Organising an Easter egg hunt can be a fun activity for both children and adults. Chocolate smeared faces, excited squeals and cute bunny ears, and that is just the adults! If you are eager to host a hunt but don’t know where to begin, we have got a fab article just for you! Let’s delve straight into how to organise an Easter egg hunt:
Decide what type of Easter Egg Hunt to do
This will depend on how many participants you have, their ages and the locality. If you are arranging a hunt for children (or adults, we are not judging) at home, then you might want to consider more of a scavenger hunt type game, whereby people follow clues to their hidden chocolatey prizes. If you need some clue inspiration there are some lovely suggestions on the giggly.co.uk website. If you are doing an egg hunt for little ones, or want to keep things more simple, then opt for a simple hide and seek type hunt, whereby you hide the eggs and people find them without the aid of clues. A top tip, count how many eggs you hide and are found to make sure they match, otherwise you might find yourself that evening unintentionally having a shower with a chocolate egg, not that that has happen to us of course… Moving on!
What you might need for your Easter Egg Hunt:
There are no hard and fast rules about what you include in your Easter egg hunt. Here are a few suggestions:
- Eggs – Chocolate or substitutes which can be exchanged for chocolate eggs like these wooden eggs from consciouscrafts.co.uk which can be decorated and hung when not in use.
- Baskets or buckets to carry the found eggs.
- Clues or arrows, here’s a great Easter egg hunt set from theworks.co.uk
- Bunny ears, Easter bonnets or other Easter themed dress up paraphernalia.
Choose a Location
Select a location that is safe and suitable for an Easter egg hunt. This could be your garden, inside your home or a local park or play area.
Decide on the Date and Time
Easter egg hunts are typically held on Easter Sunday, but you can choose another day that works best for you and your hunters. If you are doing an outdoor egg hunt, try to pick a day and time when the weather is expected to be pleasant or at least dry.
Plan the Number of Hunters
Decide upon the number of hunters and then you can work out how many eggs you would like each one to find. That way you can be sure to have enough eggs, clues and props for everyone.
Set Up the Hunt
Hide the eggs in various locations and make sure your clues (if you are using them) are not too difficult or obscure. You do want the eggs to be found, don’t you?
Start the Hunt
Gather all the hunters and explain the rules of the hunt.
Scavenger Easter egg hunt: It is a good idea to tell hunters what to do if they unintentionally find someone else’s egg, i.e. put it back where they found it and keep quiet. Tell them how many eggs they are looking for, give them their clues and away they go!
Hie and Seek Easter egg hunt: Set a time limit for the hunt and start the clock. Once the time is up, gather all the hunters and count the eggs collected by each person. If you used substitute eggs you can swap them for the real deal.
Clean Up
Get everyone involved in putting things back to normal. Make sure all the eggs were found and collected in and of course make sure wrappers are disposed of in bins, especially if you are in a public play area.
And there you have it, how to organise an Easter egg hunt. Hopefully, what you now have is a group of kids (young and old) with full tummies and happy faces, Happy Easter everyone!
