DIY Easter Egg Numeracy Puzzles

With Easter weekend just a couple of days away, I’ve been having a blast making a few fun and easy little things to include in my daughter's basket. While she’ll get her fair share of edible treats, I also really love mixing in some non-edible goodies too, so in addition to our fun chocolate play dough surprise eggs, I recently made this simple Easter egg puzzle set focused around numbers. Not only was it incredibly easy to make, but it required only a few basic craft materials we already had in the house, and it will allow my little one to practice matching numerals, number words, and dots — all through play!  It’ll also be a perfect Easter-themed activity to take along on different outings we have planned throughout the weekend, so a win all around really.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• craft foam
• scissors
• a permanent marker
• a large egg-shaped cookie cutter (not required, but helpful)

Time to get started! Press your cookie cutter down onto the craft foam sheets to create several egg-shaped outlines.

I love using cookie cutters on craft foam because it’s quick and easy and there’s never any leftover pencil marks to deal with, but you could just as easily draw and cut out your own egg shapes too.

Next, cut out the egg shapes.

Now for the fun part! Cut each foam egg into three horizontal parts using different types of lines. Zig-zags, wiggly lines, curved lines — anything goes so long as the parts are big enough to write on afterwards.

Now for the last step. Use your permanent marker to add the numerals, number words and dots to each of the eggs. The marker will need a couple of moments to fully set, so just be careful not to smudge as you work.

And that’s it! When the pieces are dry, stack them up and tuck them into a bag tied off with a pretty ribbon. Add the puzzle set to your little one’s Easter basket and you're done!