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24 Easter bingo calls with drawing hints

Print this list to prepare the pictures. These are words and drawing hints, not finished illustrations. The picker may repeat earlier calls; use shuffled paper cards for a round without repeats.

How to play

  1. Prepare matching picture cards and one board per player. Choose a winning pattern before starting.
  2. Shuffle the 24 paper caller cards. Cover the free Bunny Space on 5x5 boards.
  3. Draw one card, show its picture for a slow three count and say the name twice.
  4. Players cover the matching picture if it is on their board. Keep called cards in a separate pile.
  5. Check a claimed bingo against the called cards. Share tied wins, then clear boards and reshuffle to play again.
Random easter picture

Draw one when the room is ready

Easter bunny — a white bunny with tall ears and a cotton tail

Caller deck — 24 Easter picture calls

Draw each picture once, then copy that same drawing for the caller and players.

  1. Easter bunny — a white bunny with tall ears and a cotton tail
  2. Painted egg — a pink egg with zigzag stripes
  3. Chick — a yellow fluffball with an orange beak
  4. Easter basket — a woven basket with a bow and three eggs inside
  5. Jelly beans — a small pile of bright bean shapes
  6. Hot cross bun — a round bun with a white cross on top
  7. Easter bonnet — a wide hat with a ribbon and paper flowers
  8. Daffodil — a yellow trumpet flower on a green stem
  9. Tulip — a red cup-shaped bloom with two leaves
  10. Lamb — a woolly sheep with a black face
  11. Duckling — a small yellow duck standing in a blue puddle
  12. Rainbow — four arcs over a little cloud
  13. Butterfly — two symmetrical wings with dot patterns
  14. Bumblebee — a striped body with a dotted flight path
  15. Blossom branch — pink flowers on a brown twig
  16. Chocolate egg — foil-wrapped with one corner peeling
  17. Carrot — an orange carrot with a leafy green top
  18. Watering can — a green can mid-pour with droplets
  19. Welly boots — a pair of polka-dot rain boots
  20. Kite — a diamond kite with a wavy tail
  21. Frog — a green frog sitting on a lily pad
  22. Ladybug — a red shell with five black spots
  23. Bird's nest — a brown nest holding two blue eggs
  24. Sunshine — a smiling sun with petal rays

Easter picture bingo to print

Print a blank board for each player and use the 24 Easter calls above to prepare matching pictures. The list includes a striped egg, a duckling in a puddle and a bunny with a cotton tail, each with a drawing hint. You’ll need to draw and copy the pictures before playing: this page provides the caller list and blank grids, not finished picture cards or a separate PDF. Once the pictures are ready, children can match them without reading.

What do you need? Prepare the pictures Print blank boards Read the bingo rules

Prepare the pictures and show each call

Draw one picture for each of the 24 calls. Keep the striped painted egg and foil-wrapped chocolate egg visibly different. Copy the same drawings onto the caller cards and the players’ picture sheets so children can match the image they see, rather than interpret a new drawing of the same object.

For folded caller cards, put the picture on the side facing the players and the name on the side facing you. Keep words off the children’s board squares. Cut each player’s picture sheet into 24 tiles, shuffle them and glue one in every square except the free center. Prepare the boards yourself if you want to spend the gathering playing rather than cutting and gluing.

To call a picture, hold it up for a slow three count, say the name, and leave it visible while children find it. Say the name again before moving on. Try a call about every 20 seconds, pausing when someone needs more time. A helper can sit beside a child for the first round and show how to find a match.

Use the paper cards for a round without repeated calls. Shuffle them once and put every called card in a separate pile. The on-page picker can show a previously selected picture again and does not keep a caller log. If you use it, cross off each new picture on your printed list and skip repeats.

A full-size board has a 5x5 grid: 24 pictures and a free Bunny Space in the center. Cover the center before the first call. For ages 3–4, try a 3x3 board with nine pictures, no free square and a three-in-a-row finish. Choose nine pictures from the same caller deck; a mini-board player simply waits when a called picture is not on their board.

What to prepareSix playersClass of 24
Blank boards6 plus 1 spare24 plus 2 spares
Picture sets for full-size boards6 sets of 2424 sets of 24
Caller deck1 set of 241 set of 24
Markers for seated players150: 25 each600: 25 each

Prepare a picture set and markers for each spare board if someone may join. A mini-board needs only nine picture tiles. Keep one finished master board as your reference; if it comes from the player stack, replace it so nobody loses a board.

Give boards different picture arrangements and write a board number in the corner. For a classroom, you can prepare and number arrangements 1–24 ahead of time instead of asking children to shuffle. Different arrangements change the lines, but do not prevent ties. Laminate finished boards if you want to reuse them with dry-erase circles.

Blank 5x5 board

Print this grid once per player. Draw or glue the pictures into the empty squares. For a full-size paper board, use 4 cm squares with 2 mm black outlines. Five squares span 20 cm before borders and page margins. Use landscape orientation and check print preview; if your printer scales it down, draw a 20 cm grid on larger paper when you need the full dimensions.

Player: ____________________ Board number: ______

     
     
  Bunny Space
FREE		  
     
     

Blank 3x3 board

Print this smaller grid for a player who would find nine pictures easier to scan. Fill every square with a different picture. Any complete row, column or diagonal wins.

Player: ____________________ Board number: ______

   
   
   

Notes for the caller

RoundWinning patternFinished board numbersNotes
1____________________________________________________________
2____________________________________________________________
3____________________________________________________________

Get the bingo supplies ready

  • Print the caller list, draw its 24 pictures and copy them onto cards and player sheets.
  • Print one grid per player, plus one spare for six players or two spares for a class of 24.
  • Cut and arrange the picture tiles; leave the center free on each 5x5 board.
  • Number the boards and keep a completed reference copy beside the caller.
  • Put out 25 markers per full-size player. Use pom-poms, cereal loops or candy-coated eggs if they suit your players, or dry-erase circles on laminated boards.
  • Write the winning pattern on a separate card and draw its square positions so everyone can see what to cover.
  • Keep a tray for called cards and optional sticker prizes beside the caller.

If you want a different printable activity instead of drawing bingo pictures, browse printable party games. For an activity with fewer supplies, see easy party games.

Decide what counts as bingo

Choose one pattern before the round and show its positions on a sample board. A player who finishes says “Bingo!” Check their covered pictures against the called-card pile. If two or more players finish on the same call, they share the win. Clear the boards and reshuffle all 24 cards before another round; a winner can help show the next card.

PatternWhat players cover
First row acrossAll five squares in the top row of a 5x5 board.
First column downAll five squares in the left-hand column.
Four cornersThe square in each corner: four squares total.
Big XBoth diagonals through the free center: nine squares, including the center.
Picture frameAll 16 squares around the outside edge.
BlackoutAll 25 squares, including the free center. Every board containing the same 24 pictures finishes on the final distinct call, so treat this as a shared finish.
Cooperative wallEveryone keeps their own board. Continue until every player has a complete row; helpers can point out matches for younger players. The whole group wins together.
Team boardUse one large shared grid. Take turns covering the one matching square per call. Everyone wins when the grid is full.

For the 3x3 boards, use any complete row, column or diagonal rather than the full-size patterns. You can give the younger table its own round first, then invite children to try a larger board if they want to. They do not have to move up.

An example ten-minute bingo round

This example allows two minutes for instructions plus eight minutes for calling, a total of ten minutes. Twenty-four calls at 20 seconds each take 480 seconds, or eight minutes. A line may finish earlier; helping players or checking a win can take longer.

  1. 0:00–2:00 — Explain and demonstrate. Hand out prepared boards and markers, cover the free centers and show the winning pattern. Demonstrate matching one picture, then remove its practice marker and return the card to the shuffled deck.
  2. 2:00–10:00 — Call and cover. Show one new picture about every 20 seconds. Pause to check a claimed bingo. Stop at the chosen pattern, or keep calling all 24 pictures for the shared blackout finish.

Allow extra time to clear boards, give out any stickers and reshuffle between rounds. Three ten-minute rounds use 30 minutes before those breaks, so they will not all fit a 30-minute slot with resets included.

More games for your Easter gathering

Follow bingo with a hunt using Easter egg hunt clues to print, which includes words and picture prompts to prepare. If older and younger children are hunting together, the mixed-age Easter egg hunt plan gives you zones and basket limits to consider.

For a movement break, Easter games beyond the egg hunt includes an egg-and-spoon relay and games with the eggs children found. Outdoor party games offers other group activities if you have space outside. Use seasonal party ideas to think through the rest of the gathering, or picnic party food if you are serving a meal or snacks outdoors.

Keep your bingo supplies for another occasion and prepare new pictures from the relevant list: Valentine bingo has friendship pictures; Thanksgiving bingo uses holiday-table calls; and birthday picture bingo includes party objects and animals. For later celebrations, try Halloween bingo, Christmas bingo or New Year’s Eve bingo. Check each page’s picture count and rules before reusing your boards.

Easter bingo questions

Does this page include finished picture cards or a PDF?

No. It provides 24 names with drawing hints and printable blank grids. Draw the pictures and copy them for the caller and boards before playing. There is no separate PDF download.

Can a class of 24 play together?

Yes. Prepare 24 boards plus two spares, one 24-picture set per full-size board and 600 markers for the 24 players. Arrange the pictures differently on each board, but allow tied wins.

How do children play without reading?

Show the same drawing that appears on their boards, hold it up for a slow three count and say its name twice. A 3x3 board uses nine pictures and needs three matching squares in a row.

How long does a round take?

Allow about ten minutes as an example: two minutes to explain and eight minutes for 24 calls at 20 seconds each. A line may finish sooner; pauses and resetting need extra time.

How does the shared-board round work?

Use one large board and take turns covering the one matching square per call. Everyone wins when the board is full. With all 24 pictures on every full-size board, individual blackout boards finish together too.