If you want to mix things up a little this Easter then try one of these 17 creative and egg-citing Easter egg hunt ideas. There's hunt ideas to suit kids of all ages from toddlers to teenagers. You can use these hunt ideas to replace the traditional Easter egg hunt on Easter morning itself, or use them as additional activities to celebrate the lead up to Easter during April.
These Easter egg hunt ideas are great for indoor or outdoor hunts {or a mixture of both}, whether you're away on holidays or at home. There's also fun hunt ideas to do with the kids while home schooling or at school before the holidays start.
17 CREATIVE EASTER EGG HUNT IDEAS FOR KIDS
The Easter egg hunts included in our list are a mixture of educational and fun ideas designed to get kids excited for Easter. The hunts can also involve sweet treats, mini surprises or a basket of Easter gifts for the kids at the end if you want them to.
However, if you want the fun and excitement of an Easter egg hunt, but don't want the inevitable sugar high after, you can also use them as non chocolate Easter egg hunt ideas. Instead of gorging on chocolate eggs the kids can have fun learning about letters, numbers, completing challenges and decoding clues.
If you use plastic Easter eggs for your hunt remember to keep them to use again next year. You can also use them for these plastic egg games, activities and crafts throughout the year.
ALPHABET EASTER EGG HUNT
This alphabet Easter egg hunt idea is super easy to put together and a great way to sneak in some letter recognition. You can use foam letter stickers or even letter magnets in upper case or lower case. The kids will need to find all the letters of the alphabet by collecting the eggs. Download the free printable from Messy Little Monster so they can organise their alphabet at the end of the hunt.
BEGINNING LETTER SOUNDS EASTER EGG HUNT
This beginning sounds Easter egg hunt is a great way to combine letter recognition and phonics. You'll need to find small toys or objects from around that house for each letter sound that can fit inside plastic eggs. Once all the eggs are found get your child to match each item to the correct letter on the free printable from Artsy Mumma.
UPPERCASE AND LOWERCASE LETTER EGG HUNT
Another letter egg hunt idea is an uppercase and lowercase egg hunt. You'll need to write individual lowercase and uppercase letters onto the outside of plastic or foam eggs. The kids will collect the eggs and then match up the uppercase and lowercase version of each letter. You can limit it to a few focus letters or do the entire alphabet.
SCRAMBLED EGGS SIGHT WORD HUNT
I love this scrambled eggs sight word hunt idea for kids who are learning to read. Each egg will contain individual scrambled letters that the kids will then have to put into the right order to make a word. You can download the free printable scrambled eggs worksheet to use with the hunt from This Reading Mama.
SHAPE EASTER EGG HUNT
If your kids are learning shapes then a shape egg hunt is a great way to incorporate some learning and fun. Fill each egg with a different foam shape sticker and once all the eggs have been collected the kids can sort the shapes into a grid graph like Little Family Fun.
NUMBER EASTER EGG HUNT
A number Easter egg hunt is a fun way to practice number recognition, sequencing and counting. To do a number egg hunt simply draw individual numbers from 1-10 onto plastic or foam Easter eggs. Each child will then have to go and find all the numbers from 1-10. At the end they can line them up in order and count them. You can adjust the numbers depending on the age of the children involved e.g. only do 1-5 for younger children, or you can extend up to 20 for older children.
COLOUR CODED EASTER EGG HUNT
If you're doing an Easter egg hunt with multiple children and want to ensure that they all end up with the same number of eggs at the end, do a simple colour coded egg hunt. Each child is assigned a different colour and can only collect eggs of that colour. You can do this type of hunt with chocolate eggs {use the foil colour}, plastic eggs, or even dyed eggs.
PICTURE SCAVENGER EGG HUNT
For this picture scavenger hunt, each egg will include a picture clue which leads to the location of the next egg. You can also involve the kids in drawing the clues like Inspiration Laboratories did by using cookie cutters in the shape of the items they need to look for. At the end of the hunt they'll find all their Easter goodies.
EASTER EGG SCAVENGER HUNT
Another fun way to do an Easter egg scavenger hunt is with this free printable list from Play Party Plan. The kids will have so much fun searching for specific types of eggs. There's also a blank version of the printable so you can create your own list if you have different types of eggs.
EASTER EGG MOVEMENT HUNT
A really fun Easter egg hunt idea that doesn't involve any chocolate or gifts is a movement egg hunt. For this hunt all you need are some plastic eggs and the printable movement cards from Creative Little Explorers. Each time the kids find an egg they open it up and complete the movement action. This one is particularly good for younger children as it helps get their energy out and practice lots of gross motor movements.
BUNNY MONEY EASTER EGG HUNT
If your kids are older and understand the value of vouchers or coupons then this bunny money egg hunt is a great idea. Each egg will contain some bunny money which is a coupon that can be exchanged for certain rewards such as staying up late or no chores for a day. Download the bunny money printable from Thrifty Jinxy.
KINDNESS EGG HUNT
Make the kids feel special with this kindness egg hunt idea. Simply add the printable kindness strips to your Easter eggs along with their treats. Download the free kindness printables from Coffee and Carpool.
PUZZLE EASTER EGG HUNT
If you don't want to hunt for chocolates, but want the kids to get a little surprise in each egg, you can do a puzzle egg hunt instead. To do a puzzle egg hunt simply split puzzle pieces between each of the plastic eggs. Once all the eggs have been found the kids can then have even more fun putting all the puzzle pieces together.
PLAYDOUGH SURPRISE EASTER EGG HUNT
This playdough surprise egg hunt is a fun way to create tiny little small world sets for your kids. You can make DIY playdough surprise eggs by filling each egg with an animal figurine and other relevant mini items and then covering the egg with homemade playdough that represents their environment. See all the different playdough eggs The Imagination Tree put together here.
GLOW IN THE DARK EASTER EGG HUNT
If you want to mix things up you can do a glow in the dark Easter egg hunt at dusk. This is especially fun if you're camping at Easter like Be a Fun Mum. You can make glowing Easter eggs you can use battery operated tea light candles or glow stick bracelets inside plastic eggs.
QR CODE EASTER EGG HUNT
This QR code Easter egg hunt is great for the technologically advanced kids who understand how QR codes work. You'll need access to a mobile phone with a QR scanner to complete the challenge. Each time you find an egg there'll be a new QR code which you scan to get the next clue. Download all the QR codes and get instructions to set up the egg hunt from Bits of Everything.
EASTER EGG HUNT RACE
This one is intended for older children and adults can join in too. The Easter egg hunt race is part scavenger hunt and part escape room where the whole family will race to complete tasks and unlock the clues to reveal the code to their Easter basket goodies.
To play along you'll need all the instructions from here and a few items to set up each activity station {supply list is included}. Be warned this one will take some time to set up, but it will keep everyone entertained for ages.
FREE PRINTABLE EASTER EGG SCAVENGER HUNT CLUES
If you want even more Easter egg hunt ideas, print out some of these free Easter egg hunt clues. They can be used with chocolate eggs, plastic eggs filled with surprises {here's 80 Easter egg filler ideas}, pre-filled eggs or any other little Easter treats you want to use.
- Free printable indoor & outdoor Easter egg hunt clues - this set is a mixture of indoor and outdoor clues that include little riddles, but also state exactly where to find the next clue. These are great for younger kids as the riddles are fun, but they don't need to work them out to find the next clue.
- Free printable indoor & outdoor hunt riddle clues - This set includes simple riddles children need to decipher in order to find the next clue hidden either inside or outside.
- Free Printable indoor Easter egg hunt clues - This set includes simple riddles for children to solve to find the next clue. All hiding places are indoors, however some clues can be used for a few different spots not one specific spot only. Blank cards are also included if you want to add more clues.
- Printable outdoor Easter egg hunt signs - This set is great for younger kids as they're simple signs with pictures and directions to use on a stake for an outdoor hunt.
- Free printable riddle hunt clues for teenagers - This set includes longer, harder riddles for older children where they need to work out the missing word to determine where the next clue is.
- Free printable neighbourhood Easter egg hunt clues - This set is a great way to get all the neighbours involved in a big egg hunt for all the kids on the street.
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