This is the time of year for fun activities that feature chicks and eggs. Easter is part of the reason, but it is also the season that many birds give birth during. (We can hear the baby birds chirping outside our front windows.) A number of big and little chicks along with their eggs have been featured in posts on this blog.
Let me share twenty of them with you!
Cool Math for Kids- Easter Egg Learning– Children decorate a construction paper egg with primary shapes. They are then asked to record how many of each shape they used to decorate their egg.
Easter Chick- Read.Explore.Learn.– Shares several fun activities with chick and eggs. One activity includes a bingo dapper and a polka dotted chicken. Read.Explore.Learn.- Counting Chicks and Ducks- This post focuses on several math activities with a poultry themed. Working with one on one correspondence is one of them.
12 Ways to Learn Using Plastic Eggs– A dozen different learning activities using plastic eggs are shared in this post.
Dolch Sight Words- Unscrambling Egg Letters– Dolch sight words are hidden in plastic eggs. Children are asked to unscramble the letters to form Dolch sight words.
Green Eggs and Ham- Read.Explore.Learn- This post shares several green eggs and ham themed activities. A tic tac toe game with bacon strip crosses and green egg circles make this game really fun.
Fun Craft for Kids- Torn Paper Chick– Torn paper gives this spring chicks a feathery effect that is fun and super cute.
{Rabbit’s Food} Read.Explore.Learn– Shares a fine motor activity featuring math, carrot shaped eggs, and numeral writing.
Cool Science Experiments- Making Spider Web Eggs- Shares how to make hard boiled eggs that when peeled are going to have a spider web design on them. These have serious awe factor.
Cool Science Experiments- Making a Rubber Egg– Directions on how to create a bouncy egg are shared in this post.
Science Experiments for Kids- Spinning Eggs- This post includes are downloadable recording sheet. Children explore whether a hard boiled or raw egg will spin.
Science Experiment for Kids- Floating or Sinking Eggs- Shares via a science experiment sheet how to make an egg float in a glass or water. The experiment sheet also includes a section to record the experiments results.
Kids Science- Egg Carton Catapult– Half of an egg carton becomes a catapult with just two other materials we all have a home. There aren’t any fun activities with chicks or eggs in it ,but sure is fun to fling objects from a catapult that used to contain eggs.
Science Experiments for Kids- Frying Eggs on the Driveway– During a heatwave we decided to see if we could fry an egg on the driveway. It worked. JDaniel is still talking about this experiment.
{Science for Children} Falling Chickens– This post shares the book Loopy Coop Chickens Letting Go and a science experiment we conducted with cupcake liner chicken.
Easter Game- Egg Toss Bottles- Two recycled juice bottles are transformed into plastic egg catchers. This looks like an easy game to play, but catching the egg in the catcher is trickier than it looks.
Plastic Egg Snake– Old plastic eggs become a fun threading activity in this fun post.
Deviled Egg Recipe for Kids– Walks you through how to turn hard boiled Easter egg into a delicious snack that your children will love.
Easter Bunny Salad with Leftover Eggs– Leftover hard boiled eggs and toasted bunny croutons make the salad in this bento lunch fun and delicious!
Deviled Egg Recipe for Kids– Walks you through how to turn hard boiled Easter egg into a delicious snack that your children will l
{Kid’s Lunch} Apple Chicken Salad- Shares a delicious chicken salad with an apple crunch.
These fun activities with chicks and eggs covers a wide array of learning skills and fun foods. I hope that you will find at least one or two egg and chick theme activities here that you would like to try.
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
Thanks for reminding me of all these great activities you have posted! You always come up with such fun things to do.
Tamara says
I love making the spider web eggs! Really, this is my favorite time of year for so many reasons.