Easter is this weekend can you believe it? I’m not a huge fan of the crazy public egg hunts but my kids love going around collection eggs so I’ve come up with some ways we can, at home, still have fun hunting for eggs!

1. Neighborhood Hunt – we put out word that we’ll be hosting an egg hunt (usually the Friday or Saturday before) and anyone who would like to participate with us just needs to donate 10 filled eggs. Then the day of the hunt, every kid gets to go hunt for 10 eggs. There’s no fighting over eggs or someone getting more than someone else and they get all different kinds of goodies since everyone donates different things.
2. Golden Ticket – similar to the golden egg ideas that we talked about last year but this is hidden inside the egg so no one knows who won the ticket until they sit down to open their eggs. (You could easily make one for each kid so you don’t have upset/hurt fillings)
3. Reverse Egg Hunt – this year have the kids fill the eggs. Inside have them write on slips of paper things they’d like (extra TV time, stay up late, etc.) and let them hide them. Then you (the parents) have a set amount of time to find the eggs. Which ever eggs you don’t find, they get to keep!
4. Scrambled Egg Hunt – inside each egg put a letter. Once the kids have collected all the eggs they need to unscramble the letters to figure out what their prize is. This is perfect if you’re getting the kids a new bicycle, swing pool or other bigger item you can’t fit in an Easter Basket.
5. Egg Hunt for Adults – You could have so much fun with this if you have all adult children or you just want to do something fun with your spouse. Come up with some fun things to put inside your Easter eggs and go on a hunt. You could incorporate any of the other hunts from this article or last years to make it fun and unique (I love the idea of doing a glow in the dark egg hunt with my husband, could make it a fun at home date night idea!)