You see them. We all see them. Those cute little wooden eggs sitting in the Target Dollar Spot just begging you to put 'em in your cart, even though you have absolutely no purpose for them. Well now you do! We're sharing 10 ways to use Easter eggs - besides hiding them in an egg hunt. So go ahead, buy all the eggs (wooden, plastic, hardboiled) because we've got an "egg-tivity" for it! #yourewelcome
1. "Mr. Potato Egg" - using sticky back foam sheets, cut out Mr. Potato parts to apply to a cage-free egg. I'm not going to lie, cutting the pieces was a semi-difficult task since they were so small. But boy was it worth it! My son absolutely lost it when he got to play "Mr. Potato Egg." He got a total kick out of its likeness to the real Mr. Potato Head, and he really enjoyed moving the pieces around to create funny faces. Plus, how cute would it be to find in an Easter egg hunt?!
2. Hatching Letters - place puzzle pieces inside plastic eggs and have your little one open the egg and place the piece where it belongs on the puzzle. Same old alphabet puzzle, with a fun new Easter-inspired twist!
3. Easter Graphing - this is a super simple lesson in graphing. Make a simple grid. Place one of each type of sticker at the bottom of the grid. Place stickers in plastic eggs. Have your child open each egg and place the sticker in the appropriate column.
4. Monster Match - draw multiple pictures or apply temporary tattoos to a plastic egg. If you're using tattoos, be sure to cut them in half before applying. Open the egg and have your little one put it back together, matching the drawing or tattoo. Mixing the tops and bottoms is just as fun too!
5. Simple Sensory Bin - this might seem obvious, but a simple sensory bin with basket "grass"and plastic eggs can provide loads of entertainment for little hands. Put a sweet treat or a special surprise inside the eggs to get your little ones using their fine-motor skills to open and close them.
6. Dino Dig Eggs - use a plastic egg to mold kinetic sand around a small dinosaur (or any other figurine you choose) for a fun dino-dig-sensory-stimulating-egg-tivity!
7. Splatter Eggs - we used confetti eggs for this activity, but you can certainly crack and drain your own eggs. If you go the confetti egg route, punch through the tissue paper at the bottom and fill the eggs with paint. Using a poster board or large paper, have your littles toss the eggs for a sp-egg-tacular result!
8. Egg Sounds - this is a simple guessing game. Place different items in plastic eggs and have your toddler to shake them. Can they guess what's inside? Try it a couple times! Do they remember? Cotton balls, keys, buttons - all make for some great sounds. This is a wonderful activity to get little minds working!
9. Painted Eggs - No gimmicks here. Just wooden eggs and paint. Fun for the kiddos and a great keepsake for moms, dads, grandparents and/or teachers.
10. Story Eggs - draw pictures or apply temporary tattoos (we used our favorite Ducky Street tats) to wooden eggs for a super fun imagination-stimulating egg-tivity! Put the eggs in a bag and have your kid jumble them up. Then, one at a time, pull out an egg and have your child come up with a story using the eggs to prompt him. Every time you mix the eggs, you'll come up with a new story. It's super fun and toddler stories are usually pretty interesting... and entertaining!
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