With a few simple Easter egg hunt ideas and a little extra planning and effort, you can create Easter traditions and memories your children will treasure forever. A well-planned Easter egg hunt brings excitement, joy, and a sense of wonder to the holiday, turning a simple morning into a magical experience they’ll look forward to each year. It won’t cost too much money, and most of the supplies can be reused year after year. The best memories and holiday moments come from simple, wholesome together time—no big gifts or budgets needed.
What You’ll Need for the Perfect Easter Egg Hunt:
- Chocolates – Small, wrapped treats for hiding and snacking.
- Plastic eggs (optional) – These open up so you can tuck chocolates or other small surprises inside and are great for outdoor Easter egg hunts or homes with dogs.
- Easter baskets – Essential for collecting eggs and carrying goodies.
- Basket stuffing – Shredded paper or grass to fluff up baskets so they don’t need to be overfilled.
- A small toy for each child – Something fun to make the morning extra special, like the LullaBaby Bath Doll Bundle (which comes with its own easy-to-clean basket) or the LullaBaby Soft Carrier and Baby Doll.
Easter Egg Hunt Ideas & How to Set Up Your Easter Surprise:
- Create a trail of chocolates – Start from your children’s bedrooms and lead them to the Easter baskets in the living room, dining table, or any other special snacking spot.
- Fill their Easter baskets – Use the basket filling and some eggs to partially fill their baskets, and then create a cute display with their Easter gifts. Don’t stuff their baskets too much because they’ll need room for the eggs from the trail and the ones hidden around the house.
- Hide eggs around the house – Place them in creative spots that are easy for little ones to find. Squat down to their level to see the room from their perspective and pick out great spots where they can reach. Alternatively, for older kids, you might want to find tricky spots, higher up or in hard-to-spot places, to keep the fun from ending too soon. Little kids want to see the eggs in order to reach for them. Older kids want to open things up, look inside, and discover hidden eggs themselves. You’ll get better Easter egg hunt ideas specific to your kids once you see them hunt for the first time and learn what they like.
- Outdoor egg hiding (optional) – If you wake up early, you can hide eggs outside in the backyard or garden. Be sure not to leave chocolates out overnight, as weather and wildlife can get to them first.
The Easter Morning Experience
When your little ones wake up, they’ll excitedly follow the chocolate trail, picking up treats along the way until they reach their Easter baskets. After enjoying their surprises, it’s time for the egg hunt! With baskets in hand, they’ll eagerly search for hidden eggs, collecting as many as possible. And if you’ve found some clever hiding spots, you might still be discovering eggs weeks or even months later—leading to laughs and memories long after Easter has passed.
Whatever effort you put into planning and whatever Easter egg hunt ideas you come up with will all be worth it for the stories and traditions you create. The excitement, joy, and laughter will stay with your family for years, making Easter morning a truly magical experience!