When spring rolls around, you’ll find plastic eggs everywhere. When the hunts are over and all the 
treats are gone, there’s still plenty to do with those little toys. These Easter egg activities can help 
kids learn math, practice spelling, explore STEM, etc. And don’t forget all the adorable crafts you 
can use them for!
1. Play with Eggimals

Animals made from plastic Easter eggs

Go wild with creativity and let kids turn plastic eggs into adorable animals. Give them felt, 
foam, beads, markers, glue, and other supplies, and you’ll be amazed at what they come up 
with!

2. Race Plastic Egg Rockets

Plastic egg made to look like a rocket ship, racing along a string (Easter Egg Activities)

First, decorate eggs to look like rocket ships. Then, use a drinking straw attachment to help 
them zip their way along a string. Zoom!

3. Try to Sink an Egg

Easter eggs filled with coins, pom poms, and other materials (Easter Egg Activities)

Kids learn best through hands-on experiments. Give them some plastic eggs and items to 
fill them, like coins, marbles, pom poms, etc. Let them try to guess what will make the 
eggs sink in a bin of water, then check their predictions.

4. Float Fish in the Tub

Floating fish made from plastic eggs in a tub of soapy water (Easter Egg Activities)

These floating egg fish are tons of fun, whether kids play with them in a sensory bin in 
the classroom or at home in the tub.

5. Hunt for Alphabet Eggs

Plastic eggs with letter beads inside, with a printable worksheet for matching the letters

Grab your alphabet beads and pop one into each egg. Kids find the eggs and fill up their 
alphabet sheets, one by one. 

6. Twist Eggs to Practice Word Families

Hands twisting a plastic Easter egg with letters written on one half and "ap" on the other (Easter Egg Activities)

Write several letters vertically on one half of an egg. Then write a typical ending on the 
other half. Students can make different words with just a turn or twist of the egg 
halves. Try using these when they’re writing poems.

7. Recognize Synonyms and Antonyms

Hands twisting Easter egg with "fast" written on one half and "quick" on the other

There are so many cool matching Easter egg activities to try. For this one, write synonyms 
and antonyms on egg halves for kids to pair up.

8. Form Compound Words

Plastic eggs matched up to make compound words like "jellyfish" (Easter Egg Activities)

Learning compound words? Try matching up plastic egg halves to make new ones!

9. Match up Contractions

Plastic Easter egg with one half labeled "aren't" and the other "are not"

Write out the expanded and contracted form of words and phrases on the tops and bottoms 
of eggs. Students match and make a visual connection between them. This kind of hands-on 
learning can make a real difference.

10. Sort Eggs by Parts of Speech

Easter eggs in buckets labelled objective, verb, noun.

This easy-prep plastic egg idea works on nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more. You can hide 
them for a seek-and-find game or just have kids pick the eggs from a basket and sort them 
one by one.

11. Use “Scrambled Eggs” to Practice Spelling Words

Scrambled Eggs printable worksheet with plastic eggs and small cards spelling out the word "does"

What a fun way to practice spelling words! Use the free printable at this link to get the 
letters you need, then cut them out and place the letters for each word into an egg. For 
extra fun, hide the eggs around the room and have kids hunt for them first.

12. Play Hide and Seek to Learn Numbers

Plastic Easter egg halves labled with numbers and laid out in a grid; second photo shows one egg lifted to reveal small toy chick (Easter Egg Activities)

Help preschoolers work on number recognition with this sweet activity. Simply hide an 
object beneath one of the egg halves, then have them work to find it! They can guess
randomly, or you can give them clues like, “The number is larger than 4 but smaller 
than 12.”

13. Thread a Number Snake

Plastic egg halves labeled with numbers and strung together to form a snake

Let little ones practice counting by stringing together egg halves labeled with numbers. 
Add some googly eyes to the first one, and you’ll have a cute little snake to play with too.

14. Count to 100

Plastic eggs filled with numbers and a printable hundreds chart

Fill each egg with a handful of numbers. Kids can work together to see who’s able to fill 
up their chart the fastest!

15. Replace Flashcards with Eggs

Blue plastic egg with "6+2" written on one half and "8" on the other

This is WAY more fun than flashcards, don’t you think? Simply write problems on one 
half and solutions on the other. Then let kids match away!

16. Mix and Match for a Fractions Lesson

Easter eggs labeled with fractions on each half, matched up to form equivalent fractions (Easter Egg Activities)

Here’s another one of our favorite matching Easter egg activities; this one using equivalent 
fractions. (Tip: For a more difficult challenge, mix up the colors of the egg halves so kids 
can’t use that as a clue.)

17. Make Change toFill the Eggs

Easter eggs filled with change and labeled with dollar amounts

Dig into your coin jar and have students find various ways to make up the amount written 
on each egg. They can then trade eggs to check their work.

18. Learn to Tell Time

Plastic eggs with times written on one half and clocks drawn on the other halves

This one takes a bit of prep, but it’s such a clever way to help kids practice their time-telling 
skills.

19. Put TogetColorful Patterns

Plastic eggs put together to make colorful patterns that match cards

Little ones will like this color mix-and-match activity as they work on patterns and the fine 
motor skills needed to fit the egg halves together.

20. Create the Cutest Lightning Bugs

Plastic Eggs turned into lightning bugs with pipe cleaners and wiggly eyes

This is one of the most adorable Easter egg activities ever! 

21. Blast off with Rocket Eggs

Plastic egg that looks like a chicken exploding the top off (Easter Egg Activities)

Put on some safety goggles and get ready for lift-off! This simple experiment uses 
Alka-Seltzer tablets to turn eggs into rockets.

22. Teach Genetics

Green and blue halves of plastic egg with two blue and two green M&Ms

Easter egg activities aren’t just for little ones. Try using this idea to tackle genetics as 
you introduce the concept of Punnet Squares in your biology class.

23. Conjugate Foreign Language Verbs

Spanish verbs written on plastic eggs

Conjugating verbs (especially irregular ones) is one of those things that you just have to
practice to learn. Match up subjects with their proper verbs for a fun way to get that 
practice!

24. Pack Snacks in Plastic Eggs

Plastic eggs filled with small snacks like grapes and goldfish crackers, set into a foam egg crate (Easter Egg Activities)

How fun is this? Fill each egg with small snack items, and hide them around the room. 
Kids find them all and then have a tasty lunch!

25. Clean up with Easter Egg Bath Bombs

Easter Egg bath bombs

Easter egg activities like this one are science and craft rolled up into one! Bath bombs 
work due to the chemical reaction of acids and bases. Make your own with the recipe 
at the link.

26. Strengthen Fine Motor Skills

Child using plastic tweezers to sort colored pom pom into matching Easter egg halves

Have younger students practice sorting and colors while also strengthening their fine 
motor skills. All you need are plastic eggs, pom poms in matching colors, and a giant 
set of tweezers.

27. Shake It Up and Make Some Noise

Noisemakers made out of plastic eggs

Fill plastic eggs with different materials like colored sand, poly pellets, rice, and more. 
Use them for a music lesson on rhythm and explore the different sounds each type makes.

28. Float Away with Plastic Egg Hot Air Balloons

Plastic Easter eggs turned into hot air balloons with string and paper baskets

This is one of those Easter egg activities that is so impressive; people won’t believe that 
kids made them! Learn how it’s done at the link.

29. Get Moving with Brain Boost Eggs

Easter eggs filled with written brain breaks

Fill plastic eggs with ideas for movement, like “Hop on one foot 12 times, then switch.” 
Use them when you need a brain break throughout the day. Have one student pick an egg 
and read the activity out loud. Then everyone joins in on the fun!

30. Build STEM Egg Towers

Students stacking plastic Easter egg halves into tall towers

It’s a simple concept, but it can be quite a challenge. Who can build the tallest egg tower? 
Try timing this one, and hold several rounds so students can keep perfecting their designs.

31. Paint a Plastic Egg Masterpiece

Plastic Easter eggs with printed paint circles

Circle art is one of our favorite Easter egg activities because there’s so much you can do 
with it! Little ones will simply enjoy stamping circles, but older kids can play around 
with patterning, use circles to create figures, and more.

32. Plant a Mini Garden

A mini garden using plastic Easter eggs

How pretty will a row of these colorful plastic egg planters look on the windowsill? 
Use them to start seeds for transplanting or grow microgreens that will be ready to eat 
in just a few weeks.

33. Spin Eggs to Set a Record

Printable worksheet with a stopwatch and plastic Easter egg

Weight the bottom of each egg with a bit of Play-Doh, then take them for a spin! Kids 
will love getting some practice using a timer and seeing who can make their egg spin 
last the longest.

34. Build a Better Egg Launcher

Egg launcher for plastic eggs made of a clothespin and plastic spoon

You won’t believe how many ways there are to launch a plastic egg across the room! 
Visit the link for a whole collection of DIY Easter egg activities that will get those plastic 
eggs airborne.

35. Use your Listening Skills

What's In The Egg? printable worksheet with plastic eggs and markers

Fill plastic eggs with a variety of objects, then have kids shake them and try to guess 
what’s inside. This is a simple activity that will really put their observation skills to the test.

36. Engineer a Plastic Egg and Play-Doh Structure

Play Doh and plastic egg structure

Plastic eggs and Play-Doh are the only materials you need for this unique STEM challenge. 
Give them a goal (tallest, longest, able to hold the most weight) and be amazed by what 
they create.

37. Pot up Some Plastic Egg Succulents

Green plastic eggs painted to look like cactus, placed in plastic pots (Easter Egg Activities)

How sweet are these plastic egg “cactus” pots? Expand the experience by learning more 
about succulents as you work.

38. Turn Plastic Eggs into Magnets

Child hold two plastic Easter eggs together, end to end

Use modeling clay to add magnets to the inside end of each egg. Kids can stick them 
together in patterns, build structures, and more.

39. Balance Wobbly Eggs on a Spoon

Toddler carrying a plastic egg on a wooden spoon

Here’s a great idea for working on dexterity, balance … and patience. Can your kids 
balance a “wobbly egg” on a wooden spoon and carry it across the room?

40. Sort and Match Shapes

Plastic Easter eggs with shapes drawn across both halves (Easter Egg Activities)

Draw a shape across both sides of the egg. Then break them apart for little ones to match up.

41. Run Plastic Egg Races

Children racing eggs down pieces of rain gutter (Easter Egg Activities)

Play around with inclined planes and run a series of egg races. Try eggs of different 
sizes and see what happens when you change the angle of the ramp.

42. Paint Gorgeous Galaxy Eggs

Galaxy plastic eggs painted

These beautiful creations are two Easter egg activities in one. Before you make them, 
learn more about galaxies and the astronomical objects found in them. Then, make your 
own using dyable plastic eggs and do a little incredible star-gazing.

43. Review with an Egg Hunt

Students using plastic eggs to review for a test

What a terrific way to review for an upcoming test! Get a free printable answer sheet to 
use with this activity at the link.

44. Come Down to Earth with Egg Parachutes

Egg parachutes made using coffee filters and plastic eggs

Give your students the supplies they need (egg halves, coffee filters, plastic straws, 
woodcraft sticks, and masking tape) and challenge them to create a working parachute. 
This is an inexpensive STEM challenge they’ll love.

45. Build a Humpty Dumpty Sensory Bin

Sensory bin filled with plastic eggs and felt numbers

Read the familiar story to your students. Then let them play with a sensory bin filled 
with eggs and felt characters, and numbers.