Egg Tray Match
Easter means lots of eggs and lots of leftover egg shells from easter egg hunts.
We got a whole bunch of them from a hunt in church over the weekend so of course, I had to do an activity using the eggs! This was such an easy activity to prep and do. I did it up while feeding the kids lunch and it was ready for them to play with right after they were done with lunch.
Number recognition, counting, matching and pattern recognition are some of the things you want to try to practice when thinking about math activities for toddlers. The egg tray match activity works on matching and pattern recognition as well as colour recognition.
Materials needed:
- Egg tray
- Coloured plastic eggs
- Paper
- Markers
How to:
- Cut the egg tray to a size you want to work with. I went with a 6-egg tray.
- Cut up your paper to an appropriate size
- Use your markers to create dot colour patterns according to how the eggs would look after they are placed in the tray.
- Play!
Pro tips:
- I have pink and red which are pretty close. If you find that your child is still struggling with recognising colours, keep to colours that are distinctly different first.
- Anchor your egg tray onto a table or floor with blue tack to keep it from running when they place the eggs in the tray. Use another blob of blue tack to keep the paper in place to reduce confusion that might arise from the paper turning.
- If you want your patterns to last a little longer, you might want to use card stock instead of printer paper, or laminate them.
Q&A
1. My child can't seem to concentrate for long enough to do this activity! It is so frustrating!
Concentration is a skill that requires practice. Sometimes, a little bit of variety helps them stay focused for longer. You can mix up the activity and just complete one pattern and then letting them go on to other things first before trying another one. Don't worry if you still can't seem to engage them. It might just not be their kind of activity! Remember that our goal is just to present them with opportunities to learn.
2. This activity seems to be a little too hard for my child to do.
This activity as is should be good for most children 2.5 years and up. For younger kids that are just starting to do matching and pattern recognition, start with a 2-egg pattern, then a 3-egg in a row pattern, then build to a 4-egg (2 on top, 2 on the bottom), then a 6- egg pattern. You can even do a mix of all if you aren't sure where you child is, then present just those that they seem to be able to manage and a few of the next step up to challenge them.
We got a whole bunch of them from a hunt in church over the weekend so of course, I had to do an activity using the eggs! This was such an easy activity to prep and do. I did it up while feeding the kids lunch and it was ready for them to play with right after they were done with lunch.
Number recognition, counting, matching and pattern recognition are some of the things you want to try to practice when thinking about math activities for toddlers. The egg tray match activity works on matching and pattern recognition as well as colour recognition.
Materials needed:
- Egg tray
- Coloured plastic eggs
- Paper
- Markers
How to:
- Cut the egg tray to a size you want to work with. I went with a 6-egg tray.
- Cut up your paper to an appropriate size
- Use your markers to create dot colour patterns according to how the eggs would look after they are placed in the tray.
- Play!
Pro tips:
- I have pink and red which are pretty close. If you find that your child is still struggling with recognising colours, keep to colours that are distinctly different first.
- Anchor your egg tray onto a table or floor with blue tack to keep it from running when they place the eggs in the tray. Use another blob of blue tack to keep the paper in place to reduce confusion that might arise from the paper turning.
- If you want your patterns to last a little longer, you might want to use card stock instead of printer paper, or laminate them.
Q&A
1. My child can't seem to concentrate for long enough to do this activity! It is so frustrating!
Concentration is a skill that requires practice. Sometimes, a little bit of variety helps them stay focused for longer. You can mix up the activity and just complete one pattern and then letting them go on to other things first before trying another one. Don't worry if you still can't seem to engage them. It might just not be their kind of activity! Remember that our goal is just to present them with opportunities to learn.
2. This activity seems to be a little too hard for my child to do.
This activity as is should be good for most children 2.5 years and up. For younger kids that are just starting to do matching and pattern recognition, start with a 2-egg pattern, then a 3-egg in a row pattern, then build to a 4-egg (2 on top, 2 on the bottom), then a 6- egg pattern. You can even do a mix of all if you aren't sure where you child is, then present just those that they seem to be able to manage and a few of the next step up to challenge them.
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