The Best Toddler Easter Activities

How do you make Easter fun for toddlers? You find the best toddler Easter activities! I've collected over 50 that you will love!

Here are the four key components of THE BEST Easter activities for toddlers!

The best toddler Easter activities...

Use simple materials
Are quick to set up
Are open-ended
Work for a variety of ages

I love holidays and making things festive and fun, but I also don't want to take forever to set up an activity that kids play with for 15 seconds. These simple toddler Easter activities have been tried and tested and get 5 GOLD STARS.

To make Easter fun for parents AND toddlers, I've put together a list of over 50 awesome Easter activities that are organized by category. This will make it easy for you to scan the list and pick the sort of activity your kids are most interested in.

What age are these Easter activities for?

Toddlers and preschoolers will LOVE these activities. Big siblings may want to join in too!

What type of activities are included in this Easter activities list?

Motor activities (that get kids moving their small and big muscles)
Sensory activities (that encourage kids to use their senses as they play)
Arts & Crafts activities (including lots of painting!)
Science activities (fizzy Easter fun is our favorite!)
Literacy activities (exploring names & the alphabet)
Color activities (including some yummy snacktivities)

RELATED: Need more activities for toddlers? Here are THE BEST toddler activities that you can try all year round!

Check out all 50+ Amazing & Simple Toddler Easter Activities

Easter Motor Activities

Why motor activities? When kids get moving their brains wake up and they learn more. Motor activities also help kids develop skills that will help them in their day to day lives. Toddler Easter activities can be fun while strengthening fine & gross motor skills too!

RELATED: Want to try more fine motor activities? These fine motor sensory bins are awesome.

Easter Hunt Matching Activity by Toddler Approved

2. Easter Egg Snack Hunt by Busy Toddler

3. Plastic Egg Drop Game by Toddler Approved

4. Tubes and Easter Eggs by Happy Toddler Playtime

5. Plastic Egg Stacking Game by Toddler Approved

6. Cardboard Box Egg Roll Game by Toddler Approved

7. Egg Drop Baby Game by Happily Ever Mom

8. Easter Egg Hunt by Toddler Approved

9. Easter Memory Game by Happily Ever Mom

10. Egg Drop Fine Motor Activity by Days with Grey

11. Wobbly Easter Egg Ramps by And Next Comes L

12. Egg Towers Balancing Game by Frugal Fun 4 Boys

13. Egg Shaker Guessing Game by Mama Papa Bubba

14. Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt by Toddler Approved

15. Easter Movement Game by Toddler Approved

Easter Sensory Activities

Sensory activities are always a hit! These Easter sensory activities use water, rice, cereal, and a few other simple bin fillers that are sure to delight kids. Sensory play helps kids explore their senses.

16. Egg Scoop Activity by Toddler Approved

17. Easter Egg Rice Bin by Busy Toddler

18. Easter Sensory Bin with Funnels & Eggs by Toddler Approved

19. Easter Egg Sensory Bag Hunt by Happy Toddler Playtime

20. Giant Easter Sensory Bin by Toddler Approved

21. Easter Name Dig Activity by Toddler Approved

22. Easter Kinetic Sand Play by Toddler Approved

23. Easter Egg Rescue Sensory Bin by Happy Toddler Playtime

24. Sticky Easter Egg by Toddler Approved

25. Playdough Easter Eggs by Toddler Approved

Easter Arts & Crafts

Arts & crafts are a great way to help kids explore new materials and art techniques. We even included a few taste free ideas if you have a kiddo that still tries to eat everything!

26. Tape Resist Easter Egg Craft by Toddler Approved

27. Easter Egg Roll & Paint by Busy Toddler

28. Easter Bunny Puppet Craft by Toddler Approved

29. Giant Easter Egg Painting by Happy Toddler Playtime

30. Easter Bunny Spin Art by Toddler Approved

31. Q-Tip Painting Easter Egg Craft by No Time for Flashcards

32. Easter Egg Collage Craft by Toddler Approved

33. Squeegee Paint Easter Egg by Hello, Wonderful

34. Easter Egg Drip Painting by Toddler Approved

35. Rolled Easter Egg Painting by Tinkerlab

36. Paper Plate Easter Basket by Toddler Approved

37. Crack Egg Painting by Toddler Approved

38. Easter Egg Scrape Art by Toddler Approved

39. Decorate the Eggs Sticker Art Activity by Toddler Approved

40. Watercolor Easter Eggs by Happy Hooligans

41. Shape Egg Craft by Toddler Approved

42. Splatter Paint Easter Egg by Hands On: As We Grow

43. Giant Bunny Friends by Toddler Approved

44. Easter Egg Art Activity by Days with Grey

45. Floating Chalk Prints by Toddler Approved

Easter Science Activities

Fizz, splat, crunch, drip... Easter science is THE best! Grab some baking soda, vinegar, salt, or water and you're ready to explore some awesome science activities! Science activities let kids problem solve, make observations, explore cause and effect, and just have fun!

46. Easter Egg Ice Excavation by Toddler Approved

47. Sink the Egg STEM Challenge by Happy Toddler Playtime

48, Volcano Egg Dyeing by Toddler Approved

Bonus: Try this amped up version of our classic volcano eggs in a sensory bin!

50. Egg Salt Painting by Toddler Approved

51. Easter Egg Science Activity by Busy Toddler

Easter Literacy Activities

Learning simple literacy skills is fun, but is even cooler with a theme! These Easter name recognition and alphabet activities can be repeated again and again!