Easter

This Easter unit includes both secular and faith-based activities, perfect for K–8 learners. Explore hands-on crafts, literature, notebooking pages, printables, themed recipes, science experiments, and more. Mix and match for a rich, meaningful spring study.

Easter Science

• Peeps Factory Tour – Visit the Peeps factory in Bethlehem, PA and try engineering and dissolving experiments with Peeps.
• Peeps Engineering Challenges – Try stacking towers, catapult launches, dissolving races, and float tests.
• Easter Science Video – the Speed of Light with Peeps – a clever twist on candy + physics.
• See how long it takes to dissolve Peeps.

Easter Traditions & Culture

• Why Easter is called Easter – A thoughtful article from The Conversation about the origins and naming of the holiday.
• Easter Symbols and Traditions – Explore the deeper meaning behind Easter images and icons.
• Ukrainian Egg Art – Watch pysanky eggs being created:
• Simple time-lapse video
• National Geographic feature with Elena Craciunescu

White House Easter Egg Roll – Learn about this historic tradition and how to host your own version at home.
View past photographs of the event

Easter Writing & Printables

• Easter Activities for Kids – From Adventure Bible
• Create Flash Cards – Use for vocabulary or review questions
• TPT Easter themed math, writing activities, bingo, and more

Easter Crafts & DIY

Tissue Flower Craft – Step-by-step Homeschooling on a Shoestring

• Make Pysanky Eggs – Traditional Ukrainian art
• Mosaic Cross Craft – Includes printable template
• How to Draw an Easter Basket – Art for Kids Hub video tutorial

Easter Card Ideas

• Make a cut-out card using Easter Eggs.
• Make an Easter Riddle Book.
• Use tissue paper scraps to make a decorated card.

Notebooking & Lapbooks

NotebookingPages.com –
Free Easter notebooking pages

Notebooking Nook –

• Easter Notebooking Pages and Activities
• Easter Lapbook for Your Little Ones

Cynce’s Place – Easter Lapbook & Study

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Easter Poems & Fingerplays

Easter Poems you can easily add your own fingerplay and movements to.

Easter Books & Read-Alouds

• Hippity, Hoppity, Little Bunny (Finger Puppet Book)
• It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler
• God Gave Us Easter by Lisa Tawn BergrenTry Not To Laugh Challenge – Would You Rather? Easter Edition by Riddleland
• Grumpy Cat in A Grumpy Easter by Frank Berrios
• Easter Eggstravaganza Mad Libs by Roger Price

Easter Recipes & Healthy Treats

• Bird Nest Cupcakes
• Edible Bird’s Nest
• Easter Veggies & Bento Box Ideas
  
• Healthy Easter Basket Tips – 9 ingredients to avoid + recipes for:
  • Nutty Chocolate Easter Eggs
  • Raw Cadbury Creme Eggs
  • Easter Sunday Smoothie

Easter Word Puzzles & Games

• Create Your Own Word Search – Use your own vocab list
• DLTK Easter Word Search Printables
• JinxyKids Easter Word Search – 20 hidden words
• The Word Search Puzzle for Easter
• Super Teacher Worksheets – Bunny Mystery Pictures, syllables, and cut-out crafts
• TeacherVision – Easter-themed word games, art, and religious printables

Easter Vocabulary Words

Easter, Resurrection, Tomb, Calvary
(Use for journaling, spelling, or word games)

Easter Movies & Videos

• Super Short Video: About Easter – Simple intro for younger kids
• National Geographic In Search of Easter
• The Story of Easter from Saddleback Kids
• Animated The Easter Story
• The Beginners Bible The Story of Easter
• It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
• Jesus of Nazareth
• The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ to Town Rankin Bass
• Easter Parade
• Sylvanian Families: Bad Baby Easter Egg Mystery
• Rick Steves’ European Easter
• Risen
• Peppa Pig The Easter Bunny
• VeggieTales Easter Double Feature ‘Twas the Night Before Easter and An Easter Carol

Easter Toys & Themed Play

Educational Insights – Design & Drill STEM Garden

LEGO Easter Sets:

• Holiday Easter Egg Hunt Building Kit
• Painting Easter Eggs
• BrickHeadz Easter Bunny
• BrickHeadz Easter Chick
• (More LEGO Easter kits available at Amazon)

Easter Gifts for Kids

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