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Easter Games for Kids


Easter is coming soon, it's just on the threshold. Have you elaborated any plan for the holiday? People very often prefer to spend this festival together with their relatives and friends. Egg hunting is a very fascinating game and children are fond of it, but after it is finished they have time enough to be involved in something else. Below you can find fresh propositions to make the kids occupied on Easter.

Carrot Scavenger Hunt:

It is very interesting as the kids are to produce the things by their own hands and then try to put them into some secret places. The following materials are necessary:  orange construction paper, green construction paper, Plastic eggs, change, candy, small prizes, scissors and glue. It is reasonable to prepare about 3-4 carrots for every child. You will use orange construction paper for carrots and green one for its top.  Fix the top onto the carrot with the aid of glue. Each carrot must have as a pair one plastic egg. Grow-ups gather the prepared carrots and locate them in secret places of the house, children being busy with something else. The plastic eggs containing various pleasant things are put into a case. Now the children begin to look for the carrots. When all the carrots are found, you will give every child an egg for a carrot.

Hop Athon Game:

Do you want to organize a game which will be really attractive for the children? The following play is very captivating. Find three points in your yard. They shouldn’t situate too far from each other. These points can include a bush or a corner of the house. There can be organized groups or everybody goes for himself. They are to gather near one point. Now you give them instruction to run to the first point, then hop to the second point and finally jump to the third point. Then it is necessary to return in the same manner to the beginning of the route. The second participant continues the competition or it’s finished, if there is only one winner. He gets a peculiar surprise.     

Pin the Egg in the Basket:

The following items are necessary: construction paper for each child, scissors, markers or pencils, pen, blindfold, tape and a large picture of an Easter basket.

Every kid is to outline and cut out an Easter egg. They can ornament the egg to their taste. There should be the indication of every child on the egg. Then fix a piece of tape to the back side. Mark some place in the center of the basket in order there is no reason to argue about. Let the participant eyes be closed with some band, then let him turn on his place then try to fix the egg in the basket. The winner receives a nice surprise.

Jelly bean toss:

The following things are necessary - a few bags of assorted colored jelly beans, large construction paper, marker. Outline a three ring bulls eye on the construction paper. Every child gets 3 jelly beans of one color.  The purpose is to throw the beans and be close to the bulls eye. The best one receives a surprise.