Classic Easter Egg Hunt

Easter is nearly here! Hopefully, it will bring gorgeous weather to host an annual tradition: the classic Easter egg hunt! Kids love to hunt for the eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny. Given it’s a bunny doing the hiding, it’s logical to hide the eggs outdoors in your garden and yard. If more than one family is participating in your Easter egg hunt, it can span across several yards and gardens too. Plan to hide five to ten eggs per child participating to make sure everyone gets their fair share of goodies.

Fill plastic Easter eggs with all sorts of fun treats, such as temporary tattoos, chocolates, jelly beans, small chicks, coins, and whatever else is festive and will fit inside. Fill the eggs well in advance of Easter! Tweens and teens may enjoy doing this task and also overseeing the hunt if the adults are mingling with one another.

Make sure the kids have a basket to use when finding their eggs. You can provide traditional Easter baskets and/or brightly colored plastic bowls; whichever is convenient for you will work well. If you decide to use inexpensive plastic bowls, have the kids decorate them with paint pens before finding their eggs!

Think about the age range that will be looking for the Easter eggs, and hide them in different spots that make the hunt challenging and fun for the different age groups. For the littlest ones, simply blanket the lawn for easy finding. For 4- to 6-years-old, place them in slightly more challenging areas, such as on windowsills or in potted plants. For older kids, hide them in even more obscure places, like atop car tires and in mailboxes. If you want to make sure everyone sticks with their level of hunting, color code the eggs to match the age levels, and have the kids hunt their color of egg.

Although it may take you a while to hide the eggs as you look for those perfect spots, expect the kids to find the eggs in a minute! That’s always the way it happens!

At the end of the day, make sure to recollect the plastic Easter eggs and put them away for next year’s hunt!

What about all those real eggs that you spent time coloring? As a child, we always hid those eggs too, but indoors. This can add some more fun. Spend an afternoon over Easter weekend coloring the real eggs, and leave them out on Easter eve for the Easter Bunny to hide as well. When the kids wake up, they can enjoy two different hunts. They will be thrilled to see that the eggs they colored with you were hidden by the Easter Bunny!

For some cool coloring tips, check out this how-to Williams-Sonoma Kids page! The site has lots of other ideas for recipes, decorations, games, and goodies. It’s a great resource!