Easter Games and Activities for Kids and Families

We all know Easter is day to dress in your Sunday best, celebrate life,
serve a family brunch and of course eat way too much chocolate. 
But, have you ever thought of playing family games ?
We asked some of our members...and this is what they shared.

The Cornell's from Florida had older kids but weren't quite ready to give up the Easter egg hunt--So now they include the entire neighborhood in a more complex scavenger egg hunt. Dividing the neighborhood kids into two or three equal teams that have to find a list of items with in the neighborhood. The older the children the more sophisticated the items.
Of course they all receive a big basket of goodies like movie money, gift certificates and of course candy.

Michelle and her family enjoy Easter egg lawn bowling. --
"If the weather doesn't cooperate, we just play in our living room"
Play with several colored eggs and one plain white, hard boiled of course. Roll the white egg into the center of a room or on your lawn. Take turns to see who can roll their colored egg the closest to the white egg.
"The shape of the egg actually presents quite a challenge!"

Work off some of that candy induced energy with Easter Bunny Hop, a relay race for two or three teams. 
Each player must cover a certain distance jumping with 
a plastic, stuffed or Styrofoam egg between his/her knees.

"We try not to make the focus of Easter on Candy." says one mother of three. "I turn party games into Easter games for our younger family members and keep puzzles and board games out for the older ones. We end the day with a big family egg hunt using plastic eggs filled with quarters and stickers" -- here were some of this creative mom's ideas:

Fluffy needs a tail
Make a Rabbit on poster board without a tail.
The children will rake turn "Pinning the Tail"
on the bunny, using Large Cotton balls and tape.

Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny, Where's Your Egg? 
Cut a Large paper egg. The players form a circle with one child in the middle as "the Bunny" The Bunny covers their eyes while a player is selected to sit on the egg. Then the Children Chant...
"Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny, where's your egg? 
Somebody stole it from your home!" 
The Easter bunny then has three guesses to find the 
child who is sitting on it. That child then becomes 
the new bunny in the middle. 

Bunny Hop 
Play follow the leader with an Easter theme...
Start hopping and then add other movements as well.

Easter Relay
Divide the Children into two teams.
Provide each team with one spoon and 
a marshmallow Chick or Plastic Easter Egg.

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Easter Main Story
Easter Crafts for Kids
Easter Recipes for Kids
Easter Games and Activities
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