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Easter egg pattern parade

Draw an Easter egg pattern and decide what comes next.

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What you need

A full sheet of paper and large child-appropriate crayons in two colors.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Draw four large egg shapes in a row. Color the first three in an alternating pattern, such as blue, yellow, blue.
  2. Ask what color could come next and invite your child to finish the row.
  3. Count the eggs together, then make a different pattern on a new row.

Adult stays beside the child and puts supplies away afterward.

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