How to Put on an easter egg hunt

When I was growing up, the basket was hidden somewhere and we all just went and found it. My wife had a different experience. He parents gave her cludes to look for to lead her to the basket. 

Today we have adapted the give clues approach. For young kids, this could be as simple as drawing some pictures of familiar items around the house. 

For Young Children

This is the hunt that we put together for our youngest daughter.

The process is simple.

Give them a starting clue and them put a sequential clue in the area that it references. In this example, there are many different ways that this can be organized. 

Cupboard, microwave, bike, dishwasher

or 

Dishwasher, microwave, bike, cupboard. 

The ultimate goal is to have the final prize at the end. In this case it is an Easter basket but this could really be for any occasion. If it isn't Easter, put on a treasure hunt. The concepts work the same. 

For Older Kids

We have done multiple hunts, treasure or Easter, for our kids. Pictures work great as a starter but as kids get older, and can read, the game should get harder. 

Instead of pictures, use clues. This doesn't have to be perfect or a rhyming thing. Just hints to the next area. 

For my daughter we put this together.

I enjoy writing rhymes and I made this one up. Some of the clues are specific to our house but see you can figure out what some of the others are.

Keep kids engaged and interested in the game and make it challenging but not impossible. If it is too hard, they will quit and if it is too easy, that isn't fun for a parent to watch them squirm.

The sequence can really be any of these. The key is to have a starting clue and sequential clues. Imagine these sticky notes are numbered. Number one is a welcome message and not a clue but the rest are. These clues could be laid out in any allowable sequence. 

For instance, 2,5,6,4,3,7 or 4,5,3,2,7,6.

The End Result

Just remember that kids love to have fun and that any effort to engage with them, they will appreciate. Keep building those relationships with the ones taht you love. The end game is to have a great family relationship to help families be happier, help one another and others, and engage in their communities.