Egg Activities for Babies and Toddlers

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Now that my daughter is eight months I am constantly on the hunt for activities to keep her engaged and learning during the day. Since Easter is around the corner and Spring is the time of new life and egg hatching, I created several fine motor and sensory egg activities for her to experience. It seems to be a greater challenge than I expected to find activities to do at home and organized activities in the area for children under the age of two, so I’ll be sharing some of my creations and discoveries going forward here on the blog.

Eggs in Eggs (Fine Motor Egg Activity)

What You Need:

Jumbo Plastic Eggs with Clear Lids

Plastic Easter Eggs

Tip: Buy a bunch when they’re on clearance after Easter

What To Do:

This activity allows for your baby or toddler to explore eggs while developing fine motor skills. My daughter is fascinated by the eggs and can be occupied for a while by manipulating them in different ways.

Object permanence- Hide the eggs under the clear and then solid half of the egg and allow your child to find them.

In and Out- Practice taking the eggs out of and putting them back into one of the egg halves. Initially my daughter removed the eggs by shaking the container, but now she can take them out with her hands.

Transferring- Use one egg half to “pour” the eggs into the other half.

Musical Shake- Put the easter eggs inside the jumbo eggs and allow your child to experience the sounds they make as they bat it around or shake it.

 

Eggs Make Sound (Sensory Egg Activity)

What You Need:

Plastic Easter Eggs

Rice, Pasta, Jingle Bells, Beads

Glue or masking tape

What To Do:

Fill the plastic eggs with items that make different sounds. I made two of each “sound” and also left two eggs empty. Glue or tape each egg shut so materials that are choking hazards don’t escape the eggs. Demonstrate how to shake the eggs and the sound that each egg makes, as well as the eggs that are empty and make “no sound.” Allow your child to explore how to shake the eggs and the sounds that they make on their own. Initially they will spend more time with them in their mouths then shaking them.

 

Egg Sorting (Fine Motor Egg Activity)

What You Need:

Plastic Easter Eggs (empty or filled from above activity)

Egg Carton or Cupcake Pan

Plastic Tongs

What To Do:

This activity can be altered based on the age of your child.

Younger children can work on their fine motor skills by removing and placing the eggs in the holes.

Toddlers can sort the eggs based on color or the sound that they make. Use tongs for an even more challenging fine motor activity.

With toddlers you can also take the eggs apart and flip your egg carton over to create an egg stacking activity. Have your child see how high they can stack the eggs. Have them create stacks of matching colors or recreate a pattern example.

 

Egg Sun Catcher Art (Fine Motor and Sensory Egg Activity)

What You Need:

Clear Contact Paper

Tip: Found with the shelf liners in the Kitchen section of stores like Target

Tissue Paper

What to Do:

Cut a variety of colors of tissue paper into small squares. Cut the contact paper into an egg shape (or any shape that you would like).

Remove the paper backing from the contact paper and place it in front of your child. Allow your child the opportunity to initially explore the contact paper egg and a full sheet of tissue paper. They will be fascinated by how it sticks to their hands, the sound that both materials make, how they can smash and crumple them.

Hand your child the tissue paper squares and show them to how to stick them onto the contact paper. Your baby will probably be very interested in tasting the tissue paper and will need extra guidance to pat the paper on the egg. Leave some sticky areas so the sun catcher can stick to the window.

 

No-Prep Egg Activities

If you’re looking for egg activities that require no prep time, here’s some great ones to start with:

Hide and Squeak Egg Shape Sorter (for 6 months and up)

Color Matching Egg Puzzle (for 18 months and up)

Egg Crayons (for 12 months and up) 

Egg Shakers

Montessori Egg and Cup by Essential Montessori

Egg Stacker Puzzle by Sensory Play

Board Books all About Eggs

Books are a perfect way to both build literacy skills, linguistic skills, and introduce your baby or toddler to beautiful illustrations and new concepts. These board books are all about eggs, birds, and Easter egg hunts.