Easter Egg Name Match
This Easter literacy activity uses plastic eggs and letter stickers to create a name-matching game. Write each letter of a child's name on the bottom half of a plastic egg and the matching uppercase letter on the top half. Children crack open eggs, find their letters, and reassemble the eggs — building letter recognition and name awareness.
It works for names of any length and can be adapted for sight words, numbers, colors, or any matching concept you're teaching.
What You'll Need
- Plastic Easter eggs — as many as letters in the names you're working with
- Letter stickers or permanent marker — for writing letters on the eggs
- Small basket or bowl — for storing eggs
- Optional: small treats inside — for extra motivation
How to Do It
Step 1: Prepare the eggs. Write one letter on the top half of each egg and the matching letter on the bottom half. Separate all eggs and mix the halves together.
Step 2: Set up the activity. Place all the egg halves in a bowl. Show the child their name on a card for reference.
Step 3: Find the letters. Ask the child to find all the letters in their name and assemble the eggs.
Step 4: Read the name. Arrange the assembled eggs in order to spell the name. Read it together!
Step 5: Extend the learning. Try spelling other family members' names, or sight words.
🎓 Skills Your Child Will Develop
Letter recognition — Matching uppercase to uppercase (or upper to lower) builds letter knowledge.
Name awareness — Recognizing the letters in their own name is a key pre-literacy milestone.
Fine motor skills — Pressing egg halves together to snap them closed builds hand strength.
Tips & Variations
- Color-code: write each letter pair in the same color so children can self-correct.
- Use eggs for number matching: dot stickers on one half, numerals on the other.
- Hide eggs around the room and have children find and assemble them.
- Write sight words across three eggs for a word-building version.
My Two Cents
Children's own names are always the most motivating content for early literacy. This activity works beautifully for morning arrival in a classroom — children find and build their name-eggs as they settle in, which is meaningful, calm, and educational all at once.
