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21 Easter Activities For Kids

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Contents

Activity Page

1. Easter Bowling 3

2. Easter Bingo 4

3. Easter Egg Toss 5

4. Hot Egg Game 6

5. Easter Relays 7

6. Easter Tic Tac Toe 8

7. Easter Riddle Match 9

8. Egg Throwing Competition 10

9. Easter Egg Hunt 11

10. Easter Board Games 12

11. Easter Word Sudoku 13

12. Easter Word Puzzles 15

13. Easter Math Puzzles 16

14. Easter Poems 18

15. Easter Jars 19

16. Easter Wreaths 20

17. Eggshell Mosaic 21

18. Easter Cards 22

19. Easter Trees 24

20. Easter Chocolates 25

21. Chocolate Easter Nests 26

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Printable Easter Games and Activities

1. Easter Bowling

EASTER EGG BOWLING

This is an Easter game that can be played with a small group of children but it is also suitable for a large group.

For this game you can use hardboiled eggs painted or dyed in different colors or chocolate Easter eggs wrapped in different colors.

Give a different colored egg to each child.

Using a plain hardboiled egg, roll that egg across the floor or the ground.

The kids have to roll their eggs and try to land as close as possible to the plain egg. The one whose egg is rolled closest to the white one wins that round.

At this time the child can either win a small prize or points can be awarded and then prizes given out after several rounds.

2. Easter Bingo

Easter Bingo is another fun Easter activity that kids can play again and again. Children can be involved in making their own bingo cards as well as playing the game. Bingo cards can be made with Easter words or Easter pictures. The children can draw the pictures or use Easter stickers.

Each player is given a 3 X 3 grid and fills it in with a selection of Easter words or Easter pictures. The words will need to be predetermined before starting.

The caller can have the Easter Words or pictures on cards and draw them out one by one. The players cover their words or pictures when they are called and compete to be the first to cover a row, column or diagonal. Then they try to be the first to cover their entire card.

EASTER MIME BINGO

An interesting version of the traditional Bingo game is to have the caller mime the word that is called. The other players guess what is being mimed and when it is confirmed that the word is correct, they can then cover the word.

Try these Easter Words for your Easter Bingo – Easter, egg, bunny, chocolate, candy, flowers, basket, ducks, chicks, bonnet, parade, decorate, April, find, hunt, search, Sunday, tulips, jellybean, lamb, nest.

Easter Bingo Cards

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3. Easter Egg Toss

This is a fun Easter game that all ages can enjoy. It can be used with a small group or a large group.

Using large sheets of construction paper, cut three different sized eggs – a large, a medium and a small egg - in three different colors. Glue the medium sized egg in the center of the large egg and glue the small egg into the center of the medium egg. The small egg will be the equivalent of the bull’s eye on a dart board.

Next give a value to each of the three different colors, for example, the smallest egg could be worth 20 points, the medium sized egg could be worth 10 points and the large egg could be worth 5 points.

Place the eggs on the floor and mark a spot about 3 to 4 paces away from the egg. This spot could be marked with a cutout egg shape for children to stand on.

The children stand on this space and take turns to gently toss or roll a small solid chocolate Easter egg onto the egg cutouts. Points are awarded according to where the egg lands. After several turns each, a prize is awarded to the person with the most points.

EASTER EGG TOSS TEAM GAME

The Easter Egg Toss Game can also be played as a team game.5 Divide the group into even teams and allow each member to have one toss.10 Tally the points and the team with the highest points will be the winner. 20 If teams don’t all have the same number of people allow those with fewer members to have someone toss twice so that each team has the same number of turns.

4. Hot Egg Game

This Easter game is a version of the Hot Potato game.

It is ideal for a large group and requires very little preparation.

You will need an egg. This can be a hardboiled egg, a plastic egg or a foil wrapped Easter Egg. You also need some music to play. Easter music is ideal but if you don’t have it, any child appropriate music is fine.

The children sit in a circle and while the music plays, they pass the egg around the circle. When the music stops the person with the egg is eliminated and leaves the circle. The game continues until only one person is left. This is the winner and they receive a prize.

If you are using a plastic egg for the game, a small prize could be hidden in the egg for the winner.

5. Easter Relays

EASTER RELAYS

The traditional relay race can be used as a fun Easter game by giving it an Easter twist. Here are a few suggestions that will get kids rolling or hopping around like Easter bunnies.

HUMAN EGG ROLL RELAY

For the Human Egg Roll Relay each child lies down at a right angle to the track and rolls to the other end. Make sure there is plenty of space between each team so that kids don’t roll into each other. It is also a good idea to keep the track short so that children don’t have to roll too far.

BUNNY HOP RELAY

For the Bunny Hop Relay children hop along the track like a hopping bunny. Have children keep their feet together and hold hands up in front like paws.

EGG ROLL RELAY

You can also try the Egg Roll Relay. For this relay, each team will need an egg that they roll from one end to the other. Each person has to bend down and push the egg gently to make it roll.

EGG AND SPOON RELAY

The Egg and Spoon Relay is an old favorite that is perfect for Easter. This relay is one of those fun Easter games that is ideal for all ages. Each team is given an egg and each player is given a spoon. The children race from one end to the other holding the egg in the spoon. At the other end they have to carefully pass the egg from their spoon to the next person’s spoon.

6. Easter Tic Tac Toe

Tic Tac Toe is an old favorite that can easily be given an Easter twist.

To make your own Easter Tic Tac Toe you need to make 2 sets of cards with five Easter pictures. Each set will have the same picture repeated on each of the five cards. You could use any of the combinations below:

5 bunnies and 5 Easter eggs

5 Easter bunnies and 5 ducks

5 Easter baskets and 5 Easter eggs.

The cards can be made with pictures printed from the internet, stickers or hand drawn pictures.

Once the cards are made draw a large Tic Tac Toe grid on a sheet of paper. Play as usual but instead of drawing 0’s or X’s, you place a card on the board. As usual the first person to make a row, column or diagonal of three is the winner.

Easter Tic Tac Toe

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7. Easter Riddle Match

This can be a card game or it can be a very special Easter Egg Hunt.

Start by collecting about 5-10 Easter riddles and answers.

Next cut egg shapes out of card.

Write the riddles on the egg shaped cards, writing one riddle on a card and the matching answer on a separate card.

EASTER RIDDLE EGG HUNT

These cards can be used for an egg hunt by hiding all of the cards for children to find. When all of the cards have been found, children read the cards and try to match a riddle and answer from the cards that they have found.

The winner of the egg hunt can be the child who matches the most riddles and answers.

EASTER RIDDLE CARD GAMES

The Riddle Egg cards can also be used to play a 'Memory' style card game. Spread out all of the egg cards face down on a table.

The players take turns to turn over two cards and read them both.

If they make a matching riddle and answer they keep the pair and have another turn. The winner is the player who has the most pairs at the end of the game.

Easter Riddle Match

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8. Egg Throwing Competition

An egg throwing competition can be held with a small group or a large group. It is best to have this competition outside as it will be messy!

The children will compete in pairs.

Give each pair an egg. Using a fresh egg that hasn’t been boiled makes it more interesting.

Have each pair stand a short distance apart. Two parallel lines can be drawn on the ground with one of each pair standing on one line and their partner standing on the other line facing them.

Partners have to throw and catch between them.

Any pair that drops an egg is eliminated.

The partners then move one step further apart and repeat.

The winning pair is the last pair left in the competition.

See how far apart the winning pair can stand while still throwing and catching.

9. Easter Egg Hunt

Easter wouldn’t be Easter without the traditional egg hunt for the kids. But you don’t have to stick to a traditional style hunt when there are many different versions of the egg hunt that may be even more fun. Here are a few different ones that you may like to consider.

EASTER PUZZLE HUNT

This is an interesting version that keeps the kids busy during and after the hunt. For this version you will need a jigsaw puzzle with less than one hundred pieces. An Easter themed puzzle or a rabbit puzzle is preferable but if you can’t find one, any puzzle can be used. Instead of hiding eggs, hide the puzzle pieces. If you are using a puzzle with a lot of pieces, the pieces can be hidden in clusters with several pieces together or you can put the pieces into several plastic bags or plastic eggs. The children can find the bags or eggs, pool the pieces together and then enjoy doing the puzzle.

TREASURE EGG HUNT

This egg hunt combines a treasure hunt with an egg hunt. Clues that lead children from place to place are written on pieces of paper and put into plastic eggs. The clues eventually lead to the prize which can be a basket of Easter eggs for all to share.

FAIR-FOR-ALL EASTER EGG HUNT

Make sure your Easter egg hunt doesn't result in one or two kids finding most of the eggs (to the utter devastation of the little ones). To overcome this problem, have different colored eggs for each child. You can have a certain number of eggs for each child and let them know this number when they start. Before the start of the egg hunt, place a different colored egg in each basket and tell the kids that this is the only color they're supposed to hunt for. The first child to find all THEIR eggs wins a special prize.

FIND YOUR NAME EASTER EGG HUNT

Write the name of each child on one of the Easter eggs you hide, the one

that finds their own name wins a prize.

10. Easter Board Games

Let the kids get creative this Easter as they make their own Easter board game. The kids will enjoy making the board game and when it is finished they can enjoy playing it with their family or friends.

The board can be decorated with markers, crayons, glitter and stickers.

A TRACK STYLE BOARD GAME

To make a track style board game, the children draw a track that zigzags across the board and then decorate it with Easter things. The track can be divided into spaces and each space can be numbered. Some spaces might have a reward written on them and some might have a hazard on them. The reward might be something like, ‘You helped the Easter bunny. Go forward 3 spaces’. The hazard might say, ‘You dropped an Easter egg. Miss a turn.’

SNAKES AND LADDERS STYLE BOARD GAME

Another style of board game that the kids can make is a Snakes and Ladders game. This game is usually created on a 10 x 10 grid with the boxes numbered from 1 – 100. To give it an Easter twist use Easter themed pictures instead of the snakes and ladders. Carrots and bunnies or bunnies and eggs could be used instead. Choose one for the players to go up and one for the players to go down.

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11. Easter Word Sudoku

Sudoku is traditionally a number puzzle but to make it more interesting, letters and words can be used instead.

A regular Sudoku puzzle will be set out on a 9 X 9 grid but these can be difficult for children to do when they are just starting with Sudoku Puzzles. Children are best to start with a 4 X 4 grid or a 6 X 6 grid.

The following page contains 4 Easter word Sudoku puzzles on 4 X 4 grids.

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Easter Word Sudoku 4 x 4

Write the letters for each word in the squares so that every row, column and mini grid contains all of the letters for the word.

LAMB NEST A B M N T A S N T L N L M E S

HIDE FIND H I D F D I F D H I D F N D H

Happy Easter!

12. Easter Word Puzzles

Easter provides a great opportunity for educational games and puzzles. The kids can have fun with these Easter activities and also be learning at the same time! Here are a few word puzzles to get you started.

EASTER SENTENCE JUMBLE

To create this you will need a few Easter sentences. If you are doing this with a group of children let each of them write an Easter sentence. It might be a sentence about the Easter bunny, about Easter eggs or things that the children like to do at Easter. Play Sentence Jumble by running the words together and then breaking the letters up into groups of three, four or five letters. The children have to rewrite the sentence correctly. Here is one to try.

theea sterb unnyh oppe dalon gthep athle avin geg gsfore ver yone

EASTER WORD FIND

One of the simplest Easter puzzles to create is a ‘Word Find’. Write the words ‘Easter Bunny’ at the top of a page and challenge children to find as many words as possible that use the letters in Easter Bunny. The person who finds the most will be the winner.

EASTER HANGMAN

The traditional spelling game of Hangman can be given an Easter twist by changing the Hangman diagram to a Bunny diagram. Choose a simple bunny picture with 10 – 14 parts. Now use Easter words to play the game and play in the usual way.

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13. Easter Math Puzzles

Easter is also a great time to liven up math practice. Here are two math puzzles that are simple to prepare and will get kids keen and eager to do what is often not a favorite subject.

EASTER EGG JUMBLE

To create this puzzle cut out several egg shapes. On each one write the numbers and signs from an equation. The children have to look at the egg and rearrange the numbers and signs to make a true equation. The first person to do this for each egg shape is the winner. You can use this to practice simple equations or more complex equations.

8 1 7 1 4 2 4 1

= + = 3 - = ÷ = 6 x

5 3 2 6 8 3 7 8

5 + 8 = 13 23 – 7 = 16 32 ÷ 4 = 8 17 x 4 = 68

EGG PUZZLE

For this puzzle you need 9 cards with Easter eggs on them. One card will have 1 egg, one 2 eggs, the next 3 eggs etc. Draw a large 3 X 3 grid like a Tic Tac Toe grid. The puzzle is to place the cards on the grid so that each row, column and diagonal has the same number of eggs. The following page has the egg puzzle for you to

print and give to the kids.

Printable Easter Math Puzzles

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Easter Egg Puzzle

Cut out the cards at the bottom of the page. Place the cards on the grid so that each row, column and diagonal has the same number of eggs.

14. Easter Poems

This Easter let the kids express themselves with poetry. They can write an Easter poem, decorate it and then read it to friends or family.

In the classroom, they can display their poems or everyone’s Easter poem can go into a book for the whole class to enjoy.

An acrostic poem is one of the simplest poems to start with. The word Easter can be used and children will set out the letters of the word as shown. The children then write one line about Easter for each letter.

Other words can also be used for the acrostic poem. You could also use Bunny, Easter Eggs, Chocolate, Rabbits or Chickens.

E_________ A_________ S_________ T_________ E_________ R_________

15. Easter Jars

This is an Easter craft that creates a special vase or container that children can give as a gift or keep for themselves.

It is a very effective craft and if the papers and jar style are chosen carefully it creates a beautiful piece that children will be very proud to make.

This special Easter activity is a wonderful way to encourage recycling of jars and Easter egg wrappers.

Materials

Foil paper - Easter egg wrappers Jar – choose an interesting shape Craft Glue

Varnish

Tear or cut the foil Easter egg wrappers into small pieces. Glue pieces of foil all over a jar to cover the outside of the entire jar. When the glue has dried, paint varnish over the outside of the jar.

16. Easter Wreaths

Christmas isn’t the only holiday that a decorative wreath can be displayed. This simple Easter wreath is bright and colorful and the kids can display it on a door to greet visitors or hang it in a window.

EASTER EGG WREATH

Materials

paper plate

colored construction paper

craft glue

gold or silver paint

markers or crayons

glitter (optional)

stickers (optional)

ribbon

Cut a circle out of the center of the paper plate to leave a ring which becomes the base of the wreath.

Paint the wreath base in gold or silver.

Cut different sized egg shapes out of the colored construction paper.

Decorate the egg cutouts with markers, crayons, glitter, pieces of ribbon and stickers. When the wreath base is dry, glue the egg cutouts onto the wreath allowing them to overlap. Put a hole in the top of the wreath and tie a ribbon through the hole to hang the wreath. The Easter egg wreath is now ready to display.

EASTER NEST WREATH

For this variation, instead of painting the wreath base in gold

or silver, the wreath can be covered with straw. Paint a heavy

coat of glue over the base and then cover it with straw. The

eggs are then glued onto the straw and your wreath will look

like a nest of eggs.

17. Eggshell Mosaic

This Easter craft activity produces an interesting piece of art that can be used for decoration. Have children collect clean eggshells for sometime before they are needed for this activity. Materials

broken eggshells dyed in different colors

construction paper

crayon, pen or marker

glue

Children draw a simple design (e.g. a flower, car, boat, balloon or Easter egg) on a piece of paper.

Paint glue onto the paper.

Next sprinkle bits of dyed broken eggshells onto the glue.

Allow to dry then display and enjoy.

18. Easter Cards

Making Easter cards is a fun and creative activity for children of all ages.

The cards can be made with white paper folded in half from top to bottom then folded again from left to right.

The cards can be decorated with drawings, paint, glitter or stickers.

Include a message inside and on the back make sure to add ‘Handmade by ’

EASTER EGG CARD

To make a card shaped like an Easter egg, fold a piece of paper in half along the longer side. Draw a large egg shape on it making sure that the egg touches the folded side. Cut out the egg shape leaving part of the side fold joined.

Decorate the front like a colorful Easter egg using bright colors and glitter.

Write a message inside and add ‘Handmade by .’ on the back.

EASTER BUNNY CARD

To make an Easter bunny card, fold a piece of paper in half along the longer side. Draw an Easter bunny with long ears on the front of the card with some of the bunny touching the side fold. You can draw just a bunny’s face and ears or a whole bunny.

Cut out the bunny shape leaving part of the side fold joined.

Decorate the bunny by adding features. Color the ears pink and add glitter. Cover the bunny with cotton balls.

Write a message inside. ‘He’s coming! Have a Happy Easter.’ could be used.

PRINTED CARD

The card on the following page can be printed on white paper or colored paper and then decorated.

To make the card, cut around the edge of the large rectangle.

Fold along the horizontal line. Then fold along the vertical. Decorate the card with colors, paint, glitter etc.

Happy Easter

19. Easter Trees

Easter trees have become a popular tradition in some countries. They can be used to decorate inside the home or a tree in the garden can be decorated to create an Easter tree. Kids love making this Easter tree that is simple to make but the end result is an attractive and appealing Easter decoration.

Materials

A dead branch from a tree

Silver spray paint

A plant pot or container for the base

Decorative stones

Colored construction paper

Markers

Glitter

Ribbon

Easter Stickers

Glue

To start spray paint the dead branch silver.

When it is dry, stand the branch in the plant pot or container and fill with the decorative stones to hold it in place.

Now you can make the decorations for the tree.

Cut egg shapes from the colored paper cutting at least two of each size. Decorate the egg shapes using markers, glitter, ribbon and stickers.

Glue the egg shapes in pairs gluing them back to back to make the decorations. Put a small whole at the top of each decoration and tie a piece of ribbon through the hole. Hang the decorations from the silver branches.

Other decorations can also be added including ribbons tied in bows and small chickens.

20. Easter Chocolates

Making your own chocolates is a fun and tasty activity.

These are a few simple recipes that kids can try.

PEANUT CLUSTERS

Use cooking chocolate chips that you melt slowly in a microwave or a double boiler. (Just take it easy though as overheating it will burn the chocolate and ruin it.)

Once it is melted add unsalted peanuts and stir them in.

Scoop out spoonfuls onto a tray and place in the freezer until they are set. (It might take about 10-15 minutes.)

COCONUT ROUGH

This time instead of adding peanuts try adding coconut.

Again just spoon onto a tray, put into the freezer until set and remove from the tray once they have set.

ROCKY ROAD

Once the chocolate is melted, add marshmallows and jelly candies (small sized pieces). This can be spooned out in large chunks or set in the bowl. It will take a while to set in the freezer if setting it in the bowl.

If it is set in the bowl, turn it out in a large lump and cut into pieces. (Best for an adult to cut this one though.)

21. Chocolate Easter Nests

Kids will love making these and they will love eating them even more.

Ingredients

8 ounces cooking chocolate

2 cups of dry chow mein noodles

4 tbs crunchy peanut butter

Jellybeans or other small oval candy

Melt the chocolate gently in a microwave or double boiler.

Mix in the noodles and peanut butter.

Spoon large spoonfuls onto baking paper on a tray.

Use the back of a spoon to press down gently into the center of each nest to make a hollow. Set in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Add a few jellybeans or other candy into the center of each nest to be the eggs.

Enjoy! Thank you for taking the time to look at my book of Easter Activities.

I hope you and the children enjoy these activities.

If you would like a collection of Printable Easter Activities and Games for kids please visit my site at

www.kids-easter-activities.com .

The Kids Easter Activities Collection

contains

Easter Word Puzzles

Easter Board Games

Easter Math Worksheets

Easter Writing Activities

Easter Bingo Cards

Easter Dominoes

Easter Coloring Pages

and more!

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