DIY Easter Egg Peg Board – Fine Motor Activity
Learn how to make a DIY Easter Egg Peg Board out of an old cardboard box. This is a fun and easy way for toddlers and preschoolers to practice their pincer grip and develop fine motor skills. You can paint the Easter egg to turn this into a color matching activity, or just leave it in black and white, to give kids room to get creative.
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Easter is right around the corner, and now is the perfect time to make it extra fun fo your kids. Start by taking a look at all of our Easter activities for kids to get some inspiration.
Or you can invest in the Easter Activity Pack, which is filled with educational printables for young kids.
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Materials Needed
- The free Easter eggs template (optional)
- An old cereal box.
- Paper, printer and ink (optional)
- Small screwdriver or pen
- Glue
- Pegs
How to Make a DIY Easter Egg Peg Board
1. Download and print the template of the Feed the Bunny activity found below.
I’ve included A4 and A5 copies of the easter eggs, so that you can pick which size works best for the box you have.
This is optional, of course you can just draw an easter egg onto the box using a sharpie.
2. Glue down the easter egg template to the top of your box.
If you like, you can also paint the easter egg. I personally chose not to do this, because I didn’t want this to become a color matching activity. I wanted the kids to feel free to create whatever egg they wanted.
3. Use a push pin to make holes in the box. You can then widen the holes using a small screwdriver or a pen.
4. Use pegs from a peg board set, (or q-tips cut in half and dipped in paint) to post into the holes and decorate the egg.
If you want to see how I made my own pegs using q-tips, you can read my Rainbow Fish Fine Motor Activity, which goes into this extra step of the process.
Easter Fine Motor Activities
If you are looking for fine motor activities that you can do this Easter, then you’re in the right place. Here are some of my favorite Easter play ideas to help toddlers and preschoolers develop fine motor skills.
- Feed the Bunny
- Easter Pom Pom Transfer Activity
- Easter Lace By Number Cards
- Easter Egg Tape Rescue
- Easter Playdough Mats (Free Printable)
For more ideas, visit Easter Fine Motor Activities for Kids.
Easter Activity Pack
Educational printables for young kids to enjoy this Easter.
Are you going to make this Easter Egg Peg Board for your kids? Don’t forget to Pin the idea for later.
