100 Easter Activities for Teachers and Parents

Introduction

Easter is a time of renewal, joy, and celebration that offers countless opportunities for meaningful activities both in the classroom and at home. Whether you’re a teacher looking to engage your students or a parent seeking to create lasting memories with your children, this comprehensive guide provides 100 diverse Easter activities suitable for various ages, abilities, and settings. From traditional egg hunts to innovative STEM projects, creative crafts to thoughtful service opportunities, these activities combine fun with educational value while celebrating the spring season.

Classroom Activities

1. EGG-citing Egg Math

Transform mathematics learning with colorful plastic eggs. Use egg cartons cut to create “tens frames” for counting, sorting, and classifying by color and size. Extend the activity by calculating money values for eggs (placing pennies, nickels, and dimes inside) and using grocery ads to compare egg prices across different stores.

2. Milk Carton Easter Baskets

Recycle empty milk cartons into charming Easter baskets. Cut the top off each carton, cover with colorful paper strips (2″x11″), and attach pipe cleaner handles. These can later be repurposed as May Day baskets or even as planters for seeds.

3. Easter Journal Writing

Provide students with Easter-themed journal prompts such as “If I were the Easter Bunny for a day…” or “My favorite Easter memory is…” Encourage creative writing while practicing literacy skills.

4. Easter Vocabulary Parade

Have students choose Easter-related vocabulary words, create visual representations or costumes for their words, and parade around the school while explaining their word’s meaning.

5. Easter Egg Word Sorting

Write vocabulary words, sight words, or spelling words on plastic eggs. Students crack them open and sort the words by category (parts of speech, number of syllables, etc.).

6. Easter Story Sequencing

Read an Easter-themed book, then have students create story sequence cards with illustrations and captions to practice comprehension and narrative skills.

7. Easter Around the World

Explore how Easter is celebrated in different cultures and countries. Create a classroom display with facts, images, and artifacts representing various traditions.

8. Bunny Hop Phonics

Place letter cards around the room and have students “bunny hop” to specific letters or letter combinations when called out, reinforcing phonics skills.

9. Egg Shell Mosaics

Save and clean egg shells, dye them in various colors, and use them to create beautiful mosaic art projects that teach patience and fine motor skills.

10. Easter Poetry Station

Set up a poetry writing station with Easter-themed word banks, poetry templates, and spring-inspired imagery to encourage creative expression.

11. Easter STEM Challenge

Challenge students to design a container that will protect an egg from breaking when dropped from various heights, introducing basic physics concepts.

12. Peeps Science Experiments

Use marshmallow Peeps for science experiments such as testing solubility in different liquids or measuring how much weight they can support before collapsing.

13. Classroom Easter Egg Hunt with Academic Clues

Hide eggs containing math problems, vocabulary words, or science facts that students must solve to earn special privileges or small prizes.

14. Easter Egg Estimation Station

Fill a jar with jelly beans or small chocolate eggs and have students practice estimation skills by guessing the quantity, recording their reasoning.

15. Easter Shadow Puppets

Create Easter-themed shadow puppets and use them to tell stories behind a sheet with a lamp, teaching concepts of light and shadow.

Home Activities

16. Family Easter Traditions Discussion

Spend time talking about the meaning of Easter and sharing family traditions, perhaps creating a family Easter traditions book with photos and descriptions.

17. Easter Morning Scavenger Hunt

Create clever rhyming clues that lead children around the house to find their Easter baskets, promoting problem-solving and reading comprehension.

18. Easter Window Decorations

Make tissue paper stained glass designs or window clings to brighten your home and welcome spring.

19. Easter Family Photo Shoot

Stage a themed family photo session with Easter props, documenting your family’s growth and creating lasting memories.

20. Easter Movie Marathon

Select age-appropriate Easter or spring-themed movies for a cozy family film festival with themed snacks.

21. Easter Story Time

Read Easter-themed books together, discussing the stories and perhaps starting a tradition of adding one new Easter book to your collection each year.

22. Easter Tree

Decorate a small tree or branches with Easter ornaments, similar to a Christmas tree but with spring colors and motifs.

23. Easter Countdown Calendar

Create a countdown calendar for the week leading up to Easter with a small activity or treat for each day.

24. Easter Morning Breakfast

Prepare a special Easter-themed breakfast with bunny-shaped pancakes, egg dishes, and fruit arranged in spring patterns.

25. Family Easter Egg Dyeing Night

Set aside a special evening before Easter for the family to dye eggs together, experimenting with different techniques and designs.

26. Easter Garden Planting

Plant spring flowers or start an herb garden together as a symbol of new life and growth.

27. Easter Memory Game

Create Easter-themed memory cards with matching pairs of spring images for a family game night.

28. Easter Obstacle Course

Design an Easter-themed obstacle course in your backyard with egg-and-spoon races, bunny hop sack races, and other active challenges.

29. Family Easter Karaoke

Compile a playlist of spring-themed songs and have a family karaoke session with bunny ears as optional accessories.

30. Easter Family Service Project

Choose a meaningful way to serve others as a family during the Easter season, such as assembling care packages for those in need.

Easter Crafts

31. Sock Bunnies

Transform old socks into adorable stuffed bunnies with simple sewing or no-sew techniques using rubber bands and fabric glue.

32. Egg Shell Candles

Carefully empty egg contents through a small hole, clean the shells, and use them as tiny candle holders with small tea lights or by pouring in melted wax with wicks.

33. Paper Plate Easter Baskets

Transform paper plates into simple Easter baskets by cutting and folding, then decorating with paints, markers, and spring embellishments.

34. Salt Dough Easter Ornaments

Create and cut salt dough into Easter shapes, bake, and decorate for lasting ornaments or gifts.

35. Thumbprint Easter Cards

Use thumbprints and fingerprints to create bunnies, chicks, and flowers on homemade Easter greeting cards.

36. Egg Carton Flower Garland

Repurpose egg cartons by cutting out the cups, painting them bright colors, and stringing them together to create spring flower garlands.

37. Easter Bunny Masks

Design and create paper plate bunny masks with ears, whiskers, and paint for imaginative play.

38. Wooden Spoon Puppet Show

Transform wooden spoons into Easter character puppets (bunnies, chicks, lambs) for creative storytelling.

39. Easter Suncatchers

Create translucent designs with tissue paper and contact paper to hang in windows, casting colorful shadows.

40. Clothespin Bunnies

Paint wooden clothespins and add details to transform them into bunny figures for displays or playful clips.

41. Handprint Easter Lilies

Use white paint and handprints to create paper Easter lily flowers, adding green stems and leaves.

42. Easter Crown/Bonnet

Design and construct decorative Easter bonnets or crowns with spring elements for an Easter parade.

43. Pom-Pom Chicks

Create fluffy yellow pom-poms and add tiny features to make adorable chick decorations.

44. Easter Egg Yarn Art

Wrap colorful yarn around egg-shaped cardboard cutouts for a textured decoration.

45. Button Easter Egg Art

Collect various buttons to create colorful egg-shaped collages on cardstock or canvas.

Educational Activities

46. Easter Counting Printables

Create or download Easter-themed counting worksheets where children match numbers with the correct number of dots, helping them practice basic math skills.

47. Easter Word Search

Design custom Easter word searches with vocabulary appropriate to your child’s age and reading level to reinforce spelling and word recognition.

48. Easter Crossword Puzzles

Create Easter-themed crossword puzzles with clues related to spring, Easter symbols, and traditions to build vocabulary and problem-solving skills.

49. Easter Vocabulary Building

Introduce new Easter and spring-related vocabulary words through games, flashcards, and activities that reinforce language development.

50. Easter Science: Egg Experiments

Conduct scientific experiments with eggs such as the “naked egg” experiment (dissolving the shell in vinegar) or testing which liquids will dye eggs most effectively.

51. Easter Fractions

Use Easter eggs or treats to teach fractions, having children divide Easter candy into equal parts or calculate portions.

52. Easter Geography

Study the origins of Easter customs from around the world, locating countries on maps and discussing cultural differences.

53. Easter Biology

Explore the biology of spring animals often associated with Easter, studying rabbits, chicks, and their life cycles.

54. Easter Weather Journal

Keep a spring weather journal during the Easter season, recording temperatures, precipitation, and signs of spring for science learning.

55. Easter Measuring Activities

Practice measuring skills with Easter recipes, egg dimensions, or when creating Easter crafts that require precise measurements.

56. Easter-Themed Coding

Use Easter imagery in simple coding activities, having children program paths for a digital bunny to collect eggs.

57. Easter Economics

Help older children understand budgeting by giving them responsibility for planning an aspect of Easter celebrations with a specific budget.

58. Easter Writing Prompts

Provide creative writing prompts centered around Easter themes to encourage narrative writing and imagination.

59. Easter Read-Aloud Analysis

Read Easter or spring-themed books and discuss literary elements like character, setting, and plot to build comprehension skills.

60. Easter Research Project

Guide older students in researching and presenting information about Easter history, symbols, or traditions for deeper understanding.

Outdoor Activities

61. Fly a Kite

Take advantage of spring breezes to fly kites together, which connects to Easter traditions in places like Bermuda where kites symbolize Christ’s ascension.

62. Plant Spring Flowers

Plant Easter lilies, daffodils, or other spring bulbs and flowers to celebrate the season of renewal and growth.

63. Easter Nature Scavenger Hunt

Create a list of spring items (budding flowers, bird nests, etc.) for children to find and document during an outdoor adventure.

64. Easter Chalk Art

Decorate driveways and sidewalks with colorful Easter-themed chalk art to spread cheer in your neighborhood.

65. Easter Picnic

Enjoy a spring picnic with Easter-themed foods and activities in a local park or your backyard.

66. Easter Garden Stones

Paint garden stones with Easter motifs to place in your garden as seasonal decorations.

67. Bunny Hop Relay Races

Organize active relay races where participants must hop like bunnies, balance eggs on spoons, or navigate obstacles.

68. Neighborhood Easter Parade

Organize or participate in a small neighborhood Easter parade with decorated wagons, bikes, or homemade Easter bonnets.

69. Easter Bird Feeders

Create bird feeders shaped like eggs or bunnies to hang outside and observe spring birds.

70. Easter Outdoor Photography Project

Challenge older children to capture signs of spring in a photography project, focusing on composition and lighting.

71. Easter Sidewalk Egg Hunt

Use sidewalk chalk to draw eggs throughout your neighborhood with inspirational messages or kindness challenges inside each one.

72. Easter Bubble Station

Make homemade bubble solution and create Easter-shaped bubble wands for outdoor bubble play.

73. Spring Camping Adventure

Plan a backyard camping night during Easter weekend, observing stars and listening for spring nocturnal creatures.

74. Easter Sports Tournament

Organize a family or neighborhood mini-tournament of spring sports like badminton, frisbee, or croquet.

75. Easter Sun Print Art

Use special sun-sensitive paper to create nature-inspired Easter prints using spring leaves, flowers, and found objects.

Easter Games

76. Easter Egg Bowling

Set up an egg bowling game using hard-boiled or plastic eggs to knock down empty water bottles, teaching precision and hand-eye coordination.

77. Bunny Bowling

Create Easter bunny bowling pins by adding hand-drawn faces and paper ears to plastic bottles for a festive twist on traditional bowling.

78. Easter Charades

Play Easter-themed charades with actions like “bunny hopping,” “dyeing eggs,” or “baby chick hatching” to encourage creative movement and communication.

79. Easter Bingo

Create Easter bingo cards with spring images instead of numbers for a seasonal twist on the classic game.

80. Easter Egg Roll

Organize an egg rolling contest down a gentle hill, timing whose egg makes it to the bottom first.

81. Pin the Tail on the Bunny

Create a large bunny poster without a tail, then have blindfolded players attempt to pin or stick the tail in the correct spot.

82. Easter Egg Memory Match

Use plastic eggs separated into halves with matching symbols inside for a memory matching game.

83. Easter Egg Toss

Partner players for an egg toss with either hard-boiled or water balloons decorated like eggs, stepping back after each successful catch.

84. Easter Egg and Spoon Race

Hold traditional egg-and-spoon races, challenging players to balance an egg while navigating an obstacle course.

85. Easter Trivia

Create age-appropriate Easter trivia questions about traditions, symbols, and spring knowledge for a family game night.

86. Easter Scavenger Hunt with Photo Challenges

Design a scavenger hunt where players must take photos of specific Easter-related items or complete Easter challenges.

87. Easter Riddles Game

Write Easter riddles on slips of paper hidden inside eggs, with players reading aloud and everyone guessing the answers.

88. Bunny, Bunny, Chick

Play a version of Duck, Duck, Goose called “Bunny, Bunny, Chick” for active Easter fun.

89. Easter Ring Toss

Create a ring toss game using bunny ears as the targets and decorated cardboard rings.

90. Easter I Spy

Create Easter-themed I Spy bottles filled with rice and small Easter trinkets for a sensory seeking game.

Cooking & Baking

91. Hot Cross Buns

Bake traditional hot cross buns together, discussing the symbolism behind this Easter bread tradition.

92. Bunny-Shaped Foods

Create bunny-shaped pancakes, sandwiches, or cookies for Easter-themed meals and snacks.

93. Easter Nest Cookies

Make cookies that resemble bird’s nests using ingredients like chow mein noodles or coconut, topped with egg-shaped candies.

94. Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Experiment with natural dyes from food items like beets, turmeric, and cabbage to color Easter eggs.

95. Resurrection Rolls

Make “empty tomb” rolls where a marshmallow (representing Jesus) is wrapped in dough and disappears during baking, creating a hollow center.

Service & Community Projects

96. Easter Baskets for Seniors

Create and deliver Easter baskets to local nursing home residents or homebound seniors in your community.

97. Easter Food Drive

Organize an Easter-themed food drive for a local food pantry, collecting spring-themed non-perishable items.

98. Easter Cards for Hospital Patients

Make handmade Easter cards to deliver to children’s hospitals or other patients who might be spending Easter away from home.

99. Community Easter Egg Hunt

Organize a neighborhood Easter egg hunt, inviting local families to participate and connect.

100. Easter Kindness Calendar

Create a calendar for the Easter season with one act of kindness to perform each day, focusing on sharing the spirit of the holiday.

Special Needs Adaptations

Many of these activities can be adapted for children with special needs. Here are some general adaptation suggestions:

For visual impairments: Use textured materials on eggs, add scents to egg hunts, or incorporate sound elements
For mobility challenges: Position activities at accessible heights, use adapted tools, or modify games to be played seated
For sensory sensitivities: Create quiet egg hunts, offer non-food treats, or provide sensory-friendly alternatives to loud or crowded activities
For developmental differences: Simplify instructions, create visual schedules, or pair children with buddies for activities

Age-Appropriate Activities

Preschool (Ages 2-4)

Focus on simple sensory activities, basic crafts with assistance, movement games, and concrete concepts. Activities #2, #8, #37, #64, and #89 are particularly suitable.

Early Elementary (Ages 5-7)

Incorporate beginning reading and math concepts, cooperative games, and crafts requiring some fine motor skills. Try activities #1, #5, #46, #76, and #92.

Upper Elementary (Ages 8-10)

Include more complex academic content, independent projects, and games with rules. Activities #12, #50, #57, #86, and #94 would be appropriate.

Middle School and Beyond (Ages 11+)

Focus on service projects, advanced STEM challenges, cultural learning, and leadership opportunities. Consider activities #13, #30, #56, #60, and #99.

Conclusion

Easter offers a wealth of opportunities for educational, creative, and meaningful activities that can be enjoyed at school or at home. Whether exploring the season’s religious significance, celebrating spring’s renewal, or simply creating joyful family traditions, these 100 activities provide inspiration for teachers and parents alike. By selecting activities appropriate for your children’s ages, interests, and abilities, you can create Easter celebrations that combine learning with lasting memories.

Happy Easter!