Easter is a wonderful time to get creative, enjoy the outdoors, and make happy memories with the children in your care. Whether you’re looking after toddlers or tweens, we’ve rounded up a basketful of fun Easter activities that are perfect for all ages!
🐣 1–3 Years: Sensory Fun and First Crafts
- Finger-painted Easter Eggs: Use washable paints to decorate paper egg cutouts. Add cotton wool, tissue paper, or stickers for texture.
- Fluffy Chicks: Stick googly eyes and a beak on a yellow pom-pom to make an easy baby chick!
- Easter Bunny Ears: Help little ones wear their creations with a headband made of card, cotton balls, and coloured pens.
🐰 4–7 Years: Creative Crafts and Active Play
- Decorate Real Eggs: Use food colouring or natural dyes (like beetroot or spinach water) to create beautiful Easter eggs.
- Mini Egg Hunt with Picture Clues: Hide plastic eggs and provide simple photo or drawing clues for early readers.
- Make an Easter Bonnet: Gather ribbons, paper flowers, chicks, and bunny ears to decorate hats – perfect for a mini parade in the garden!
🥚 8–13 Years: Egg-citing Challenges and DIY Decor
- Easter Egg Hunt with Riddles: Step it up with fun rhyming clues for older kids to follow. Example:
“You’ll find your next clue where shoes like to hide – peek by the front door and look inside!” - Crafty Chicks and Bunnies: Use felt, pipe cleaners, and buttons to create more detailed decorations.
- Bespoke Bonnet Designs: Encourage older children to design themed bonnets – superheroes, animals, or abstract art!
Bonus Idea: Family Easter Games
Try a “Golden Egg” hunt where one special egg has a small prize inside – a chocolate bar, badge, or voucher for a treat. Or host a DIY Easter photo booth with props for silly snapshots to share with parents.
Whether it’s a calm craft afternoon or a full-blown egg hunt adventure, Easter is a perfect opportunity for play, imagination, and connection. Don’t forget to take photos of your creations and tag @NationalNannyAssociation – we’d love to see your egg-cellent ideas!
We wish all our members, nannies and families a very happy Easter 2025!