Fun games to play this Easter
There is more than just the normal Easter egg hunt that you can enjoy with your family.
Easter can be fun anywhere. If you have some outdoor space you can play any Easter game you can possibly imagine.
And to answer your question, yes, there is more than just the normal Easter egg hunt that you can enjoy with your family.
Here are some suggestions for fun games you can play this Easter:
• Egg Roll
Maybe you can’t be at the annual egg roll at the White House, but you can start your own Easter tradition at home. Each child is given a hard-boiled Easter egg. The object is to get it from the starting line to the finish line. There are several ways to roll the egg. The White House version allows the kids to push it with a spoon. An alternative is to push the egg with your feet without cracking the shell. Alternately, the kids can be instructed to get on their hands and knees and push their eggs with their noses.
The egg roll can be held outside if the weather is nice, or inside if the weather doesn’t co-operate. Turn the egg roll into a relay race if you have lots of participants.
• The Wolf and the Eggs
One player is chosen to be the Wolf and the others are Easter eggs. Before the game begins, the eggs decide what colour they are going to be. Usually, the older kids choose colours with longer names and leave the easier colours for the younger kids. The eggs then face the wolf, who begins to guess colours.
If the wolf guesses a player’s colour, that player must step forward one step, spell the colour, and then run a predetermined route before running back to the other players, called the “basket.” If the egg makes it back to the basket, he chooses a new colour, and play continues. If the wolf tags the egg before he gets back to the basket, that player becomes the wolf. This variation on a traditional outdoor game can be played year-round, not just at Easter.
This activity should be held separately from any other Easter hunt and must be prepared ahead of time. The person in charge of the hunt creates a series of hints that will lead the children from one site to another until the final prize is found. The hints are placed inside plastic Easter eggs, and the kids are given the first one to start off the fun.
Write the clues in rhyme or make the clues a little bit hard to figure out. For example, for older children, one might clue an egg hidden in a grandfather clock by saying, “I’m a grandfather who might get ‘ticked’ at you.” For younger children, you might say, “I’m a clock, taller than wide. Find the next clue, by looking inside.” A special cache of candy or small toys can be the final prize.
If you need more ideas for hiding places and clues, check out clues for an indoor treasure hunt and clues for an outdoor treasure hunt on the internet.
• Egg ‘n Spoon Relay Race
This is a great game for grown-ups and kids alike to participate in. The players are divided into two teams. Each team is divided into two groups, one at Point A, one at Point B. The first player is given an egg in a spoon to carry from Point A to Point B. At that point the egg and spoon are handed off to the next competitor, who carries it back to Point A to the next competitor.
A dropped egg means that the person carrying the egg must go back to where he or she started from. Use hard-boiled eggs unless you are willing to sacrifice a few dozen eggs. If using raw eggs, the person who drops the egg has to go back to the starting point and get another egg. The first team to complete the relay wins.
• Hot Boiled Egg
This game is a variation on Hot Potato, which is a variation on musical chairs. Fill a plastic egg with something to give it a little weight. Tape it closed very securely. Players sit or stand in a circle. When the music starts, the players pass the “hot boiled egg” around the circle.
When the music stops, the person left holding the egg is out. Play continues until only one person is left, and that person is the winner.
• Egg Toss
This game is played with raw eggs, so if the kids have on their good clothes, you may want to put plastic bin bags over them to protect them. You could play with boiled eggs, but the breaking of the eggs provides most of the fun. Each competitor has a partner. It’s good to pair a young kid with an older person.
The partners stand about 1,5 metres apart, and a raw egg is tossed from one partner to the next. Those who catch the eggs without breaking them continue in the game; the others are out. After each successful catch, the players must take one step backward so that the tosses are longer and longer. The last team left with an unbroken egg wins the game. This game is great fun for family reunions, too.
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