Fun With Plastic Eggs

Do you have a large collection of plastic Easter eggs like we do? When you have had enough fun re-creating Easter egg hunts around your house, here are some creative & easy ways to play with those eggs, even after Easter has passed. Enjoy! {Originally published March 2008}

• Egg & Spoon Race: See how far or how long your child can walk with a plastic egg on a spoon.
• Egg Toss: Toss plastic eggs into an Easter basket, a box, a laundry basket, etc.
• Surprise Egg: Put a small object inside an egg and give your child clues. After your child guesses your object, it’s his/her turn to hide something inside.
• Count & Deliver: Set out baskets or boxes with numbers attached to the front (or draw different amounts of eggs on an index card for each basket). Have your child count and deliver the correct number of Easter eggs to each basket.
• Sound Match: Fill pairs of eggs with matching objects. Tape them closed and have your child shake each egg and find the matches.
• Egg Roll Race: Mark a finish line on the floor with masking tape, or outside with chalk. Ready, set, go! Roll the plastic eggs and see which one crosses the finish line first.
• Missing Egg: Set out 3-6 different eggs. Talk about each one, name the colors with your child, etc. Then your child closes his/her eyes while you take one egg away. Then, guess which one is missing! Be sure to let your child be the “hider” too!
• Sort & Graph: Sort a basket of plastic eggs by color. Older preschoolers will be able to color in a simple bar graph showing how many eggs there are for each color.
• Treasure Hunt: Set up a treasure hunt with clues inside eggs hidden around the house or outside. Fill the last Easter egg with some candy or toy treasure!
• Save an egg carton and have fun loading and unloading with plastic eggs.
• Use the plastic eggs with playdough, rice, beans, water, paint. Try painting with whole eggs & halves.

Phew! Hope you have fun with these ideas. I’m off to plan a treasure hunt!