Things You'll Need:
- Candy
- Toys
- Baskets
- Hiding spots
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Step 1
Where are you going to hold the Easter egg hunt? Many people decide to set up the Easter egg hunt in their backyard. Are there enough hiding spots in your backyard? A space with a lot of places to hide the eggs is what makes this Easter tradition what it is! Other ideas for where to hold your Easter egg hunt at: a park, a large house, a neighborhood (you can get other children in your neighborhood involved as well).
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Step 2
Decide upon a format for your egg hunt based on how many kids will be participating. Will you hide plastic Easter eggs filled with goodies? If so, do you want it to be a free-for-all for the eggs or will nametags determine who is allowed to plop them in his or her Easter basket? In fact, prearranged Easter egg baskets (one per kid) hidden throughout the space is a less competitive strategy.
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Step 3
Hide eggs based on the range of ages of the children. Toddlers won't be climbing trees to snag Easter eggs, and pre-teens will want more of a challenge than a dozen eggs splayed out around the driveway.
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Step 4
Abandon the old boring Easter egg hunt altogether, and think of some new games. An Easter treasure adventure with Easter hunt clues that lead to egg baskets could be a blast. Other types of Easter activities combined with the tried and true hunt, like egg decorating, could give this year's Easter celebration the lift it needs to make it a holiday to remember.
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Step 5
Easter candy is great. No kid is going to complain about it. But some eggs stuffed with dollar bills, or baskets with yo-yos or dolls (a perfect time to buy up the stuff Easter bunnies) are welcome changes of pace.
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Step 6
The most important step: Make sure all of the Easter toys and trinkets are equally divided out between the kids at the end of the Easter egg hunt. Another Easter tradition: A crying kid who is two or three eggs short of his older brother. Keep this April a happy Easter with equal offerings.
