Easter Themed Sensory Play - Sensory Bin, Discover Bottles and Shakers

3 Different Sensory ideas with items from the Dollar Store!

1) Sensory Bin

 The Dollar Store has a bunch of these plastic baskets in a variety of colors.

Items include:

plastic eggs

plastic bunny eggs

cupcake liners and sticks (super cute)

table scatter

Easter/Spring themed erasers

12 pack of carrots

Easter basket grass

green foam

2) Discovery Bottles

 I used a variety of the same items from the sensory bin to make these. 

 I hot glued the outside to keep it closed.  

 How cute are these???

Not to mention super colorful to explore!

3) Egg shakers

I used colored rice I had on hand. But, plain rice is just fine!

 Any type of plastic egg will work great. 

I love these eggs from the Dollar Store.  

I hot glued the outside so they can't be opened.  

Resurrection Eggs

I was excited to find resurrection eggs at Hobby Lobby for 40% off!

They came out to around $10.

Here are some really fun ways to make your own!

1) From Busy Chickadees

*includes free printable*

2) From Mommy Savers

*includes free printable*

3) From Teaching Heart Blog

*includes free printable*

4) From Sunday School Lady

*includes free printables*

5) From Not 2 Many

Easter Themed Crayons - Bunny, Egg, Peep & Flowers

Just in time to fill those Easter baskets!!!! 

Find this adorable set of Easter themed crayons in my Etsy shop for only $3.75 for four!

Easter Basket Easter Egg Sidewalk Chalk - Easter Basket

Easter Egg Sidewalk Chalk

Perfect for an Easter basket!

New in my etsy shop howwelearnathome

Nesting Eggs

Another fun way to reuse plastic eggs is to create "nesting eggs".

This idea was inspired by H is for Homeschooling.  

I was excited to make these because Junebug LOVES opening the plastic eggs.

I used three different sized eggs.  All of which I already had on hand.

The "surprise" in the smallest eggs are items from the spring sensory tub.

 Check out the adorable pom pom chick H is for Homeschooling created for her nesting eggs.

I had six of the large eggs here so I turned them all into the nesting eggs.  

Junebug loved taking the apart one by one and seeing what was hidden in the smallest egg.

Now to get her to put them back together is the next challenge :) 

Snake Number Threading

When  I Can Teach My Child  posted this idea I couldn't wait to make it.  

We had the plastic eggs to use and our current "Letter of the Week" is S.

So, it was a perfect counting activity to create for Junebug.

Supplies you will need:
plastic eggs (the more rounded side) I suggest the ones that already have holes.
sharp scissors
sharpie
ribbon
googly eyes
hot glue gun

 Use the eggs that already have the small holes in them.
It will be a lot easier to cut a big enough hole for the ribbon to slide through. 

After I got the hang of it I cut them pretty quickly.

The first few I cut caused some plastic to go flying, so be careful with the small pieces. 

 I tied the knot four times so it couldn't be pulled through the first egg.  

Leaving about two inches as the "tongue".

 I hot glued the knot to the inside of the egg.

Then I hot glued on the eyes.

 Use the sharpie to write on the numbers. 

Make as many numbered eggs as you would like.

I made 20, since Junebug is working on 11-20.

Once she thread the ribbon through a couple of eggs she really got the hang of it!

Searching for the next number. 

She was so excited when she finished.

It really is a great way to practice counting!

File Folder Games - Egg Pattern Matching

Egg Pattern Matching

Click here for the template from File Folder Fun

I didn't cut the baskets out and just laminated the sheets.

Then I cut a hole just big enough for the eggs to sit in them but not big enough for them to fit through.

This is a fun and a little more challenging way to practice the difference in patterns.  

Busy Bag - Counting Practice

Busy Bag 

Counting with eggs

I originally wanted this to be a file folder game but they don't fit properly.

So, I thought it would be a great "busy bag"

Click here for the template from 1+1+1=1

You can cut the eggs in half or how I cut it to practice learning the number word as well.