Easter with a baby or toddler is a whole different game. They're too little for competitive egg hunts and too young for elaborate crafts — but that doesn't mean they can't have the most magical Easter morning ever.
Here are 12 Easter activities that are actually doable with tiny humans. No Pinterest-perfect expectations required. Just good vibes, cute outfits, and maybe some hard-boiled eggs on the floor. 🐣
🥚 Egg Hunt Ideas (Baby & Toddler Edition)
1. The "Giant Egg" Hunt (6M+)
Forget tiny plastic eggs — use big, colorful ball pit balls or oversized plastic eggs from the dollar store. Scatter them around the living room or backyard. Babies love picking up big objects, and toddlers get the thrill of "finding" something without the frustration of tiny eggs hiding in impossible spots.
Pro tip: Dress them in their Easter outfit first. You'll want photos of this.
2. Sensory Egg Hunt (9M+)
Fill plastic eggs with different textures — cotton balls, dried pasta, jingle bells, pom poms. Let baby open each one and explore what's inside. It's an egg hunt AND a sensory activity in one.
3. Color Matching Egg Hunt (18M+)
Use colored eggs and matching baskets or bowls. "Can you find the blue egg and put it in the blue bowl?" Toddlers eat this up. It's learning disguised as fun — the parenting sweet spot.
🎨 Easter Crafts for Tiny Hands
4. Bunny Footprint Art (Newborn+)
Press baby's foot in washable paint, stamp on paper, add bunny ears drawn with a marker. Done. You now have an heirloom-worthy keepsake that took 90 seconds. Frame it, send it to grandma, put it on the fridge — all valid options.
5. Easter Egg Dyeing (12M+ with help)
Use hard-boiled eggs and food coloring (skip the vinegar smell — try whipped cream dyeing instead). Let toddlers dip, swirl, and make a beautiful mess. Lay down a plastic tablecloth, put them in a play-friendly outfit, and let them go.
Whipped cream method: Spread whipped cream on a tray, drop food coloring, swirl with a toothpick. Roll eggs through it. Gorgeous marbled eggs, zero stress.
6. Sticker Eggs (18M+)
Give your toddler a sheet of stickers and hard-boiled eggs (or wooden eggs from a craft store). They peel, they stick, they're proud. No mess, no meltdowns. Win-win.
7. Easter Handprint Cards (6M+)
Handprint chick, handprint bunny, handprint carrot — the options are endless. Washable paint + cardstock + tiny hands = adorable cards for grandparents, aunts, uncles, or anyone who needs a little Easter joy in their mailbox.
🐰 Easter Morning Traditions to Start This Year
8. The Easter Outfit Reveal
Put their Easter outfit in the basket (or next to it) as the first thing they see Easter morning. Even babies react to a cute outfit reveal — and toddlers? They LOVE getting dressed up when it feels like a present. Our Easter Bunny Embroidery Dress or Carrot Patch Romper make perfect reveals.
9. Easter Morning Pancake Breakfast
Bunny-shaped pancakes (use a cookie cutter or just freestyle — they won't judge). Add some fruit "ears" and a blueberry "nose." Take the photo. Eat the evidence. Repeat next year.
10. The Bunny Trail
Cut out paper bunny footprints and make a trail from their bedroom to their Easter basket. Works for crawlers (they'll follow anything interesting) and walkers (they'll think it's actual magic). Cotton ball "bunny tail" at the end of the trail = chef's kiss.
📸 Capture the Moments
11. Monthly Easter Photo (For Baby's First Year)
If this is baby's first Easter, take a photo with a "My First Easter" sign or their age in months. Pair it with their Easter romper or a bunny cardigan and you've got a milestone photo worth framing.
12. Easter Basket Time-Lapse
Set up your phone to record a time-lapse of your little one discovering their Easter basket. The genuine reaction — the reaching, the grabbing, the confused-then-delighted face — is always better than any posed photo. And you'll watch it every year.
The Real Easter Magic
Here's the thing about Easter with little ones: they don't need elaborate plans. They need you on the floor with them, helping them find eggs. They need paint on their hands and pancakes shaped like bunnies. They need the morning to feel special — even if they won't remember it.
You will, though. And that's the whole point. 💛
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xo,
Alex & Mel