5 Montessori-ish Easter Activities

We've got five fun Easter crafts you can work on this weekend, created by one of the teachers here.

Each activity is designed to develop:

• fine motor skills
• creativity
• concentration

Our family's FAVOURITE activity was the Easter egg rocks. They've been hiding them around the house for impromptu Easter egg hunts.

Activity #1: Plastic Egg Stamping

Purpose: Encourages creative exploration, strengthens fine motor control and 

repurposes familiar objects for art.

Materials: Plastic Easter eggs, washable paint, small plates or trays and paper.

Steps:
1. Open a plastic Easter egg and dip the edge into the paint(s).
2. Stamp it onto paper to make colourful circle prints.

Children can use different colours to create patterns or decorate paper Easter eggs. This craft is low-mess and quick to set up, making it perfect for young children.

Activity #2: Easter Egg Rocks

Purpose: Encourages exploration of nature and develops creative expression. 

Materials: Smooth, egg-shaped rocks, acrylic paint and paintbrushes.
Optional: Mod Podge.

Steps:
1. Go on a walk with your child to collect rocks.
2. Wash and dry the rocks thoroughly before painting.
3. Invite your child to decorate them like Easter eggs with bright colours, stripes, dots, or any way they’d like.
4. Once dry, finish with Mod Podge if you’d like to display them outdoors.

They make lovely Spring decorations or gifts for friends and family!

You can also hide them instead of plastic or chocolate eggs.

Activity #3: Make a Bird Feeder

Purpose: Teaches care for animals, introduces life sciences and encourages outdoor observation.

Materials: Orange, spoon, twine, bird seed and a knife (adult use only).

Steps:
1. Cut an orange in half and scoop out the inside, leaving just the peel as a bowl.
2. Poke three or four small holes around the rim and thread twine through each hole, tying the strings together at the top to hang it.
3. Fill the orange cup with bird seed.
4. Hang the feeder on a tree branch where it’s easy for your child to observe visiting birds.

Add a pair of binoculars to get a closer look!

Activity #4: Marbled Paper Easter Eggs

Purpose: Explores colour mixing and texture, helping to develop the senses. 

Materials: Shaving cream, food colouring, tray, paper, ruler or cardboard scraper and scissors.

Purpose: Strengthens fine motor skills and builds patience and focus.

Materials: Construction paper, scissors, glue stick or white glue and tissue paper (cut or torn into small squares).

Steps:
1. Fill a shallow tray with shaving cream and drip a few drops of food colouring on top.
2. Use a toothpick or stick to gently swirl the colours around to create a marbled effect.
3. Press a sheet of paper into the shaving cream, then lift it up and scrape off the excess to reveal the marbled design.
4. Let it dry completely, then cut out egg shapes from the colourful paper.

Use the eggs to decorate windows, cards or a festive spring garland.

Activity #5: Tissue Paper Easter Egg Craft

Purpose: Strengthens fine motor skills and builds patience and focus. 

Materials: Construction paper, scissors, glue stick or white glue and tissue paper (cut or torn into small squares).

Steps:
1. Cut out an egg shape from the construction paper.
2. Invite your child to crumple small pieces of tissue paper and glue them onto the egg to create a textured, colourful design. If they prefer, they can also glue the tissue paper flat - both ways work beautifully!

This craft gives children a chance to practise gluing and placing small items, which builds hand strength and coordination.