While I am primarily a food blogger, it’s fun to branch out and post about different things from time to time. Another hat I wear is a nanny to a two-year-old girl. One of my favorite things about working with kids that age is seeing how creative they can be with activities! I’ve learned to never go into an activity with an expectation of how it will turn out. Toddlers are experts at coming up with their own games and ways to play with objects.
Since it’s almost Easter, I got out a bag of plastic Easter eggs and we spent the day coming up with different ways to play with them. It was so much fun and a great way to get ready for Easter.
Water and Ice Play: All you need are two bowls, some ice cubes and water, something to scoop with, and the eggs! S used a big spoon to transfer the eggs and ice from one bowl to another. She also used the eggs to transfer ice and water. This kept her entertained for a long time!
Play in the dirt: Toddlers love getting messy by playing in dirt! S loved digging with the eggs.
Eggs in the Sandbox: The sandbox is already one of our favorite places to play. Add some eggs and there are even more ways to play! We used the eggs to scoop and pour sand, buried the eggs and used a shovel to scoop up the eggs and sand into a bucket.
Color Sorting: Toddlers love activities that help them learn colors! S is just getting the hang of identifying colors and color sorting. We separated the eggs into piles and talked about what color each egg was.
Stack ’em up! As I mentioned before, toddlers are so good at coming up with ways to play with an object on their own. This was an activity S came up with. She pulled the eggs apart and stacked up. Later, she even stacked them according to color.
Eggs in a row: S has really been into lining up objects lately. She stayed busy for awhile lining up the eggs by color.
Decorating with stickers: Stickers are great for toddlers. This is a mess-free alternative to dyeing eggs with toddlers! Kudos to anyone who has attempted that!
jdigi82 says
totally random, but i love that carpet! great post, pinning 🙂 xo, jess
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Megan Walker says
How cute! S seems like a sweet, smart girl
nina entrekin says
Great ideas!
Jenn says
What a great activity. My toddler would love these!
Clare says
Hey Jenna – we’ve been having fun with plastic eggs today too! I filled a big box with shredded paper and then threw in the eggs and we had an easter egg hunt. I love the idea of the sand box but we don’t have one yet. Maybe for next Easter!
I’m hosting an Easter linky if you want to come over and share this: http://www.supermommyclub.com/25-family-friendly-easter-crafts-activities-recipes/
A Savory Feast says
Thanks for letting me know! I just added this to the link up.
Angel says
Great ideas for the kids! I have a 19 month old and a 7 year old, there’s something for each! 🙂 Thank you
Mommy Pehpot says
I am rounding up a few arts and crafts ideas for Easter and pinned this post 🙂
Melissa says
What fun activities! I’ve been slacking on my spring/Easter activities but these look easy (and cheap enough) even for a slacker like me.
Ciara says
Really great ideas! Will be trying them out!
Jacqueline says
We spent so much on an overpriced set of stack-able plastic boxes. I love this idea…of course we have all stacked eggs before, but I actually never thought of doing so before the holiday. They’re so cheap and would be great for learning to match colors as well!
Stacey says
I can’t wait to put all of the extra eggs to use! Thank you for sharing!
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Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says
These are adorable ideas! I don’t know what it is about Easter eggs, but they are fun! 😀 My 7 year old would still love finding things to do with them.
Stephany says
This is so cute. My toddler would love all of these things and in fact, this something i should probably consider letting him doing since he needs so many different ways to keep him entertained while we “school”.
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