Yard full of colorful balloons attached to Easter eggs.
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Easter egg hunt for students with visual impairments

Include visually impaired students and students with multiple disabilities in your Easter Egg hunt!

Last updated March 2024.

There are several different types of commercial Easter Eggs that enable students with visual impairments to join in the fun.

Easter egg flowers

Children with low vision may struggle to find eggs that are half buried in the grass. Create Easter egg flowers with pipe stem cleaner “stems”. Twist two green pipe stem cleaners around each other to make a stronger stem. Poke the end of the pipe stem cleaner into one of the two air holes in the bottom of the plastic Easter egg. “Plant” the Easter egg flowers into the ground, ideally into a garden where the brightly colored eggs will stand out from the brown dirt/mulch.

Easter egg "flowers" with green pipe stem cleaner stems and a plastic Easter egg for the flower.

Key finder with lanyard for remote 

8 beeping and light up flat tiles (receivers) that are activated with a remote control. Each tile can be placed in a plastic Easter egg and will still be heard! Has a 100 foot range! The receiver has a button for each tile, making it easy for the student to press a button and follow the beeps to that specific receiver/egg. Each receiver has an LED light, making it possible for low vision students and sighted peers/siblings to find Easter Eggs in the dark! This SIMJAR Key Finder is currently available on Amazon Prime for $26.99. Note: There are other types of key finders available as well!

Photo of key finder remote on a lanyard with 8 colorful buttons and 8 wireless small, flat receivers.

Beeping eggs

Traditional beeping eggs are large plastic eggs that are battery operated. These eggs are controlled by a simple on/off switch and the eggs emit a constant loud beeping sound. These eggs can typically be found at Target, Hobby Lobby, Amazon and more; however, be sure to purchase your eggs early, as they sell out quickly!

Electronic beeping Easter egg wth on/off switch available in orange, yellow, pink, green, purple and blue.

Talking eggs

JoJo and Friends electronic Talking Hide ‘Em and Find ‘Em Easter eggs are adorable electronic eggs that talk to you while you hunt them. Inside is an additional surprise!

 

Modified Easter eggs

Want to use traditional Easter eggs? Make it easy for low vision, blind, and students who physically have trouble bending over, picking up or holding an Easter egg. Simply attach a balloon (wide ribbon works well) to each Easter egg. For most students, the best height is for the balloon to be eye-level for the students. Low vision students can easily spot the balloon. Blind students can locate the ribbon using their long cane (or arm). Students in wheelchairs can grab the ribbon instead of trying to reach the egg on the ground. Student with physical handicaps can simply grab the balloon.

Glow in the dark Easter eggs

These bright Easter eggs have ‘glowing’ reviews from low vision students and students with CVI! There are a number of brands available on Amazon (and elsewhere) or make your own by adding small glow sticks or battery-operated tea light candles to your plastic Easter eggs!

Joyin Easter Glow Eggs (Amazon Choice)

Battery operated tea light candles, Amazon

O&M hint

Audible Easter Egg hunts are a fun way to teach sound localization and moving towards sounds! Audible Easter Eggs can be used for a variety of fun activities. How about playing tag in the gym? Give each student a beeping egg and have one student tag the moving eggs.  To make the game more challenging, students who are holding the eggs can only hop away – no running!

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Collage of Easter Egg hunt for students with low vision

By Diane Brauner

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