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12 Ways to Play With Plastic Easter Eggs

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Despite the fact that we already own a ton, we always get new plastic Easter eggs every year? Do you do this too?

We’ve accumulated quite a few over the years and it’s time to start using some of them. Luckily, there are a ton of fun ways to play with plastic Easter eggs. I’ve gathered up 12 of my favorite ideas to share with you. Which one do you want to try?

What do you do with all those leftover plastic Easter eggs? Here are 12 fun ways to play with plastic Easter eggs from crafts to art projects and also learning games.

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Ways to play with plastic Easter eggs

Get out the glue gun and make plastic egg sculptures with Fun-A-Day. (pictured)

Make plastic egg people. We’ll show you how. (pictured)

Paint with them along with Buggy & Buddy! (pictured)

Use them to create a fine motor color sort game for toddlers with Minne Mama.

Fill them with puzzle pieces and let your kids go on a puzzle Easter egg hunt with Make the Best of Everything. (pictured)

Make fancy shaker eggs with Mama Smiles. (pictured)

Add paint inside for a fun (and messy) “crack open the egg and paint” project at Teach Preschool.

Make a DIY toy by turning them into magnetic eggs with Frugal Fun 4 Boys.

Use the eggs for a creative way to tell the Easter story with Teach Beside Me.

Make a Easter egg sound matching game with A Mom With a Lesson Plan.

Make funny dancing eggs with Frog in a Pocket!

Use them to make a pattern matching game for toddlers from Childhood 101. (pictured)

What do you do with all those leftover plastic Easter eggs? Here are 12 fun ways to play with plastic Easter eggs from crafts to art projects and also learning games.

You may also like one of these fun Easter activities:

Egg Carton Easter Basket

Painted Easter Egg Suncatcher

Easter Word Scramble Printable

Pretty Easter Garland Crafts for Kids

Plastic Egg Bunnies and People

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You know what’s fun? Turning things over to the girls and letting them invent, create, and have fun. When we found out that Tinkerlab was having another Creative Challenge for kids, we were all in. The challenge this month, eggs.

What can you do with eggs? We made plastic egg bunnies and people too!

Turn your plastic Easter eggs into fun bunnies and cute kids. This fun kids craft is open-ended and creative. Try this fun activity, Plastic Egg Bunnies, this Easter.

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Set up your creative challenge

I began by pulling out our (way too) large collection of plastic eggs.

I asked my girls what they would like to make with the eggs.

They could turn them into something. They could use them to make art. Or, they could even make a game.

Turn your plastic Easter eggs into fun bunnies and cute kids. This fun kids craft is open-ended and creative. Try this fun activity, Plastic Egg Bunnies, this Easter.

The first thing they wanted to do was have an egg hunt. They love egg hunts.

But, I wanted them to think beyond the typical use. I nudged them past that idea and promised them lots of egg hunts up until Easter.

Now that that was settled, they moved on to bigger things. In the end, Miss First Grader wanted to make egg girls and Miss Preschooler wanted to make bunnies.

Turn your plastic Easter eggs into fun bunnies and cute kids. This fun kids craft is open-ended and creative. Try this fun activity, Plastic Egg Bunnies, this Easter.

How to make plastic egg bunnies and people

We talked about the items we needed and ended up with yarn, ribbon, and Sharpies. I got out the glue gun so we could attach the ribbon and yarn to the eggs.

The girls started creating. I was in charge of the glue gun. We only have a high heat glue gun and the girls really don’t like to use it. They ended up telling me where to put the glue and they did the rest.

Turn your plastic Easter eggs into fun bunnies and cute kids. This fun kids craft is open-ended and creative. Try this fun activity, Plastic Egg Bunnies, this Easter.

Once they were satisfied with their hair (or ears, or collars), they used the Sharpies to draw faces.

The process was very simple, but the process was their own. They laughed. They tried drawing the “cutest bunnies ever.” They got creative. And, they had fun making their plastic egg bunnies and people.

Who knows, maybe one of these days they’ll have their own crafty column here at Creative Family Fun!

Turn your plastic Easter eggs into fun bunnies and cute kids. This fun kids craft is open-ended and creative. Try this fun activity, Plastic Egg Bunnies, this Easter.

Do you want to follow along and see all the other great ideas? Stop by Tinkerlab by clicking the button below and check out all the creative kids. You can even link up your own!

Make it a family adventure!

Cost: Under $5. Plastic eggs are very inexpensive to buy if you don’t already have some extras.

Planning time: 5 – 10 minutes to gather supplies and set up an area for creating.

Ages: 5 and up. Make sure you have a grown-up helper or two if you’re using a glue gun.

Time needed: At least 30 minutes. Have extra time available if everyone gets in a creative groove.

To help move things along smoothly, set up creation stations. Have the loose parts in one area, the glue gun in another, and the markers in another. Have a grown-up sitting next to the glue gun to help the kids.

Turn your plastic Easter eggs into fun bunnies and cute kids. This fun kids craft is open-ended and creative. Try this fun activity, Plastic Egg Bunnies, this Easter.

You may also like one of these Easter activities for kids:

Egg Carton Easter Crafts

Watercolor Easter Egg Garland

Painted Easter Egg Suncatcher

Easter Egg Dye Pour Painting

Shake Art Easter Eggs

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We’ve tried shake art, or painting with marbles, once before.

It was so much fun that I knew we ought to do it again

Easter seemed like the perfect time. So, we made this fun Shake Art Easter Eggs.

Try a fun art technique to make pretty paper Easter eggs with this fun project, Shake Art Easter Eggs. This activity is fun for kids of all ages.

This is such a fun art project, but it can get messy! Make sure to wear old clothes or smocks. You’ll also want to protect your work surface.

We worked over a vinyl floor that was easy to clean, but lay down a drop cloth if you’re working over carpet, tile, or wood floors.

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Try a fun art technique to make pretty paper Easter eggs with this fun project, Shake Art Easter Eggs. This activity is fun for kids of all ages.

Supplies Needed

Card stock (or other heavy paper) cut into an Easter egg shape
Various colors of paint
Marbles (or large beads)
Plastic bin

Try a fun art technique to make pretty paper Easter eggs with this fun project, Shake Art Easter Eggs. This activity is fun for kids of all ages.

How to make your Shake Art Easter Eggs

We began with a 14 liter plastic bin. You don’t even need one that large. A shoe box sized bin would work just fine.

I added the marbles and put a dollop of paint on each one. We used two to three colors for each egg.

Then we added one of our pre-cut Easter egg shapes.

Once we were set up, it was time to shake.

Put the lid on the bin if you don’t want to worry about paint-covered marbles flying all over! We left the lids off so we could watch the process.

Try a fun art technique to make pretty paper Easter eggs with this fun project, Shake Art Easter Eggs. This activity is fun for kids of all ages.

Our bin got messier and messier as we went along. Also, the colors started mixing.

You can tell the earlier eggs from the later ones, just from the amount of colors on each.

This was a fun messy project that the girls could have worked on all day… if we had that many eggs!

Try a fun art technique to make pretty paper Easter eggs with this fun project, Shake Art Easter Eggs. This activity is fun for kids of all ages.

Now we have a whole supply of pretty Easter eggs. Once they’re dry, we’re going to decorate a wall with them!

Have you ever experimented with shake art? You should definitely try these Shake Art Easter Eggs.

You may also like one of these fun Easter activities:

Easter Egg Dye Pour Painting

Pretty Easter Garland Crafts for Kids

Plastic Egg Bunnies and People

Tissue Paper Easter Egg at Kitchen Counter Chronicles