Plan the best Easter egg hunt ever

Hunting for their prized eggs is the reason many children adore the Easter holiday season.

Although the premise of an Easter egg hunt is simple, planning one for your children is more than just plonking a few treats in obscure locations and sending the little ones out on a quest. Here are a few tips on arranging the best Easter egg hunt ever:

? Find out which eggs and treats are the children’s favourites – they will enjoy the hunt even more if you think like them.

? Try eggs of varying shapes, sizes and colours – brightly coloured eggs are easier to find.

? Ensure there are enough eggs – a terrible scenario will be running out of eggs for each child involved, or leaving them with only one egg each.

? Set the scene – consider decorating your hunt ‘zone’ to create an ambience.

? Lay out the rules – make certain each hunt participant knows not to leave the hunt area, and if you are worried about children hurting themselves, enforce a no-run rule.

? Be prepared for poor weather – if the weather doesn’t hold out, a house holds plenty of locations to stash away some delicious treasure.

? Map the hunt area or prepare clues – this is a great way to keep track of how many eggs have been found to prevent wastage, and children love solving puzzles.

? Hunt as a team – children can be paired with adults or older children to make the hunt a little bit easier, and this also opens the door for additional prizes for the team with the most eggs collected.