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Easter is just a few days away and there’s no doubt that children everywhere are getting excited for the thrill of the egg hunt and of course, the chocolate and sweet treats that follow. There are many different ways to throw an Easter egg hunt, but here are some general tips and ideas to get you started:
- Fill the eggs with a variety of treats and prizes like jelly beans, chocolate eggs, M&Ms and coins. You can designate certain eggs as special “grand prize” eggs and insert a dollar bill or golden ticket for a big Easter basket or chocolate bunny at the end.
- Plan on approximately 8-12 eggs per child (I like to do more though). Whatever number you decide upon, let each child know how many eggs they are looking for so that everyone finds an equal amount and there are no arguments at the end.
- Conversely, you can hide the eggs and assign each kid to a certain color. That will resolve kids fighting over eggs and everyone will have a task at hand to find their specific egg color.
- Remember to count your eggs before you hide them. If you don’t know how many you have hidden, you’ll never know if they’ve all been found and you may end up finding plastic eggs on your lawn in a year’s time.
- If space allows and you’re hosting kids of all different ages, try to separate areas of the yard for various aged kids so that the younger ones can find their eggs more easily, without having the older kids run through and scoop them all up.
- Be sure to set boundaries for the egg hunt if you are outside to ensure that the kids are safe at all times.
If you are using real eggs for the hunt, here are some tips from Consumer Reports on food safety:
- Keep hard-cooked Easter eggs refrigerated until just before the hunt. Cold temperatures keep most harmful bacteria from multiplying.
- Hide eggs in places that are protected from dirt, pets, and other potential sources of bacteria.
- After the hunt, discard eggs that are cracked or dirty. Bacteria can enter eggs through cracks in the shell.
- Rinse uncracked eggs, then place them back in the refrigerator until it's time to eat them.
Here are some other fun Easter egg hunt ideas for older kids (and more ambitious Easter egg hunt parent planners)!:
- Pirate Hunt -Create a map that represents the floor plan of the house (if it’s indoors). You can even modify it to look like an island. Then mark the positions of eggs on the map. Stairs can be represented by a cliff, etc. Inside of the eggs, write clues that when put together will lead the kids to a “pirate treasure”.
- Hunt in the Dark - You could also combine the Pirate Hunt above with a hunt in the dark for added effect, which the older kids are bound to enjoy. Give the kids each a flashlight and have them hunt for eggs in the dark. To make it even more fun, you can paint the eggs with glow-in-the-dark paint and search for them with no light at all.
- Obstacle Hunt – This is a good choice if you are having the Easter egg hunt outdoors in a big backyard or at a park. Just like in an obstacle course race, you could have various activities interspersed with egg collecting. For example, at the starting buzzer the kids race to the next spot where they have to thread a needle and only when they complete it can they run ahead to the next spot (collecting all the eggs along the way of course). Some other Easter party activities could be jumping over a cardboard box, going around a chair five times, blowing up a balloon, drinking a glass of water, eating a boiled egg and so on. The first child to reach the finish line wins a prize.
Happy Easter egg hunting!
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