Hoppy Easter!

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Since it is almost Easter I thought I would do a fun blog post about cool things to do for Easter. I know this year's Easter is a little different due to COVID-19, but hopefully everybody can still enjoy a little Easter fun pandemic or no pandemic. So here is a list of ideas from Pinterest that I thought the kiddos would enjoy for Easter.

1. Glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt
So, I saw this one on Pinterest and I thought this was a great idea! I'm sure many of you have seen it, but in case you haven't the idea is pretty simple. You get some glowsticks and plastic Easter eggs and you put the glowsticks in the Easter eggs and then hide them around the house and turn off the lights and let the kids have some Easter egg hunt fun! There is no link on Pinterest as to where this idea came from, but it appears you can get all of the items needed from Target.

2. Shaving Cream and Easter eggs
Y'all, this is a great sensory idea! If you are not one for mess, I wouldn't recommend it, but me personally, I love this idea! Barbasol is cheap and fun to play with! You could use a small kiddie pool or a large empty tub you have laying around your house. It's a great sensory bin especially for the littles that love to touch and feel and play with sensory stuff. Not only that, when it's finished your house smells great! Find the idea here.

3. Easter coupons
These are a great alternative for filling those eggs with something other than candy! The coupons are things that your kids would enjoy having and also better than buying them something material instead. What I love about these coupons is that there are time-spending coupons. More than material things, that is what our kids need the most - our time. Find these coupons here.

4. Color sorting eggs
This is a great idea, because you are doing an Easter activity, but your child is learning colors at the same time. Not only that, but it is a great way for them to practice fine motor skills and engages your little one in conversation. You could even encourage your child to make their own combos or play a game where you each take a turn making the combos as an extension to this activity. This is a step up from your regular Easter egg hunt and really gets your child engaged in learning the colors. Check it out here.

5. ABC Easter egg scavenger hunt
This is also an awesome idea that will get your child engaged in learning and doing something other than the traditional Easter egg hunt. The letter magnets are hidden inside the eggs and each time they find an egg they find a letter. Also, she provides a free printable letter mat for your kids to match the letter that they find to. Amazing activity all the way around. You can find it here.

6. Easter egg patterns
This game is a creative way to get your child to learn patterns. If you have a child that is Pre-K or a little bit older and is learning patterns, this is the game for you! I love any game that gets them having fun and learning, too because oftentimes littles are practicing a skill without realizing it. Not only can you talk about patterns, but your kids can make up their own patterns as well. Get in on the fun here.

7. Easter egg gross motor game
This is a fun one to get your kids moving around. I mean instead of zoning out in front of the iPad all day, why not get up and move around! Also, what's awesome about this game is it is not all gross motor stuff, there are also some other fun things that require no movement at all, like "sing the ABC's" that will encourage your kids to learn as well. Another fun one is "tell a joke," which I'm sure will encourage all kinds of silliness, fun and laughter from your little one. You can't go wrong with this one! It's here if you want to see this fun game!

8. Easter egg scavenger hunt
This is a cool one because you have to use the clues to find your eggs. You could also do a scavenger hunt to find your Easter basket as well. What's more fun than using clues to find hidden eggs with prizes inside? Nothing I'd say! It also engages your child's mind and helps build problem solving skills. To see this cool activity go here.

9. Plant flowers
What a great spring/Easter activity! What is so great about this activity is there is so much learning involved. Think about it, you could teach them about the process of planting a plant and then also the life cycle and parts of a plant. Not only that they can see progress made on something they took part in doing. Also, it teaches them responsibility. If they want the plant to grow, they have to water it. If they don't take responsibility and water it, the plant will die. Not only are there great ways for them to learn from this activity, but also it beautifies the Earth. You don't just have to do this at Easter, Earth Day is coming up as well. Even though this is a sensory bin, the idea was inspired by this post here.

10. Jelly bean science
I did this activity with my kids at school and they loved it! It is not only a cool science activity, but also a color sorting activity. First we took the jelly beans and sorted them into colors. Then we talked about what would happen if we put the jelly beans in a cup of water. After that I let each child put some jelly beans into a cup of water and we checked it out at various times of the day. Needles to say the water turned a weird brown-gray color and the jelly beans turned white. Yuck! But the kids had fun with it and that's all that mattered! Get in on the fun here.

11. Pin the tail on the bunny
Last, but not least, a classic with an Easter spin on it: Pin the tail on the bunny! You can do a more traditional version like the one here or in a learning game like this one. Either you choose should be fun for your kids. If you choose the learning game, you could teach them their colors as well.

Thanks for reading! I hope everyone has a safe and healthy Easter!

Until Next Time!
Destiny