5 educational activities to celebrate Easter as a family

This is a game where you try to find as many differences as possible between two near-identical images placed side by side. It’s a great activity for helping kids develop the following skills:

• Concentration
• Observation
• Memory
• Etc.

We’ve created an Easter-themed pair of images just for the occasion. Print them out and ask your child to spot the differences. Once they’re done, they can colour both pictures.

When you open a box of eggs, they all look the same. However, there’s more than one way to cook them, and the results can be surprising! To brighten up the Easter holiday, consider asking your child do some online research on the following:

• Scrambled eggs (e.g., Which country consumes the most? What are the most common spices used to cook them?)
• Boiled eggs (e.g., What are the cooking times for soft-boiled and hard-boiled eggs? What’s the best way to cook them?
• Eggs over easy (e.g., Where was this style of cooking eggs invented? What is it called in other countries or in other languages?)
• The number of eggs a hen can lay in her lifetime
• Why French people don’t refrigerate their eggs
• Etc.

Most kids love chocolate. When you look at a humble cocoa bean, it’s hard to imagine that chocolate was long reserved only for the nobility. The history of chocolate is fascinating and full of surprises. Before hunting for Easter eggs, consider asking your child to read about how chocolate came to be. Once they’ve discovered some new information, they can do any of the following activities:

• Create a timeline of key moments in chocolate history
• Invent a hot chocolate recipe inspired by traditions from around the world
• Draw a picture that illustrates something they learned (you can suggest that they paint with melted chocolate on a sheet of paper)
• Etc.

Why has Easter Island, located in Chile, intrigued travellers for hundreds of years? Because the quasi-deserted island features giant stone statues! How were they built? What do they represent? These are just some of the many questions surrounding the statues’ origins. Consider taking your child on a virtual visit to this enigmatic island. Here are some ideas:

• Read news reports
• Watch short films made by travellers
• Visit the island’s official website
• Etc.

Did you know that rabbits have their own language? They apparently communicate with each other through vocalizations and body language. Your child might enjoy learning how to speak rabbit! The following questions are a good way to start this activity:

• What is a rabbit saying when it clicks its teeth? (Answer: I feel good!)
• What is a rabbit saying when it grinds its teeth? (Answer: I’m in pain.)
• What is a rabbit saying when it thumps its hind legs? (Answer: I’m afraid.)
• What is a rabbit saying when it rubs its chin against the furniture? (Answer: This is my home!)
• What is a rabbit saying when it rolls around on the floor? (Answer: I’m sleepy.)
• What is a rabbit saying when it runs and hops? (Answer: I’m happy!)
• What is a rabbit saying when it licks a human? (Answer: I love you!)
• Etc.