The boys love the ideas of Easter Egg Hunts but since we can’t do a chocolate Easter Egg hunt every day, I came up with another idea for them: a fine motor Easter egg hunt! This is a really simple idea which took me under 5 minutes to set up.
I used some of the craft supplies we had been sent a couple of weeks ago as a part of the Baker Ross craft blogger network:
- A bag of Easter grass which I mixed with some extra green shredded paper I had from a parcel packaging. You could use any shredded green paper or even try shredded tissue paper.
- Easter Sprinkles – There are several varieties available from Baker Ross but we used the Easter Egg shape to stay true to the Easter egg hunt idea!
I used a large parcel box to place all the shredded “grass” and the Easter egg sprinkles and mixed them all up. For any of you who have been reading my blog since the very early days and remember how we used to do all the sensory activities in the baby bath, that bath is now broken so I’m looking for a suitable replacement! Although the tough spot (cement mixing tray) is great for a lot of things, it doesn’t have that much depth. A large washing up bowl would probably work well, but as this activity is totally dry the parcel box was okay.
The boys worked on hunting through the grass to find as many of the tiny Easter eggs as they could then carefully picking them up and placing them onto their own paper plate. Mr Z wanted to make it a competition so they had a separate plate each and they counted them at the end to see who had found the most.
Because the Easter Egg Sprinkles are so small they had to use a pincer grip to pick them all up.
Once they are all found there are plenty of opportunities for counting, sorting, colour matching and making patterns.
We have done a chocolate Easter egg hunt too, so look out for that post soon if you are looking for more Easter egg hunt ideas or quiz questions for an Easter egg trail.
Have you tried any alternative Easter egg hunt ideas? Let me know in the comments!
April 11, 2014 @ 3:48 pm
instead of eggs it was fing the chick when my kids were little
April 11, 2014 @ 5:39 pm
What a great idea! I bet it took them ages to find all the little eggs too! A great time passer! x
Donna recently posted…Review: Lamaze Insulated Sippy Cup
April 11, 2014 @ 5:55 pm
This looks like a really fun idea. Will have to do something like this for my two!
Mummy of Two recently posted…The wrong moment #TheOuttakes
April 11, 2014 @ 9:29 pm
Bran Tub! This is a great treasure hunt – it’ll be perfect because it’s nearly always raining here and wet eggs aren’t fun! 🙂
Jenny @ The Brick Castle recently posted…Who are Green Toys? Recycled Dumper Truck Review age 1+
April 11, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
We did this exact same thing earlier this week with mini eggs in Shreaded paper – it was great fun.
Mary @over40andamumtoone recently posted…Sainsburys help with our Easter Egg Hunt
April 12, 2014 @ 6:42 am
I absolutely love this idea! I have the same supplies so I am going to do this for sure. I’ve pinned so I don’t forget!
x x
ghostwritermummy recently posted…Easter themed Treasure Tray
April 12, 2014 @ 9:55 am
Great idea Anna! We are going to do a Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday but this would keep them amused a while too! #wkndbloghop
Jo Laybourn recently posted…What A Week To Get Outdoors – Photo’s
April 12, 2014 @ 4:34 pm
Fab idea, seems like it kept the occupied #weekendbloghop x
chantelle hazelden recently posted…Project 365 Days 96 – 102
April 12, 2014 @ 7:12 pm
Great idea and lots of fun 🙂
Karen Bell recently posted…Planting with children
April 12, 2014 @ 8:07 pm
Good idea! We have “Easter” egg hunts all year-round, so I usually add some pieces of cereal to each one. 🙂
Emma @ P is for Preschooler recently posted…Chromatography for Preschoolers
April 14, 2014 @ 12:14 pm
This looks like lots of fun. Book marking in my brain for when my baba is a bit older 🙂
April 14, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
A nice activity! I totally forgot about the pincer grip thing already. Now its all coming back to me. Thank you for sharing this! #PinItParty
Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) recently posted…First Ice Cream
April 16, 2014 @ 7:35 am
Such a great idea. My daughter is too young so I have pinned this for next year.
Claire @ Great British Family Blog recently posted…Easter sensory bag
April 18, 2014 @ 6:14 am
What a fun idea – we might have to try this out at our house!
Thanks for linking up with the Thoughtful Spot!
Dianna @ The Kennedy Adventures recently posted…Easy Desserts to Take to a New Mom
April 18, 2014 @ 11:45 pm
What a fun activity!! My daughter loves egg hunts. She has actually hid some needle felted eggs for the Easter Bunny to find while he is hiding her eggs. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
Carrie @ Crafty Moms Share recently posted…Easter Around the World Round-Up
April 20, 2014 @ 8:16 pm
Great post I’m going to feature tomorrow on the parenting pin it party.
The Fairy and The Frog recently posted…Egg paint bombs process art
April 20, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
Thanks so much! 😀
Kids Outdoor Fine Motor Fun
June 20, 2014 @ 10:43 am
[…] In the Playroom has created a fine motor Easter egg hunt that gives kids the opportunity to work on their pincher grip while looking for eggs. […]
10 Easter Sensory Activities for Toddlers
July 10, 2015 @ 8:02 pm
[…] Fine Motor Easter Egg Hunt | Source: In the Playroom – Here’s another that uses confetti and lots of Easter grass […]
Easter Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers - Simple Living Mama
March 15, 2017 @ 12:42 am
[…] Fine Motor Easter Egg Indoor Egg Hunt from In the Playroom is a creative way to hunt for Easter eggs! […]
130+ Easter Crafts, Activities, Games, Free Printables for Kids
October 28, 2018 @ 5:46 pm
[…] Fine Motor Easter Egg Hunt | In the Playroom […]