also use a permanent marker to write numbers on the eggs, and have your toddler or preschooler place them in the correct order. You can also write the number on each half of the egg, mix them all up, and have your child match the correct pieces together. The possibilities are endless!