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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Marbled Easter Eggs Sensory Activity

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Making these marbled Easter eggs definitely doubles as a fun sensory activity!

Finding ways for young kids (under 4-ish) to decorate Easter eggs can be tricky sometimes. They don’t have the patience to sit and hold an egg in a cup to make it two colors.

Or the ability to really do the fancy decorative eggs either.

Make marbled Easter eggs that little kids as young as 2 can do!

Marbled Easter eggs that toddlers can even make - awesome sensory experience!

It’s a super fun process!

All you’ll need to decorate these eggs is a tray of shaving cream and some food coloring! That’s it!

Fill a tray or a pie plate with shaving cream.

Drop in several drops of two different colors of food coloring. Gel coloring works great.

Use shaving cream to make marbled Easter eggs

Gently drop hard-boiled eggs, one at a time, into the shaving cream mix and roll it around.

Roll eggs in colored shaving cream to marble Easter eggs

One way to roll the egg around is by tipping the plate back and forth. This can be a bit tricky for little hands to do.

Roll eggs in colored shaving cream to marble Easter eggs

Or use a spoon or your hands to physically move it, which leads to amazing sensory fun for the kids that they’ll love!

Roll eggs in colored shaving cream to make marbled Easter eggs

Be sure to cover the eggs completely with food coloring. Let them play and decorate each Easter egg as long as they like!

Roll eggs in colored shaving cream to make marbled Easter eggs

Take them out, covered in shaving cream and let them sit for a bit.

Roll eggs in colored shaving cream to make marbled Easter eggs

Then wipe the shaving cream off the egg to leave a really cool marble effect.

Marbled Easter eggs

Want more ways to decorate your Easter eggs this year? Try one of these 26!

What’s your favorite way to decorate Easter eggs?

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Vertical Sticker Easter Eggs: A Counting Activity

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Practice counting and number recognition with a fun vertical sticker counting activity for Easter from Lisa!

Creating vertical surface activities for your child allows them to explore and learn while developing many basic skills.

A vertical sticker activity can help build hand-eye coordination, improve posture, increase core muscle strength, and boost bilateral coordination.

This fun and minimal prep activity is a great way for your child to practice their counting and number recognition while working on a vertical surface and creating some fun Easter art at the same time!

Make your own vertical sticker Easter Egg counting activity.

You’ll need:

a long piece of paper (or several papers taped together)
stickers
tape
a marker

I drew ten eggs on a long roll of paper. Then I taped it to our wall at my child’s eye level and numbered the eggs one through ten.

a vertical easter egg counting activity

I challenged him to put the correct number of stickers in each egg while counting out loud. I gave him the stickers, then I stood back and watched!

Peeling stickers is one of my favorite fine motor activities for toddlers and preschoolers. It is also great finger work for them.

I used stickers that were raised and had a harder texture. The texture made it more difficult for him to peel the stickers off. He did really well!

fine motor peeling sticker practice

He picked out each sticker independently, which let him show his creativity as he designed his eggs. You could invite your child to make or copy a pattern or match their stickers to a specific color.

After he had completed each egg, he was so excited to increase the number of stickers he could peel for the next egg!

a counting activity vertical sticker easter egg art

There were times when he peeled off more than one sticker at a time.

He used some of his kindergarten math skills to figure out how many more stickers he needed to finish his egg!

a counting activity vertical sticker easter egg art

This was a fun, simple counting activity to do that can be set up with minimal prep – which is the best kind of activity!

It can be adaptable any time of year. You could use festive trees, pumpkins or hearts if you wanted a more seasonal theme. You could also draw your child’s current interest to get them excited about learning and number recognition.

What are your favorite vertical activities to set up for your child?

Vertical Sticker Easter Eggs: A Counting Activity

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Click here to read Vertical Sticker Easter Eggs: A Counting Activity on Hands On As We Grow

Practice counting and number recognition with a fun vertical sticker counting activity for Easter from Lisa!

Creating vertical surface activities for your child allows them to explore and learn while developing many basic skills.

A vertical sticker activity can help build hand-eye coordination, improve posture, increase core muscle strength, and boost bilateral coordination.

Make your own vertical sticker Easter Egg counting activity.

You’ll need:

a long piece of paper (or several papers taped together)
stickers
tape
a marker

I drew ten eggs on a long roll of paper. Then I taped it to our wall at my child’s eye level and numbered the eggs one through ten.

a vertical easter egg counting activity

I challenged him to put the correct number of stickers in each egg while counting out loud. I gave him the stickers, then I stood back and watched!

Peeling stickers is one of my favorite fine motor activities for toddlers and preschoolers. It is also great finger work for them.

I used stickers that were raised and had a harder texture. The texture made it more difficult for him to peel the stickers off. He did really well!

fine motor peeling sticker practice

He picked out each sticker independently, which let him show his creativity as he designed his eggs. You could invite your child to make or copy a pattern or match their stickers to a specific color.

After he had completed each egg, he was so excited to increase the number of stickers he could peel for the next egg!

a counting activity vertical sticker easter egg art

There were times when he peeled off more than one sticker at a time.

He used some of his kindergarten math skills to figure out how many more stickers he needed to finish his egg!

a counting activity vertical sticker easter egg art

This was a fun, simple counting activity to do that can be set up with minimal prep – which is the best kind of activity!

What are your favorite vertical activities to set up for your child?

Monday, March 19, 2018

One Colorful Twist for your Easter Egg Hunt This Year with Hatchimals CollEGGtibles

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This year, add even more colorful fun to your Easter egg hunt with a Hatchimals CollEGGtibles color hunt! Kids love CollEGGtibles; adorable collectible Hatchimals that come inside small, speckled eggs.

The best part is that with a Hatchimals CollEGGtibles hunt, the fun doesn’t end once the hunt is over.

Who’s inside? It’s a surprise! What a fun way to add excitement to your egg hunt! Here’s how we added a bit of color and magic to our Easter egg hunt.

Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Easter Egg Color Hunt

We set up a simple Easter egg color hunt with our Hatchimals CollEGGtibles. First, take simple color cards, or paint color sample chips, and punch holes in them to string them together – we clipped ours onto a ring! Have some fun Easter stickers on hand, your Hatchimals CollEGGtibles, and you’re ready to go!

Setting up the Easter egg color hunt is simple. Just hide Hatchimals CollEGGtibles around your yard instead of traditional plastic eggs.

Next, give each child the ring color cards. We loved that we could even hook the ring we used on ours to a belt loop so it wouldn’t get lost in the fun!

On your mark, get set, go! Race to find the Hatchimals CollEGGtibles!

Once your child finds a Hatchimals CollEGGtible, have them look at the colored specks on the outside of the egg.

Help your child match the color of the speckled part of the egg to a color chip on his ring.

Place a sticker on a color card for each Hatchimals CollEggtible they find!

It’s fun to compare colors with friends once all the Hatchimals CollEGGtibles are found.

Which colors did each child find? Every Hatchimals CollEGGtible is different!

Can’t wait for it to hatch?

Pro Tip: The colored of the speckles on the egg shows you which family your Hatchimals CollEGGtible belongs to before they hatch. Be sure to use the collector’s list and map for more clues!

How to Hatch your Hatchimals CollEGGtibles

After the Easter egg color hunt, it’s time to hatch those Hatchimals CollEGGtibles! But they can’t hatch on their own. You have to love them to life!

Here’s how to hatch your Hatchimals CollEGGtibles with love and care:

Hold the egg in your hands and rub the heart with love.
When the heart changes from purple to pink, it’s ready to hatch!
As you play with your CollEGGtible, you’ll see rainbow eyes—that means its time to hatch!
Press on the egg to crack it open. It’s a surprise!

It’s Playtime!

The magic doesn’t stop after the Easter egg hunt. How can you play with your Hatchimals CollEGGtibles once they are hatched? The possibilities are endless!

With the new Secret Scene Playset, you can hold the beautiful egg up to the light and look through the flower to see 1 of 3 Glittering Garden Secret Scenes. This Secret Scene also comes with its own exclusive Hatchimals CollEGGtible to add to your collection. With 15 places to play and display, give your exclusive CollEGGtible a ride on the slide, a spin on the merry-go- round, or a push on the swing!

And lastly, to give your Hatchimals CollEGGtibles a home, you can create a nest by peeling down the egg shell until you reach the wavy lines.

Our boys made a nature-inspired nest for their Hatchimals. The CollEGGtibles looked adorable nestled in a bed of leaves and twigs. They loved pretending and playing with their Hatchimals!

This year, add even more colorful fun to your Easter egg hunt with a Hatchimals CollEGGtibles color hunt!

Will you make this year’s Easter egg hunt one to remember?

Try this Hatchimals CollEGGtibles color hunt twist to add a bit of magic to your celebrations!