Looking for new ideas on how to have a fun Easter with your little ones? We have plenty of ways to add more fun to your Easter celebration, from craft morning ideas to games that are perfect for developing problem-solving skills and fine motor skills.
Explore the best ideas from our Playgroup community below and get inspired!
Each child can create their very own Easter egg basket! You’ll need some paper plates, shredded paper, paper strips and Easter treats of your choice.
Aubin Grove Playgroup
Using hard boiled eggs, use food dye to colour the eggs! To make patterns, use rubber bands to wrap around the shell or draw on the shell with wax crayons (the dye will dye the egg but the wax drawings will stand out).
Photo: Dee Taaffe
We love this idea! Using our playdough recipe, reduce the flour by 1/4 cup and then add in 1/2 cocoa powder. Smells wonderful – enjoy!
Photo: Gemma Kate
This is a really great craft for toddlers. Simply cut out an Easter egg shape from paper or card and let the kids decorate it! You can use things like cookie cutters, toilet paper rolls or finger paints. You can even cover the cut out with glue and get young ones to decorate with tissue paper or items from the garden.
Photo: Atwell Playgroup
Photo: Michelle Roberts, Playgroup WA Development Officer
Photo: Marie Haines
Photo: Perenjori Playgroup
We love this sweet idea from Wombat Playgroup! This could be a great one to drop off to grandparents too.
Photo: Little Wombats Playgroup
Using egg cartons and whatever crafts you have on hand, get the little ones to decorate their very own baskets perfect for an Easter scavenger hunt!
Atwell Playgroup
Mt Hawthorn Playgroup
Always a favourite with the little ones! And a great little treat for after as well. Let the kids have fun decorating their own biscuits with icing and whatever toppings you like! Smarties, M&Ms, lollies, marshmallows etc. always work a treat. Capel Playgroup’s creations below are great!
Photo: Capel Playgroup
How about making and decorating bunny ears? Similar to Easter egg cutouts, you can get as creative as you like! Tissue paper, sequins, card, biodegradable coloured packing peanuts, pom poms are great options. There’s no better way to dress up and get easter egg hunt ready.
Gooseberry Playgroup
Willetton Playgroup
Mt Hawthorn Playgroup
These are gorgeous to display around your playgroup or at home! Using clear contact paper and card to make the egg shape you can then let the kids have fun decorating with tissue paper, lace and whatever else you like!
This idea looks like so much fun! Children can make up a bag of bunny food perfect for the Easter Bunny to snack on as they hide the easter eggs! Check out how Harvey Playgroup did it.
This is a fun way to recycle your egg cartons. Kids can paint and decorate their egg cartons which they can then use for their egg hunts! Great idea from Kelmscott Playgroup.
Sensory play is always fun because you adapt it to suit all types of themes! Perenjori Playgroup and Harvest Lake Playgroup made these awesome colourful rice trays and filled it with Easter themed goodies!
These fun easter activities are a great way to turn Easter into more than just a day about getting some chocolate eggs.
Do you have any other fun Easter activity ideas? Let us know below or tag us on your socials!
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