The Egg Hunt
The egg hunt is a longstanding Easter tradition for many families. Whether you attend an old fashioned community egg hunt, or have a simple affair in your own back yard, take time to make the egg hunt an enjoyable part of Easter.
For young children, hiding real or plastic eggs is a rite of passage at Easter. If you choose to use real eggs, limit the number that you hide. Always keep your boiled Easter eggs refrigerated until shortly before the start of the hunt. Otherwise, long periods at room temperature combined with being hidden outside where its warm could spoil the eggs. Save the cartons as you color eggs, and after the hunt, give each child a big enough section of the egg carton to hold their eggs. Award prizes to the top three egg finders, to make the contest even more enjoyable.
Older children probably won’t be as interested in an old-fashioned Easter egg hunt, and may need you to spice it up and make things a little more challenging. Hide plastic eggs instead of real ones. Plastic eggs can be filled with coins, candy, small toys, and dollar bills. Older children will find this particular type of egg hunt fun, and will enjoy looking for the unique prizes.
If you have middle school age children who still want to participate, turn the egg hunt into a scavenger hunt. To work well, this entire game must be thoroughly planned out from beginning to end. Inside each plastic egg, place handwritten clues. The kids can divide into teams. Each team is given the same clue to start. When one clue is figured out, it will lead them to another egg with another clue inside. The team that finds the prize first, splits it among team members.
Eggs are still hidden and hunted for on Easter, carrying on this unique tradition. A little creativity can make the experience enjoyable for kids of all ages. Happy hunting!
Marcia Chumbley is a work at home mom and grandmother in Minnesota. She is the owner of a Christian Work From Home Moms and Grandparents web site at http://www.faithfulgrannies.com and Work At Home Divas Online http://www.workathomedivasonline.com Bringing generations of Christian Work From Home Moms, Grandmothers, Parents, Boomers and Families together while providing resources, inspiration and affordable advertising while balancing the work at home experience.
The egg hunt is a longstanding Easter tradition for many families. Whether you attend an old fashioned community egg hunt, or have a simple affair in your own back yard, take time to make the egg hunt an enjoyable part of Easter.
For young children, hiding real or plastic eggs is a rite of passage at Easter. If you choose to use real eggs, limit the number that you hide. Always keep your boiled Easter eggs refrigerated until shortly before the start of the hunt. Otherwise, long periods at room temperature combined with being hidden outside where its warm could spoil the eggs. Save the cartons as you color eggs, and after the hunt, give each child a big enough section of the egg carton to hold their eggs. Award prizes to the top three egg finders, to make the contest even more enjoyable.
Older children probably won’t be as interested in an old-fashioned Easter egg hunt, and may need you to spice it up and make things a little more challenging. Hide plastic eggs instead of real ones. Plastic eggs can be filled with coins, candy, small toys, and dollar bills. Older children will find this particular type of egg hunt fun, and will enjoy looking for the unique prizes.
If you have middle school age children who still want to participate, turn the egg hunt into a scavenger hunt. To work well, this entire game must be thoroughly planned out from beginning to end. Inside each plastic egg, place handwritten clues. The kids can divide into teams. Each team is given the same clue to start. When one clue is figured out, it will lead them to another egg with another clue inside. The team that finds the prize first, splits it among team members.
Eggs are still hidden and hunted for on Easter, carrying on this unique tradition. A little creativity can make the experience enjoyable for kids of all ages. Happy hunting!
Marcia Chumbley is a work at home mom and grandmother in Minnesota. She is the owner of a Christian Work From Home Moms and Grandparents web site at http://www.faithfulgrannies.com and Work At Home Divas Online http://www.workathomedivasonline.com Bringing generations of Christian Work From Home Moms, Grandmothers, Parents, Boomers and Families together while providing resources, inspiration and affordable advertising while balancing the work at home experience.
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