9 Ways to Take Your Easter Egg Hunt To the Next Level

Remember your first Easter Egg hunt?  Searching high and low for multi-colored eggs and then cracking each one open to discover what’s inside?  Maybe it was a few pieces of candy or some coins?

From the joy that you feel when your toddler finds his first egg to the trickery involved in hiding eggs from your second grader, the egg hunt is as much fun for adults as it is for kids! Here’s how to make sure that your hunt is the best possible this Easter!

I also have a printable list with 30+ ideas of what to put inside your Easter Eggs plus 30+ ideas on “EGG-cellent” hiding places.

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Here we go!  For you, I have:

• What to put in your eggs
• How to make it fair for multiple kids
• How to vary your hunt

Easter Egg Fillers

Opening the Easter eggs is almost as much fun as searching for them!  However, as a parent, it’s hard to decide exactly what to fill it with!

If you’re like me, you enjoy being creative and surprising your kids as they open up each egg.

M&M’s® Easter Tri Packs are the perfect fit for easter eggs!  They are individually packaged which really saves on time!  Also, they make the ideal tiny sweet treat.

I found these at Walmart in the Easter aisle.

Making the Hunt Fair for Siblings

If you have more than one child, you know that it’s sometimes difficult making the playing field fair for the younger ones! My kids are four and a half years apart which means that my daughter has a HUGE advantage when it comes to hunting for Easter eggs over her brother.

With a few rules in place, you can make it more even.

Hide them High, Hide them Low

Think about your oldest child’s eye level.  Hide half of the eggs at her height and half of the eggs at her sibling’s height.  Explain the rules to your eldest by telling her she is not allowed to grab any eggs that are hidden lower than her belly button.

Just for fun, hide a few at her thigh level so that you can see her deciding whether to take it or not.

Different Colored Eggs

To make it even easier, buy a pack of multi-colored eggs and designate one color for each child.  Tell each kid that they are only allowed to find the eggs in their color.

This will stop any Easter egg fights and eliminate any gray area.

Now, let’s make the hunt a little more interesting!  Read on for how to instill more fun into the egg search!

Mix up the Hunt

From hiding places to Easter egg hunt variations, there are plenty of ways to make your hunt a little crazier this year.

• Make a treasure map for your Easter Egg hunt.  Mark the locations of the eggs and have your kids find the hiding spots using the map.
• Hide Easter eggs in the sandbox and provide shovels for excavations.
• Break out the duct tape and attach the eggs to random locations like porch posts and ceilings.
• Sneak an egg into someone’s jacket pocket
• Flip the Hunt – Have kids hide a few eggs and the adults look for them
• Attach the eggs to your dog’s collar

No big spectacle is needed.  Simply grab a few easy fillers or just have fun looking for the empty eggs.

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