5 Easy Ways to Shake Up an Easter Egg Hunt

Tired of the same old, same old Easter egg hunt? Here are 5 quick ways to make it more interesting. It is a lot easier than you think.

1. Fill plastic eggs with change, notes, and candy.

This works great whether you have just kids participating or adults too. Once all of the eggs are found, it is a lot of fun to see what "prize" is inside, whether that be candy, a sassy note, or change. Get as creative as you'd like. You can even use notes to turn it into a true scavenger hunt.

2. Offer unique prizes!

Ok, most Easter egg hunts offer prizes. However, you can offer unique prizes such as lottery tickets (you never know what you're going to get), movie passes, or gift certificates to restaurants. By offering a variety of prizes that keep in mind the ages of all of the participants, you can make it fun for both young and old. With regard to lottery tickets, even the loser of the Easter egg hunt can come out ahead.

3. Team up.

If you have enough people at your Easter celebration, you can easily form teams for the Easter egg hunt instead of having everyone go solo. This tends to make it more competitive and more fun. Be sure to select your team members carefully! This certainly can add a strategic element to the game.

4. Add a few real hard-boiled eggs for good measure.

A few people would disagree with this (what happens if they aren't found???), but including hardboiled eggs as well adds some variety to the hunt. They are also great snacks! Let's face it; most people don't eat a lot of hardboiled eggs any other time of year (no matter how good they may be). Just be sure to get a good count on the number of hardboiled eggs hidden and ensure all are found before the end of the hunt. You don't want a rotten egg smell permeating your home or yard.

5. Incorporate a theme.

In addition to everything listed above, you can incorporate a theme into your prizes, the Easter egg hunt itself (you can turn it into a scavenger hunt if people are interested, and that lends itself more easily to a theme), or you can make the object of the hunt to guess the overall theme. If you take a little time to plan it out, it can be easy to do.

Whether you are religious or not, an Easter egg hunt can be fun for all ages, and a great addition to any family Easter get-together - whether little children are involved or not. With a little ingenuity, Easter egg hunts can be a lot of fun and made more challenging. There are as many ways to spice up an Easter egg hunt as there are people. If you don't feel like planning it yourself - and you like the idea - you can give the task to kids who will be participating. You might just be surprised at what they can come up with! It may then just turn into a family tradition that they look forward to every year.