Easter Fun for Parents of Babies: Joyful Activities for Special Holiday Memories

From embarking on an Easter egg hunt, to photo opportunities with the Easter bunny, to gifting adorable stuffed animals and candies, to visiting petting zoos with little bunnies, to cooking and enjoying sweet treats, Easter festivities are fun for the entire family!

Easter is a great holiday to enjoy precious moments with your baby, creating heartwarming memories that you can cherish forever. Whether it's baby's first Easter or you're curious about starting new traditions, these are some ways you can make this holiday extra special. From sweet photo ideas, to baby safe Easter egg hunt ideas, to DIY crafts and dyeing eggs together, check out these fun activities that you can do as a family of young children.

Preparing for Easter Fun

From visiting the Easter bunny, to hiding eggs in the yard, to gifting Easter baskets, to putting up Easter decorations, there are so many Easter activities that even babies and toddlers can enjoy.

Easter-Themed Sensory Bins

Sensory bins are a wonderful way to practice hand-eye coordination, colors and shapes, and sensory exploration in a safe way for little ones. If you have a baby, be sure to use items that are big enough for them to grasp, and avoid choking hazards.

Here are some ways to build an Easter-themed sensory bin:

• Create a fun sensory bin with Easter-themed items like plastic eggs, soft bunnies, and colorful ribbons.

• Always use large items to avoid choking hazards and always supervise your baby during sensory play.

• Fill a bin with shredded paper, Easter grass, dry pasta, or sand for a fun and interactive activity.

• Add Easter-themed toys and decorations to create a festive activity.

• If you have an older toddler or child, you can incorporate some taste-safe items to explore with as well, like Peeps marshmallows or jelly beans.

Making An Easter Basket For Your Little One

Festive Easter baskets make great gifts, even for baby's first Easter! Gifting Easter baskets is one of the most popular Easter traditions among families, and there are many great trends currently for Easter basket themes for babies and toddlers. You can fill colorful eggs with small snacks or trinkets, or fill a basket with larger items for your little ones.

Prepare an Easter basket for your baby with soft toys, teething toys, rattles, plush animals, and other baby-friendly items. Choose a basket that is safe and easy for your baby to access, without anything sharp or loose pieces that can quickly become choking hazards or get stuck on your baby's hand.

Add a few Easter-themed toys and decorations to make it more festive. Stuffed animal bunnies and chicks, musical toys, bubbles, and chalk make great gifts for little ones.

Easter basket themes are fun to do, especially if you don't want to encourage your kids to eat candy. You can create a basket filled with spring activities like bubbles, buckets and shovels, seeds to plant, non toxic paint for art projects, rain boots, kid-sized umbrellas, and rain jackets. You can make a beach-themed basket with beach balls, a new towel and swim suit, sunscreen for kids, packs of sand toys, and sandals. You can do an animal-themed basket, filling it with stuffed bunnies, bunny stickers, carrot puree or freeze dried carrots, Easter grass, and furry bunny ears. Whether you have a baby or older kids, themed baskets are fun to gift!

For a super cute tradition, consider making a DIY Easter basket with your baby’s name or initials. You can use a sticker, iron-on patch, or wooden tag. This is an adorable way to celebrate your baby's first Easter and give them a basket they can use for years to come. Make sure you get a big enough basket to hold all the eggs!

Easter Activities for Babies

There are so many fun ways to celebrate the Easter holiday with babies. Here are some ideas to get you started on your holiday traditions.

Easter Egg Hunt For Little Ones

Is it your little one's first Easter? Organize a baby-friendly Easter egg hunt with plastic eggs and soft toys. Hide the eggs in plain sight to make it easy for your baby to find them! You don't want to make it too challenging. Even a crawling baby can have fun "hunting" for Easter eggs.

If you have a walking baby, use a basket or container to collect the eggs and make it a fun activity to practice their balance and coordination. Talk about the colors and shapes of the eggs, too, to make it a play based educational activity.

Take pictures of your baby’s first Easter egg hunt to create lasting memories. Easter is such a wonderful family holiday, full of opportunities to create new traditions and activities that your kids can enjoy and look forward to every year.

Easter Parade at Home

Create a mini Easter parade at home with your baby’s favorite toys and stuffed animals. To start, decorate your space with Easter-themed decorations and balloons. Play Easter music and have an adorable dance party with your baby.

Take lots of pictures of your baby’s fancy Easter outfit and create a special memory for the family photo album.

Soft Easter Basket Exploration

An Easter basket can double as a sensory bin. Fill a soft Easter basket with baby-friendly items like plush toys, fabric books, soft plush flowers or carrots, and teething rings. Let your baby explore the textures and colors of the items in the basket.

For this activity, make sure all items are age-appropriate and free of small parts for safety. This activity is a great way to introduce your baby to Easter-themed toys and objects.

Easter Traditions for Families

What To Do On Easter Sunday

Celebrate Easter Sunday with a special family dinner or brunch. Many families choose to celebrate this holiday by dressing up and going to church.

Decorate your kitchen table with Easter-themed decorations and colorful flowers. Serve traditional Easter foods like hot cross buns and ham, or make the holiday your own by trying new recipes with your kids.

Don't forget to take pictures of your baby’s first Easter Sunday celebration!

Easter Egg Decorating

You can decorate Easter eggs with your baby using non-toxic paint and decorations. Dyeing eggs might be too much for a little one, but using baby-safe paint or stickers can be a simple way to decorate eggs as a family. Use stickers, stamps, and other decorations to make it more fun.

Make handprint or footprint art on the eggs for a special keepsake. Handprint and footprint crafts are so much fun. If you want to create a really special keepsake, try out the KeaBabies Baby Handprint and Footprint Duo Keepsake Photo Frame! It has a spot for your baby's hand, a spot for your baby's foot, and a spot for a cute photo of their Easter outfit or snapshot of their first visit with the Easter bunny. Like all KeaBabies products, this kit was designed with busy parents in mind. It contains all the materials you'll need to make a fun craft you can cherish for years to come. Crafts are a wonderful way to spend quality time together as a family.

Doing crafts is another exciting way to celebrate Easter as a family. Create a special Easter egg decorating station with paper, glue, and other supplies.

Outdoor Easter Activities

Outdoor activities are fun for kids of all ages, even babies! Forget the candy - babies can enjoy play time in the backyard doing an infant-friendly egg hunt or just exploring nature. Getting outside is a fantastic way to celebrate this spring holiday.

Have An Easter Picnic

Organize an Easter picnic with your family and your baby. Pack a basket with Easter-themed foods and drinks for the grown-ups or big kids, and special foods for little ones.

Find a safe and comfortable spot in a park or backyard, and lay out a big blanket. Don't forget to take pictures of your baby’s first Easter picnic!

Have Some Bunny Hop Fun

Play Easter-themed music and have a "bunny hop" dance party with your baby. You can even use bunny ears and other Easter-themed accessories to make it more fun!

Create a special Easter playlist with your baby’s favorite songs. Some of the best ideas are the most simple ones, and this cute dance party is a great way to have an Easter celebration with your baby.

Easter Safety Tips For Parents of Babies

Be Flexible

Try to be flexible with your Easter plans and activities - you never know what kind of day your baby will be having, and forcing kids to miss nap times, adjust their feeding schedule, or be in the warm sun for long periods of time can be really difficult.

Make sure to prioritize your baby’s safety and comfort. Don’t stress too much about making everything perfect, and don't worry about pleasing family members. You can totally skip fancy Easter dinner or a long church service when you have little kids to care for! Do what is best for your family, and no one else.

Focus on creating special memories with your baby. You can have a fun celebration right at home, without anything over-the-top.

Keep It Comfortable

If you're going to be out and about, dress your baby in comfortable clothes for Easter activities. Make sure any area your baby is in is safe and comfortable for them to play. Keep choking hazards away from your baby's play space.

Avoid overstimulating your baby with too many activities or decorations. Keep the Easter celebration simple and enjoyable for your baby. Holidays can be really stressful when you have kids to care for, especially young ones who can't quite participate in most of the festivities yet. There is nothing wrong with wanting to spend your baby's first Easter on your own, away from crowded, overstimulating environments.

Although many community groups do Easter egg hunts, these can be busy, crowded, and overwhelming for babies. As parents, you have to judge whether or not your baby is likely to be overstimulated by crowds. Doing your own Easter egg hunt at home can be peaceful, fun, and relatively inexpensive. Just grab some eggs, fill them with baby-safe snacks or trinkets, and let your little one explore. Your own yard can be the perfect backdrop for a fun, relaxed egg hunt!

Easter is full of fun opportunities for families of young kids, including babies.

If you're celebrating your baby's first Easter this year, we hope you'll try out some of these ideas! You don't need to go over-the-top planning extravagant activities - your baby will appreciate the simple things, like spending time in the fresh air of spring, decorating eggs with non toxic finger paints, visiting extended family, listening to music and playing with bubbles in the backyard, or enjoying themed sensory activities.