Children love Easter egg hunts and look forward to them each year. When putting together your family’s Easter activities, you might want to try something different. If you’re looking for inspiration, you may want to try some of these Easter egg hunt ideas for more family fun.
It’s not uncommon for parents to hide plastic and boiled Easter eggs. The problem with using boiled eggs is the stray egg which isn’t found but makes its presence known with a funky smell a couple of days to a week after Easter. For this reason, many parents choose to hide only plastic filled eggs.
Types Of Easter Egg Hunts
Easter egg scavenger hunts are one option you might like to try. Instead of simply hiding the eggs and having the children look through the yard to find them, hide them in specific places throughout the house. Include a clue to start them on their egg-hunting journey. If you have more than one child, you may want to designate a specific color egg for each child. For their final clue, have them find their filled Easter basket or another special gift.
Wait until dark to have your egg hunt! Evening Easter egg hunts are great fun for the kids, particularly for older children who can wait a while. Hand everyone who is searching a flashlight so they can go hunting. You may also be able to find glow-in-the-dark eggs or paint the plastic eggs with glow-in-the-dark paint.
Have a reverse egg hunt. Instead of the children doing the hunting, have each child hide up to four of their eggs in the house. After they’re hidden, the adults in the family get to see how many of the eggs they can find. You may discover how smart your children are when you can’t find them all.
Host a neighborhood Easter egg hunt for children in the area or from your child’s classroom. Along with candy, you may want to place coupons to redeem for prizes. Be sure to purchase one prize for each prize coupon or you might have upset children on your hands! Don’t forget to enlist the kids’ parents for help. It makes things much easier an fun for everyone.
Easter Egg Hunt Prizes
Give coupons eggs rather than candy. This is particularly good for teenagers as you can give them a coupon for a movie rental, special privileges, a date with Mom or Dad, or a new CD from their favorite singer. Hide the coupons in the eggs and they may actually choose to participate in the Easter egg hunt. For families with children of varying ages, you may want to hide the teenager’s eggs in a specific area or in the house, but remember they may mess up the house during their search.
Put money in a couple of plastic eggs. You can use change, but put a few dollars into the mix for even more fun. When a child finds an egg with money in it, they get to keep the money.
Hide mainly plastic eggs filled with candy and little toys, stickers, or temporary tattoos. Then hide two or three real eggs which have a number painted on them. When someone finds the numbered egg, they can exchange it for a prize, which corresponds to that number.
Whatever you choose as prizes, do NOT include live animals such as chicks, bunnies, or even a goldfish! It will really irk the parents. You’ll also run the risk of sending a “pet” home with kids who may not be mature enough or well equipped to care for the animal.
I’ve been there. I know how hard it can be to come up with new Easter egg hunt ideas, but these may add more family fun to your activity. Use one of these ideas if you’re having problems thinking of something different, and then start thinking about how you can make next year’s egg hunt even better.
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