Easter Made Easier (Autism-Friendly Activities + Free Stuff)
Easter can be fun… but it can also turn into noise, sugar, surprises, and meltdowns. If you’re supporting an autistic child (or a whole class), you don’t need more chaos.
You need simple activities, clear visuals, and print-and-go resources that make Easter feel calmer and more predictable.
This page is a refreshed “Easter theme” list for Tinsnips, built around the original ideas (prepositions, communication, counting, crafts)
Everything below is chosen because it helps with:
- Routine and predictability
- Communication
- Fine motor skills
- Early maths and language
- Low-stress participation
1) Easter prepositions (in/under/on)
Great for quick language practice without needing lots of talking.
Easter prepositions hotspot activity – (interactive, low-pressure learning).
Free Easter prepositions worksheets – (search results page with “under/in/behind” style sheets).
Easter Prepositions – in and under worksheets for bunnies and eggs.
Easy tip: Use 2 toy eggs + 1 box. Do “egg in box”, “egg under box”, then match it to the worksheet.
2) Easter communication board (for egg decorating + egg hunts)
Perfect if a child struggles to find words when excited, rushed, or overwhelmed.
Easter Communication Board – Print this to aid communication during an Easter egg dying activity..
Free Easter visuals + egg hunt communication board (printable).
Ready-to-print core communication boards – you can use for any activity (great backup if you don’t want “Easter-only” boards).
Symbol boards for aided language – (Australian supplier site with printable boards for play + communication).
Easy tip: Put the board on the table before you start. Model 2–3 words only: “more”, “help”, “stop”, “my turn”.
3) Easter folder game: counting + matching (1–10)
This is a simple win: match picture cards to numbers, build confidence fast.
Easter Folder Game – Make a game, matching pictures to the numbers, one through ten
Easter egg number matching game (1–10).
Free Easter number match puzzles (printable).
Make it “autism-friendly”: do short rounds (2 minutes), then break. Same order every time.
4) Easter basket colouring (calm + focused)
If the child needs a “quiet reset”, colouring is gold.
Easter Basket – Colour a nice little basket full of eggs.
Free Easter basket printable colouring pages – (Bright Star Kids).
Easter basket colouring page set – (lots of options).
Easy tip: Offer 3 choices max (not 20). Too many choices can stress kids out.
5) “Oodles of ideas” (updated seasonal activity lists)
Play-based Easter activities – (sensory play, crafts, mindfulness ideas).
Quick and easy Easter classroom craft ideas – (Australia) (Teach Starter).
Easter activity ideas (Australia) – (Playgroup WA).
6) Shapes chick printable
Printable Easter style PDFs activity:
Easter chick cut-and-make activity PDF – (R.I.C. Publications sample PDF).
Easy tip: Pre-cut shapes if scissors are a trigger. Let the child do the placing and gluing.
7) Candy bird nests (picture recipe)
Great for following steps, sequencing, and waiting skills.
Candy Bird Nests recipe – (Enchanted Learning).
Candy bird nests how-to – (step-by-step alternative).
Autism-friendly tweak: Use a visual “first/then” card: First stir → Then shape → Then eat.
8) Easter cut & paste (shapes match eggs to baskets)
Easter Cut & Paste – a cute shapes match of eggs to baskets.
Free cut-and-paste Easter basket craft (step-by-step + printable).
Free Easter basket cut-and-paste printable (Teachers Pay Teachers).
Free Easter egg templates (colour, decorate, cut).
Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hoppin’ down the bunny trail.
Hippity, Hoppity.
Easter’s on its way!
Want the fastest way to use this page without overwhelm?
Print one communication board.
Choose one “learning” activity (prepositions or 1–10 matching).
Choose one calming activity (basket colouring or cut-and-paste).
Keep it short: 10–15 minutes, then a break.