Fun Easter Ideas for Young Children and Older Kids

Easter is coming up and one of my family's favorite things to do that day is to hunt for the eggs that we dyed the night before. For millions of families across the nation, Easter egg hunts have become a yearly tradition, either within one's own home or at a local organized Easter egg hunt. Whether your family celebrates Easter alone, with relatives, or even with other families, the Easter egg hunt is often the highlight of the day for the children.

Coming up for unique ideas for your Easter egg hunt might be tough, so here are some of my tried and true techniques.

Young children:

When dealing with small children egg hunts can become more frustrating than fun if the eggs are hidden in hard to find places. For young children a good idea is to buy large plastic eggs that are brightly colored. You can buy several dozen very cheaply close to Easter Sunday at most drug and general stores. These large neon eggs are easier to spot, and can be filled with a prize such as candies, toys, or even a real egg that would be hard to find otherwise. Make sure when hiding these eggs to take the age of the children into account, and don't put toys that are too small into the Easter eggs to reduce a choking risk.

Good places to hide these eggs inside include on windowsills, in small drawers, in a clothesbasket, halfway hidden in couch and chair cushions and generally anywhere that isn't too high for the smallest child to reach. Outdoors you can make the eggs easier to find by hiding the bright eggs in contrasting colors. Put bright pink in the grass, blue by some flowers, and yellows near dirt piles, or other opposite colored places. If you can glance around and see a majority of the Easter eggs, you're set.

Older children: