Planning the Perfect Easter Egg Hunt

If organised properly, then an Easter egg hunt is a great way to keep a large group of children entertained and encourage them to have a run around outside (hopefully in the sunshine, as summer seems to always come at Easter these days!). Below are some hints and tips to help you hold a successful Easter egg hunt.

What you’ll need

–  A variety of different sized chocolate eggs, ranging from Cadbury’s Cream Eggs to Mini Eggs. If you use unwrapped eggs and are having your egg hunt outside then try wrapping them in a twist of cling film

–  A container for each child to collect their eggs in. If you have the time (and the resources) then you could ask the children to decorate their baskets with festive Easter designs. Take a look at our Easter basket template for some idea

–  A vague map of where you have put the eggs!

Before you begin

–  To make sure that all the children have the chance to collect an equal number of eggs, choose a base and tell the children that once they have found 5 they should come back and show you, so you can wait for any of the younger children to catch up.

–  If there is a large age difference between the children taking part then it might be nice to team up the younger children with the older ones, otherwise it could become slightly overwhelming for them.

–  Make sure you tell the children how many chocolates they are allowed to eat and how many they are allowed to save, this will (or rather should) prevent them from eating too many!

If you want to make your Easter egg hunt a bit more challenging then you can always use clues to help the children search for the chocolate. The treasure hunt can be done individually or in groups and can either be quite controlled, as in the children have to follow a specific route to find all the eggs, or it can be a bit more relaxed and use the ‘find an egg, find a card’ method.

Below are a few ideas for treasure hunt clues that I have taken from the Tesco magazine.

Clues for the garden

–    This egg has made friends with the lawnmower/rake/plant pots. (Location: hidden in the shed)

–   This egg is hiding by a beautiful red/yellow/blue flower (Location: hidden by a notable plant in your garden)

–   This egg likes to hide were we like to sit (Location: hidden by a garden chair)

–   This egg is thirsty, where do you think it is hiding?  (Location: hidden by the hose)

Clues for the house

–   This egg likes to get nice and clean (Location: hidden in the bath)

–    This egg is fast asleep in … (Location: hidden in a bed)

–    This egg is getting toasty and warm (Location: hidden in the airing cupboard, oven or near a radiator)

–    This egg is ready to go out (Location: hidden in a shoe or coat pocket)

–    This egg likes to hide where we like to sit (Location: hidden on a kitchen chair or sofa)

An Easter egg hunt can be organised anywhere with as many children (and adults!) as you like. Just make sure that you have put enough chocolate eggs out for them to collect and they aren’t hidden in places they will never find!

We also have a great selection of Easter related resources that are perfect for decorating your classroom or Sunday school in time for Easter Sunday. You can find our Easter section here.