If you’re looking to make learning fun this Easter, then look no further! We’ve got you covered with 21 engaging and educational math activities. These Easter-themed activities will get your children hopping into numbers, improving their math skills while having a great time.
1.Easter Egg Counting: Gather some plastic eggs and have your child count them. You can also fill the eggs with different numbers of items for your child to count.
2.Bunny Hop Addition: Write simple addition problems on colorful paper bunny cutouts. Have your child solve the problems and then place the correct number of mini eggs in a basket.
3.Jelly Bean Graphing: Use jelly beans or another small candy to create a graph using data from your Easter egg hunt or other activity.
4.Carrot Length Measurement: Collect several carrots of different lengths and have your child measure them using nonstandard units, such as paper clips or Lego bricks.
5.Egg-citing Symmetry: Draw half of an Easter egg design on a piece of paper, then have your child complete the other half to create a symmetrical image.
6.Bunny Money: Use pretend money to buy Easter-themed treats at your very own bunny store.
7.Colorful Multiplication Eggs: Write multiplication problems inside plastic eggs. Once opened, your child will solve the problem and match it with the corresponding product on a sheet of paper.
8.Fraction Frenzy: Divide colorful plastic eggs into equal parts (halves, quarters, etc.) to introduce basic fractions.
9.Tetra-egg-tro Game Board: Create an egg-shaped game board using numbered tiles, then play Tetris-like games involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
10.Peep Math Patterns: Use marshmallow Peeps to create patterns based on colors or shapes and have your child continue the pattern.
11.Time-telling Eggs: Inside plastic eggs, write times in both digital and analog formats for your child to match up.
12.Bunny Coordinate Grid: Using graph paper, create a coordinate grid and plot points with corresponding Easter images, such as eggs, chicks, and rabbits.
13.Egg Tower Challenge: Stack plastic eggs to make the tallest tower possible while practicing simple addition and subtraction.
14.Rabbit Race: Use a number line to race toy rabbits based on the results of the addition or subtraction problems.
15.Marshmallow Estimation: Fill a jar with marshmallow bunnies or chicks and have your child estimate the number in the jar.
16.Equivalent Egg Hunt: Write equivalent fractions, decimals or percentages on pieces of paper, hide them in plastic eggs, and have your child find matching pairs.
17.Tangram Easter Puzzles: Create Easter-themed puzzles using tangram pieces for problem-solving practice.
18.Skip Counting Egg Relay: Set up an obstacle course where children must skip count by various numbers while holding Easter eggs.
19.Egg Carton Math Facts: Write math facts on the bottoms of egg carton sections, having your child place an egg with the correct answer in each section.
20.Bunny Protractor Angle Activity: Use a protractor to measure angles on paper bunny shapes.
21.3D Geometric Egg Shapes: Create 3D geometric shapes using toothpicks and jelly beans or mini marshmallows, then discuss edges, vertices, and faces with your child.
These Easter math activities not only provide endless hours of fun but also reinforce essential math skills for children at various levels.
