How to Have the Best Easter Egg Hunt Ever

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Holidays are such a wonderful time of the year. Whether it’s Easter, Christmas, or Thanksgiving, I love filling each of these moments with precious memories, ones my kids will remember always. I love that my boys still believe in the magic of Christmas and Easter. They are seven and ten years old and although my 10-year old has questioned whether he still believes in it, he does at the moment. I want to keep that magic alive in them for years to come, however long God sees it to be.

We’ve been away for the past few Easters and it’s been tricky with hiding their Easter eggs and baskets.

But, this Easter, we are FINALLY home and I wanted to do something different with their eggs. My kids loved egg hunts so I had to include that. Candy wasn’t on the top of my list and I wasn’t really liking any of the other options I found online. So, I decided on giving each of my kids a toy. I got my youngest son a Lego set and my older son is getting a maze game.

That got me thinking. What was I going to put in their Easter eggs since they were getting toys and not candy?

What Goes in the Eggs

With the toys I had in mind, I decided on hiding their gifts and writing out a message (or clues) as to where they will find them. I then took the words from the messages and put them into the eggs that told my kids where to find their gift. That means their messages will be scrambled up so my kids will have to work to figure out the puzzle.

Here’s how this worked.

I cut up a bunch of papers and then wrote one word on each paper from their messages that will go into each egg. Each message was 24 words long.

Here are the messages I came up with for each of my kids.

For my younger son:

• There are three of me in the house.
• I am only upstairs.
• I am wooden.
• Everyone likes to write on me.
• What am I?

–desk (I’ll hide his gift in one of the desk drawers)

For my older son:

• I am in every bedroom.
• I hold many things.
• You can pull me.
• You can push me.
• But I don’t move.
• What am I?

–dresser (I’ll hide his gift in one of the dresser drawers)

The Plan

With the sentences I had, I knew I had to break up each message so they were appropriate for my kids. Since they’re seven and ten years old, giving them 24 words each would be too hard to unscramble.

I chose to break up my younger son’s sentences into 3 parts. I wrote a number 1 on the words from the first sentence. A number 2 on the next 2 sentences and a 3 on the last 2 sentences. This way it will be easier for him to unscramble the sentences.

I did the same for my older son, breaking up his message into 2 sections with 3 sentences each.

Then, I wrote their first initial on their words so after the egg hunt is over, they’ll know which clues belong to them.

Once they figure out their message, they have to figure out their clue as to where their gift is hidden. And then they have to figure out what dresser, what desk and in what drawer! I know they’ll have the best time with this!

Something to note: My kids believe that their parents (hubby and I) do the Easter egg hunt and the Easter Bunny brings the Easter baskets. That simplified things when it came to all of our travel over Easter. If that’s not the case in your situation, you could make your kids believe it all came from the Easter Bunny or include additional eggs with the clues and state they’re from you.

Other Ideas

I love doing these clues with my kids.  I started this idea for their birthdays.  My older son was eight when I used this idea for the first time.  The first clue was in his birthday card.  When he figured out that clue, another clue was waiting for him.  I did about eight clues until the last one gave him a clue as to where his gift was.  He had the best time doing it. That beats just handing over a gift anytime.

These clues aren’t hard to think of either.  Just look at a piece of furniture or appliance in your home and start describing it.  That’s all I do.  For older kids, you can get trickier but for younger kids just state the obvious about something. I started my youngest son with these when he was six since I wanted him to be able to read the clues.

You can use things like a washer, dryer, refrigerator, kitchen cabinet, oven, microwave, etc. A mailbox would be fun too. If the weather allows it, think of other things outside your home. All of these can store a gift or a clue temporarily.

Final Thoughts

Just doing these extra steps adds more fun to gift-giving and builds lasting memories. My kids still talk about past years and the fun they’ve had with this. Have fun with it and your kids will enjoy it every time!!

What fun memory with you create with your children this Easter?