Along with church services and delicious brunches, hunting Easter eggs is a favorite holiday tradition. With the right planning and attention to detail, an egg hunt becomes more than just an activity. It becomes a festive party. All elements of this party need to pass the test of spring – bright colors, holiday themes and simple ideas. All these add up to an egg-cellent event where kids can enjoy the search and adults enjoy the party.
Easter Egg Hunt Invitations
Many egg hunts happen every year and need nothing more than a note in a church bulletin or community newsletter to get the word out. For a first time event, why not make it a little more special by sending egg hunt invitations. Think about these options:
- A card with Easter eggs is an obvious choice. Choose one with subtle colors and simple designs.
- Play around with silhouettes. Enlarge bunny clipart found online, cut out the silhouette from spring-colored paper and write the event details.
- Go with an invitation in pastel patterns such as plaid or polka dots.
Decorating for an Egg Hunt Party
Of course, kids won’t care about decorations; they just want to look for eggs. However, special touches help create a party atmosphere for adults and a place to rest after hiding all those eggs.
- For easy and festive table decorations, make Easter egg trees. Place eggs in a cupcake tower, sit them decorative candleholders or hang them from a branch.
- Hang different colored paper lanterns from trees or canopies.
- Wrap small party favors – egg-shaped sugar cookies or chocolate bunnies – in pastel-hued paper. Group them for simple decorations.
- Use plates in spring colors and subtle Easter designs for food and décor.
- Fill small metal buckets found at crafts and dollar stores with candy, snack crackers and other treats.
- Create a unique table cover from garden moss like those from Southern Living magazine. Nestle extra eggs among the moss.
- Set out decorative Easter baskets filled with eggs. In addition to decorating the party, they can serve as extra hunting props.
What To Do After an Easter Egg Hunt
Don’t let the fun stop when all the eggs are found. Prepare other activities to keep the party going.
- Since most people will enjoy a delicious Easter meal before the party, have a dessert bar instead. Serve cupcakes (with Easter decorations, of course), cheesecake, iced cookies and carrot cake.
- If kids get bored after the hunt, set up a crafts area. Using the eggs found during the hunt and paper, they can create cute animals and faces.
- Play classic egg games; it doesn’t matter if they are real or plastic. Some ideas include a spoon race, egg toss and egg decorating.
An Easter egg hunt is an event to look forward to once spring comes. Make it memorable with careful planning and special touches.
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