Montessori Toddler: Non-Candy Easter Egg Filler
My hope is that we can find a few things that will be interesting for Penelope but also practical items that we will actually use with her over the coming months. I don’t want to just buy junk that is trashed without purpose.
Rock Crayons or Bear Crayons
Small writing utensils are so good for developing a proper pincer grasp for younger toddlers. These are a favorite around out house and I have started introducing them to Penelope with supervision. She loves exploring how they mark paper, and she would enjoy using these.
These are very small, and young mouthing toddlers will need supervision to make sure they don’t become a choking hazard.
Small Animal Figures
Mini Play Silks
We can never have enough play silks around here! Dress up, sensory play, open ended play, movement and dance – we use these things for everything. The mini size are perfect to fill an egg.
Stickers
Another classic art supply that we use all the time here. Stickers can be great for fine motor skills and are especially popular with toddlers. I like stickers because all my kids will use them, and eventually they get used up, the kids have fun, and they don’t sit around taking up space. I linked Easter stickers, but you could customize to your child’s individual interests.
Large Felt Pom Poms
We use large pom poms so frequently with toddlers! We use for math work, for sensory play, for transferring work and color sorting. Adding a few of nicer quality ones would be a really fun addition to a Montessori home and work great in Easter eggs.
Do you have other ideas? Drop them in the comments!
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