EASTER EGG ROLL GAME
Mark off a start and stop point (the distance can be determined by the age of the children). Using a decorated Easter egg, have the kids get down on their hands and knees and roll the egg across the floor using only their noses. The first one to the finish line without touching the egg with their hands is the champion nose roller.

EASTER EGG SPOON RACE
Prepare a racetrack with clearly defined start and finish lines. Provide each player with an Easter egg on a spoon and have someone start and time the race. The person crossing the finish line first wins. For older children make this race more difficult by pairing off players in teams of two, tie their inner legs (in two or three places) with old socks or nylon stockings, and give each of them a spoon with which to carry an egg.

EASTER EGG TOSS
This is best done outside. Pair off the kids facing each other. The object of the game is to have the kids toss an egg back and forth, moving farther away from each other after each toss. The first one to drop the egg is disqualified. The winning team would receive a prize. For younger kids you can use plastic eggs or even hard-boiled eggs. For older kids, use fresh eggs. This can be hilarious but rather messy so be sure the kids are properly dressed for the occasion.

EASTER GUESS THE NUMBER GAME
Take a jar and fill it with Easter eggs, jellybeans, etc. Count the different candies as you put them in the jar. Leave a piece of paper and a pencil next to the jar and have all the children guess how many candies are in the jar. Be sure they write their name on the paper beside their guess. The child who is the closest without going over wins the jar (and maybe a chocolate Easter bunny).

FAIR-FOR-ALL EASTER EGG HUNT
Make sure your Easter egg hunt doesn’t result in one or two kids finding most of the eggs (to the utter devastation of the little ones). To overcome this problem, have different colored eggs for each child. Write a number on each egg to let them know how many of that colored egg are hidden for them to find. Each child must return to home base (you) after they find each egg. This will help you keep count of the eggs that the little ones collect.

Before the start of the race, place a different colored egg in each basket and tell the kids that this is the only color they’re supposed to hunt for. The first child to find all THEIR eggs wins a special prize. The prizes can be anything from chocolate Easter eggs or bunnies, to Easter baskets, or even money.

FIND YOUR NAME EASTER EGG HUNT
Write the name of each child on one of the Easter eggs you hide, the one that finds their own name wins a prize.

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