10 Great Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

The Easter egg hunt doesn’t have to just be chocolate eggs quickly hidden around the yard, we have some great ideas to spice up the hunt and make it extra fun.

1. Write clues for older children to find the hiding spots

2. Draw a treasure map – on a puzzle that they have to find all the pieces and put together to find the treats.

3. Create a lolly garden bed for the kids to discover

4. Fill plastic eggs with little toy treats to reduce the sugar

5. Get the kids to make their own Easter bunny egg collecting bags

6. Make a Easter Egg hunt treasure map

7. Make cute little signs for the kids to follow

8. Hide Easter treats inside balloons

9. Make Easter bunny footprints – FREE printable

10. Do a night hunt with glow sticks and plastic eggs!

What do you do to make the kids’ egg hunt extra fun? Please add your comment below.

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88 Comments

- - Forgetful Mumma said
  - 15 Apr 2022
    3:00 pm
I did clues many years ago and the puzzle one last yr (it didn’t work so well). This year I’m going to do a fake egg hunt (each child has a different pattern on their fake eggs) that will lead to a picnic basket full of treats (including breakfast) for the WHOLE family.

- - alyise_ said
  - 15 Apr 2022
    2:18 pm
How cute is this, can’t wait to try

- - ashna9 said
  - 30 Sep 2021
    2:51 pm
Nice to try something a bit different.

- - meedee said
  - 07 Aug 2021
    9:50 am
We have so many ants here that hiding eggs outside is a no go.

- - mom111316 said
  - 13 Apr 2021
    6:49 pm
Love this! I missed out this easter but will definitely be doing these next year.

- - Mom466555 said
  - 11 Apr 2021
    5:25 pm
Glow in the dark eggs were shit thus year

- - tonkalass said
  - 08 Apr 2021
    8:02 am
We have used clues for a scavenger hunt to make it a little more challenging for older kids. Even my teen participated

- - mom460689 said
  - 07 Apr 2021
    8:54 pm
So many cute ideas. I love them!

- - mom363826 said
  - 02 Apr 2021
    5:35 pm
The balloon idea is very good!

- - Ellen said
  - 01 Apr 2021
    8:40 am
Nice ideas. I like to keep it simple though. Whereas I have done egg hunts in the past I leave this now to the kids themselves to organize.

- - boymumma26 said
  - 29 Mar 2021
    11:33 pm
these are good idea, but i just feel like easter is becoming more and more stressful for parents. It’s as though we’re turning it into Christmas. We have to spend so much money for all of these things! replacing chocolate with presents adds up as well.

- - shanika said
  - 26 Mar 2021
    7:57 pm
Lovely suggestion here.

- - Mumofboys said
  - 25 Mar 2021
    6:47 pm
I love these ideas

- - tessie said
  - 24 Mar 2021
    4:30 pm
These are such great ideas. What a pity my kids are “too old” and uninterested in participating in Easter Egg hunts.

- - mom261683 said
  - 23 Mar 2021
    1:10 pm
I love these ideas, can’t wait to try them out.

- - mom160421 said
  - 22 Mar 2021
    4:27 pm
So many great ideas. I can’t believe it’s almost Easter again!

- - ella12 said
  - 22 Mar 2021
    2:19 pm
What wonderful ideas, thanks for sharing.

- - RonnieDe said
  - 21 Mar 2021
    1:39 pm
Awesome ideas, thanks for sharing.

- - Ellen said
  - 21 Mar 2021
    8:39 am
I love the night hunt with glow sticks and plastic eggs!

- - Mom466555 said
  - 21 Mar 2021
    6:06 am
Very creative ideas…might try the plastic egg ones this year to reduce sugar