Tot School: Easter

Easter is early this spring, so we've already had fun working on a few Easter-themed activities. 

I'm linking up with Tot School Gathering Place to share some of our recent activities.

Matching Sound Eggs

I found an idea to make sound eggs from The Iowa Farmer's Wife.  

I filled our eggs with only items I had on hand: dry pinto beans, Valentine conversation hearts, soft mini-poms, small pieces of foam, and wrapped candy. 

Just like a regular Memory/matching game, we took turns by trying to find matching eggs.  I loved how Isaac put the eggs right next to his ears and shook them.  :)

a match--I love this smile!

Easter Sensory Play in the Bathtub

Isaac and Emma also played in the bathtub with a very messy tray of vanilla pudding, ice cubes, and Easter eggs.  

Isaac didn't know that the mixture was vanilla pudding--Emma figured out first how sweet it was!

Emma spent most of her time licking the vanilla pudding and tapping eggs together. :)

 Isaac loved getting really messy.  :)  He also hid ice cubes in the plastic eggs.

Tape-Resist Eggs

 Isaac put strips of tape on two of the large paper eggs, and he helped me put tape in the shape of an I and an E on the other two.  (I had masking tape on hand, but I'm sure blue painter's tape would've worked better.)

Isaac painted the eggs and then added lots of glitter.  :)

I've found that doing painting projects on a cookie sheet makes for easier clean-up.

Several hours later, I peeled the tape off.  

Happy Easter!