Baby Sign Language for Easter
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Spring has sprung, and so has all things bunnies and Easter eggs! There are many opportunities to use sign language with your baby, and these books + activities will help excite your child for what your family has in store for this holiday. Even if you don’t celebrate, the activities are just as fun!
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The Joy of Reading
Have you ever thought to use sign language while reading books?
Grab your little one’s current favorite (board) book and snuggle up together!
🌟Engage in joint attention while you read and point to the pictures.
🌟Use sign language in your baby’s line of sight.
🌟Boost language learning and early literacy!
Need some fun Easter book ideas? Keep reading…
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Baby ASL Signs for Easter
EASTER: there are a few variations of this sign (another is the E handshape faces outward and move in small circles). plenty of opportunities to use this sign as Easter approaches and during your family’s celebrations.
BUNNY: connect this sign’s meaning to the Easter bunny, chocolate shapes, as well as cute bunnies in books and nature.
EGG: use this sign whether it is plastic eggs or dyed eggs, or both! (and also eggs for breakfast!)
Easter book recommendations
Reading books about Easter will not only teach them the importance and value of this holiday, but also help prepare them for your celebrations and events, such as Easter egg hunts and visiting the Easter bunny.
Never Touch a Grumpy Bunny is perfect for babies and toddlers, and using sign language. The simple sentences and tactile pages engage your little one about various springtime animals, including bunnies!
Llama Llama Easter Egg has the favorite Llama Llama character at Easter time. The simple sentences and easy rhyme as perfect to pair with sign language for your baby or toddler as they prepare for a visit from the Easter bunny and egg hunt!
We’re Going on an Egg Hunt is an Easter-twist of the popular “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” that your young child will absolutely love! It’s a lift-the-flap board book for babies to engage, and toddlers can also find and count the eggs throughout the book.
Easter ideas
These three ideas require one of the easiest materials for you to repurpose: plastic Easter eggs!
Open up your eggs and use them as stampers in washable paint. Stamp onto paper and make an abstract masterpiece. (for babies, you may need to do a bit of hand-over-hand work with them)
Throw or roll the plastic eggs and see how they differ when the 2 pieces are together vs apart. Stack them into towers and knock them down on repeat, too!
Do some practice egg hunts in the backyard (or inside if the weather isn't cooperating) leading up to the Big Day! For older children, take turns having them hide the eggs for you, too.
Throw the eggs into a sensory bin or bottle. Fillers could be dried oats, dyed rice, or leftover Easter grass! Shake, fill, pour, you name it. You could even trick it up by adding a bit of science: put drops of food coloring in the bottom of each egg half, cover with baking soda, and squirt with vinegar!
