Toddler activities
Following on from the half a dozen Easter Activities Post, I’ve been working on my Family Tree Egg Hunt today! Lots of cutting and sticking but since it was sunny I sat outside to do it while Reuben played with the Easter Sensory Box (as inspired by No Time for Flash Cards)…
I know people say that toddlers love this kind of thing but I was dubious as to whether Reuben would. Well, he absolutely loved it! Played for ages really concentrating on filling the pots or the eggs, and using each of the garden tools. There was a moment that he tried to tip the whole thing up but I was close at hand to save the day. Also, to stop him putting anything in his mouth/retrieving the things he did put in his mouth. He didn’t do it often but definitely bare in mind that you want to keep an eye on little ones.
I did a bit of a rampage at Sainsbury’s and the whole thing cost just over £6. It was really easy to do and this is what I used to make it:
- Tub (that everything goes into) – £1
- Plant pots – £1 for 10
- Fillable eggs – £2 for 8
- Pinto beans – £1.10
- Farfalle (bow tie pasta!) Tricolour – £0.95
I also put in some dried green lentils but they were lost so don’t bother! I was meant to add some little insects and sequins but I forgot. Next time!
The Family Tree Egg Hunt
Anyway, on to the main affair… The Family Tree Egg Hunt! Reuben LOVES chocolate and cake and all sweet things so the option of having an egg hunt with real chocolate ain’t on the cards. I figured this would be a nice alternative!
My theory behind this is that I wasn’t sure if I could get Reuben excited about collecting just eggs, so with the added dimension of there being people he knows on the back might make it more interesting for him.
Turns out, all I needed to do was dot them about, give him a bucket and tell him to pick them up! He did also enjoy turning them over to see who was there, so I think we’re going to enjoy playing with these over the next few days (months!).
All you need is:
- A bunch of old Birthday cards;
- Some photos of your nearest and dearest;
- Some scissors; and
- Pritstick
1. Cut your bunch of cards in to egg shapes (don’t worry too much, some of mine are very dubious eggs! I did consider using cookie cutters but they were a bit small)
2. Stick them onto your photos – I held them up to the sun to make sure they were in the right place, then cut the paper to size.
3. “Hide” them – you could probably hide them in more imaginative places than I did but I was mainly just gauging his interest! I’ll try more challenging places tomorrow.
That’s it!
I love both these activities and have pinned them for next year when my little one is a toddler.
Oh good! Glad you like them – i’ve never been one for this sort of thing but now he’s a bit more active these definitely appealed 🙂 xx Thank you for your comment Claire xx
Love this idea of the cards and photos. Ray would really like that. He is obsessed with taking all the pictures of the window in our bedroom and telling me who each person is. Def going to give this a go at the weekend. Thanks x
Reuben is the same – I get a tour every morning! I hope Ray does like it 🙂 xxx
Those both look like great activities – love the idea of putting family photos on the back of the eggs – will have to try this one! 🙂
I love the idea of a family tree egg hunt with photos 🙂
What a brilliant idea! Love the photo eggs, that’s a really sweet way to include your nearest and dearest on the hunt. The sensory box is a fab idea too, will have to pop to Sainsbury’s! Have a fab weekend! x
What a great idea. My children would love this.
Awww this looks like so much fun, and such a great idea too!
I love your egg hunt idea. The Tot would love something like this now she’s turned two. I must find a few moments to do a bit of Blue Peter style cutting and sticking before the Easter weekend! #TheList
Oh what a great idea, so simple yet so fun. I need to try something like this with my toddler as a chocolate egg hunt is just not happening as she is a chocoholic and would just scoff all the eggs and make a mess and end up going crazy off the sugar rush xx
Love this idea! I’d never thought of not using actual chocolate to be honest, this is really fun I might try it with my two tomorrow! #thelist
Looks good! We’re going to do an easter egg hunt at a national trust estate near us for the first time this year 🙂
Ah- this is such a lovely idea, I’m going to task my tweens to make these for my 3 year old niece, it’s a great activity for both age groups and so nice to include family photos x
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