The Easter long weekend is a welcome opportunity to spend uninterrupted time with your child - connecting, playing, and creating memories together. Whether your family celebrates Easter or simply enjoys the time off, these thoughtfully selected activity ideas offer fun, calm, and educational experiences that children under five will love.
At Kids Academy Early Learning, we believe that what children learn at home is just as important as what they experience in our private, high-quality centres. Engaging in play together helps strengthen family bonds while supporting vital developmental milestones.
What You’ll Find in This Guide:
- Nature-based Easter activities designed for preschoolers and toddlers
- Hands-on play ideas to support early childhood development
- Creative ways to make the most of the long weekend
- Activities that align with our focus on education, wellbeing, and connection
Quick Tips for a Stress-Free Experience
- Choose one or two activities based on your child’s mood and energy
- Prep materials ahead of time to keep things simple
- Let your child take the lead - they’ll learn more when they feel in control
- Capture a photo or keepsake to remember your special time together
1. Nature-Inspired Easter Hunt
Create a backyard or park scavenger hunt using child-safe items like hand-decorated paper eggs, painted stones, or collected leaves. For an added learning opportunity, include colour or shape matching clues.
Developmental benefits: This outdoor activity promotes gross motor skills, early literacy, problem-solving, and encourages curiosity about the natural world.
2. Create Your Own Bunny Ears
Using cardboard, glue, and natural textures like dried leaves or soft petals, your child can design their very own set of bunny ears. Encourage them to personalise it and talk through the creative choices they make.
Developmental benefits: Crafting activities support fine motor development, imaginative thinking, and confidence through self-expression.
Make a memory: Take a photo of your child wearing their creation to celebrate their effort.
3. Seasonal Sensory Play
Prepare a sensory tub filled with age-appropriate materials like autumn leaves, shredded paper, wooden eggs, and cinnamon sticks. Sit together and explore the different textures, scents, and sounds.
Developmental benefits: Sensory play strengthens language development, focus and attention, and helps children build emotional regulation skills through calming, repetitive actions.
4. Outdoor Movement & Music Time
Set up a picnic with a few simple foods and a quiet spot outdoors. Play your child’s favourite music, try gentle dance moves or bunny-hop races, and enjoy the fresh air together.
Developmental benefits: Movement paired with music promotes physical development, coordination, and supports overall wellbeing. Shared play outdoors also contributes to improved sleep and behaviour in young children.
Why Family Time Matters
Spending meaningful time together doesn’t need to be complicated - simple, engaging activities like these help your child feel secure, valued, and connected. They also provide opportunities to:
- Foster early communication skills
- Support social and emotional growth
- Encourage a lifelong love of learning through positive experiences
At Kids Academy, we’re proud to partner with families in nurturing every child’s potential - both inside and outside of the classroom.
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