If you are like me, then you have tons of plastic eggs lying around. They seem to multiply this time of year. If you are looking for a use for all those eggs you can try a Counting by 10's Caterpiller or this Easter Egg Letter Matching Game that will help your child learn and play at the same time.
Easter Egg Letter Matching Game
Supplies you will need:
- Plastic Easter eggs (the kind that open up in the middle)
- Permanent marker
- Basket
This would work great with a supply of 26 eggs so you can do the entire alphabet. I only had 18 but luckily for me the kids didn't notice. Write a letter on each egg with the permanent marker. You will want to make sure that your write it in such a way that when taken apart a kid can figure out how to put it together again.
Break the eggs in half and put them in a basket.
My girls love puzzles and when I told them we had a new egg puzzle to put together, they were intrigued. I wasn't sure if they could do it or not. They are three and a half and I have done this with Kindergarten students. But they were able to do them all and are still playing with this Easter Egg Letter Matching Game days later.
I think it helped that they were searching for eggs that were the same color to put together. Once they put them together, they would twist them until the letter lined up to see if they had the correct letter. A great egg-stention (you know I had to go there!) and another Easter egg idea is to have the kids line up the eggs in alphabetical order when they are done. This is why it helps to have 26 eggs.
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I hope you enjoyed our Easter egg letter matching game. For more fun Easter ideas check out:
Deborah Alter-Rasche
Great post. Thanks for linking it to Tuesday Tots. I've featured it here this week! 🙂 http://www.learnwithplayathome.com/2013/03/9-easter-activities-for-kids-with-added.html
The Iowa Farmer's Wife
Thanks for sharing on the Sunday Showcase! Featuring this week!
Rebecca English
This looks lots of fun. Just popping by to let you know I featured this on The Sunday Showcase http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/03/23/sunday-showcase-egg-activities.html
Amie M
Thanks for linking up to The Weekly Kids Co-Op. I have selected your post as one of the features for tomorrow's Kid's Co-Op post over on Triple T Mum and I have pinned this to The Weekly Kid's Co-Op Pinterest Board. Looking forward to seeing your next linked up post 🙂
Michelle
Love this idea! Pinning for future reference! 🙂
Ashley Osborn
This is a super cute idea! I will keep this in mind for my preschoolers! 🙂
Jelli
Great idea! Love reusing items around the house too. I've used these eggs filled with popcorn as maracas for my baby, but this is a wonderful way to teach letters! Visiting from Works for Me Weds.
Rose
This is such a great idea and so simple! Thanks for sharing.
Isil
What a lovely idea for playful learning!
BF
Cute idea, and a nice way to be educational while playing!
School Sparks Renee
Vicky - I love this idea. The girls certainly look like they are having fun. You could also "egg-stend" this lesson (for older children) by writing the uppercase letter crossing the middle breaking paint as you have, but then turning the egg slightly and writing the lowercase letter across the break as well so that there are two letters to match on each egg. Thanks for this terrific idea. Renee
Cari and Cortnee @ Two Sasters
I LOVE this idea!! And yes, like you I have TONS laying around the house:)
Vicky
Thanks everyone, glad you like them
amy and jesse hudson
Such a great idea!
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Amy @ Sugar and Spice
PAPS
Such a great easter idea.
CJAYMom
Fantastic idea! I am going to go find our extra eggs right now and do this for my preschooler!
Sugarr2518
How fun! I bet the kids had fun with these and it's such great practice:)
Jill@babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, Oh My!
such a fun neat idea! I LOVE IT!!! I also had to buy more eggs last night and it pained me as well!
Paula Parrish
Hello Vicky.
Love it! I can’t wait to play this easter egg letter match up game with Isabella, she is at the perfect age of 3. Thanks for sharing.
Smiles, Paula