Stem Activities for Easter
These STEM activities for Easter will keep your kids engaged in science and STEM throughout the weeks leading up to Easter.
For preschool teachers, incorporating STEM activities into the classroom can be a great way to help students learn about important concepts in science, technology, engineering, and math.
However, it can be difficult to know where to start with STEM. In this blog post, we will give you some tips on how to incorporate STEM into your Easter activities for preschoolers.
With a little bit of planning and creativity, you can make STEM an exciting part of your students’ learning experience!
STEM is a hands-on approach to learning that allows students to use their natural curiosity to explore the world around them.
By incorporating STEM into the classroom, teachers can provide their students with an engaging and fun way to learn.
What are STEM Activities for Preschoolers?
As a preschool teacher, you may be wondering what STEM is and how it can be used in with your preschoolers.
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. By incorporating STEM into your teaching, you can help your students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In addition, STEM activities can be a lot of fun for both you and your students!
STEM activities focus on teaching math, science, engineering, and technology in an integrated way, rather than as separate disciplines.
This approach can help children develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills that they can use in their future careers.
Easter STEM Activities for Preschoolers
Get your preschoolers excited for Easter with these fun STEM activities!
From catapults to egg geodes, these projects are sure to get those little minds engaged and exploring.
Don't throw away your broken crayons. Grab a silicone candy mold (any Easter shaped mold will work) and your broken crayon bits.
Your preschoolers will love watching their old broken crayons transform into new Easter-shaped crayons when you melt the broken bits in the silicone molds.
Have you ever made crystals with your preschoolers? If not, now's the time to try!
You won't believe how easy it is to grow crystals on pipe cleaners in this simple science project.
This jelly bean science experiment started as a kid-let project.
Kids will get a kick out of exploring what happens when you add jelly beans to different liquids.
Use this as an opportunity to hypothesize what will happen, make observations, and record data.
This is one of my kids' favorite science experiments ever!
Your preschoolers will be amazed at what happens when you place a fresh egg in a cup of vinegar!
Have your children ever seen a geode? Maybe at the museum or in a gift shop?
A geode is a type of rock that is filled with crystals that are a beautiful sight to see.
Your preschoolers can make their own "geodes" when they grow crystals in a broken egg shell.
A STEM challenge you can eat? Yes, please!
This adorable Peeps preschool Easter snack is so easy to make!
Kids will love helping you assemble (and eat) this sweet treat.
Check out this fun Sink the Egg Easter Egg STEM Challenge!
Can your preschoolers guess what will sink the plastic Easter eggs?
What types of structures can your preschoolers build with just playdough and plastic Easter eggs?
Save some jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps from your child's Easter basket.
Challenge your preschoolers to build a home for the marshmallow bunny using just jelly beans and toothpicks!
3, 2, 1... blast off! Can your children turn a simple plastic Easter egg and cardboard tube into a rocket that actually flies?
Try this project and find out!
More Easter Activities for Preschoolers
If your preschoolers enjoyed these STEM activities, you may enjoy the activities featured below. They’ll make a great addition to your preschool Easter activities.
- Printable Easter Activities
- Easter Movies for Kids
- Easter Math Worksheets for Preschool
- Easter Books for Kids
- Easter Color by Number
PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT EASTER
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about Easter. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – When Pete wakes up Easter morning, ready to check out his basket of goodies, he discovers the Easter Bunny needs a little extra help. Our favorite groovy blue cat puts on his bunny ears and finds a way to collect, paint, and hide the eggs all in time for Easter!
How to Catch the Easter Bunny – Is this the year you’ll be able to catch the Easter bunny in action? Start an Easter tradition with this fun and funny children’s book ― the perfect Easter basket stuffer!
Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter – Easter is almost here—and Turkey knows just how to celebrate. He’s going to win the eggstra-special Easter egg hunt! The only problem is that animals aren’t allowed to enter. So he and his barnyard friends come up with a top-secret plan. With his trademark disguises and a whole lot of help, Turkey goes undercover. Will his basket of tricks help him win a prize?
Enhance Your Activity Time
Keep little hands busy and little minds active with this Easter themed sensory playdough kit! Makes the perfect Easter gift for your busy little one.
Lacing card toys make great gifts for kids! A rabbit (Easter Bunny) shaped lacing toy is a fun way to bring festive fun and learning for the toddlers in your life! Designed for small hands and build to last!
Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
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