20+ Unique Easter Egg Hunt Ideas To Try This Year

UPDATED 2026 Looking for fun and easy ways to make this year’s Easter Egg Hunt the best on ever? Well look no further!! Here are 20+ Easter Egg Hunt ideas that your kids (big and small) will absolutely love!

Easter Hunt Fun for the Entire Family

Here are over 20 unique and creative Easter hunt ideas that will keep your kids entertained on Easter. There are ideas for young toddlers all the way up to elementary and grade school aged kids.

If you are struggling to think of fun egg hunt ideas that your kids will love this list will definitely give you some inspiration to help you create an egg hunt your entire family will remember!

Making your Easter egg hunt fun isn’t hard at all. Easter egg hunts are fun activities all on their own. Just having one whether or not you but “effort” into it will make you a superstar parent! Trust me.

You could hide just about anything (such as small toys or snacks) inside or outside and let your toddler run around and find them and they will love it.

But just like a that great cup of hot coco, if you add a few simple ingredients such as marshmallows or a dash of cinnamon or sprinkles and you can take that delicious drink and make it memorable!

Making your Easter egg hunt special is all about the small details. Decided whether or not if you want to have a theme for your sensory bin.

Does your little one love LEGO? Are you doing your hunt around snack time? Nighttime? Is the weather going to be warm enough to add a little water to your hunt? Giving it a little thought before you organize your hunt will let you take it to the next level.

Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

1. LEGO Easter Egg Hunt

This is such a fun twist on a classic Easter egg hunt — kids collect eggs filled with LEGO pieces, then work to build the set once everything is found. It adds problem-solving and teamwork to the excitement of the hunt.

Materials:

• Small LEGO set (or mini build kits)
• Plastic Easter eggs
• Printed LEGO instruction booklet (or photocopy)
• Basket or bag for collecting eggs
• Optional: tape or stickers to label eggs by step or color

How to Set Up:

1. Open the LEGO set and sort pieces if needed. If the set has numbered bags, you can keep them grouped or mix them for an extra challenge.
2. Place LEGO pieces inside the plastic Easter eggs. Try to spread out important pieces so kids need to find many eggs to complete the build.
3. Hide eggs around your home or yard just like a traditional Easter egg hunt. Adjust difficulty based on age.
4. Give each child a basket and let them search for eggs until they think they have enough pieces.
5. Once the hunt is over, kids open their eggs, gather the pieces, and follow the instructions to build the LEGO set.
6. If anything is missing, kids can trade or go on a quick “bonus hunt” to find the last eggs.

2. Golden Ticket Easter Egg Hunt

Add extra excitement to your Easter egg hunt by hiding one (or a few!) special Golden Ticket eggs that win a prize. Kids love the surprise — and it keeps everyone searching until the very end.

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs (variety of colors)
• 1–3 special gold eggs or eggs marked with gold stickers
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• Small prizes (toys, books, candy, activity coupons, etc.)

How to Set Up:

1. Place the Golden Ticket slip inside an egg. Print Golden Tickets using link above.
2. Hide all eggs around your yard or home just like a regular Easter egg hunt. Make sure the golden egg is hidden fairly (not too impossible!). Or if you are using a golden egg hide the golden egg.
3. Before starting, tell kids that one (or several) special egg contains a Golden Ticket that wins a prize or a golden egg.
4. Let kids search and collect eggs.
5. When the Golden Ticket(s) is found, the child(ren) trades it in for the special prize.
6. Fill the rest of the eggs with candy, stickers, or small toys.

3. Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

Your kids will think you are the coolest Mom, Dad or Grandparent ever for setting up a glow in the dark Easter egg hunt. Create one is much easier that you might think and you set it up during the day or night inside or outside! 

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Glow sticks or small LED lights (mini size that fit inside eggs)
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• Dark indoor space or outdoor area at dusk or nighttime
• Small treats or prizes (optional)

How to Set Up:

1. Activate the glow sticks and place one inside each plastic Easter egg.
2. Close the eggs securely so the glow is visible through the plastic.
3. Hide the glowing eggs around a dark room, backyard, or safe outdoor space at dusk or nighttime.
4. Turn off the lights or wait until it is dark enough to see the glow clearly.
5. Give each child a basket and explain the hunt boundaries.
6. Let kids search for the glowing eggs.
7. Once all eggs are found, gather together to open them and enjoy the treats or prizes.

4. Printable Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

Turn a regular egg hunt into a fun search-and-find challenge by giving kids a list of specific eggs to look for — like a pink egg, a yellow egg, a sticker egg, or a jumbo egg. It adds focus, observation skills, and excitement to the hunt!

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs in different:
  • Colors (pink, yellow, blue, green, etc.)
  • Sizes (regular + jumbo eggs)
  • Designs (stickers, stripes, glitter, patterns)
• Small prizes or treats to put inside eggs
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• Scavenger hunt printable checklist (see below)

How to Set Up:

1. Decide what kids will search for. Examples:

• Pink egg
• Green egg
• Yellow egg
• Egg with stickers
• Striped egg
• Glitter egg
• Jumbo egg
• Polka dot egg
• Egg with a number on it

2. Fill eggs with small treats or prizes. Make sure each category is clearly visible and easy to identify.
3. Give each child (or team) a checklist showing the types of eggs to find.
4. Spread them around your home or yard. Make sure each item on the list is available to find.
5. Kids search for eggs that match their list and check them off as they go.
6. When a child finds everything on their list, they win a bonus prize — or everyone can trade eggs and compare finds.

5. Easter Egg Rescue

Here is a fun Easter egg rescue sensory bin that makes a perfect indoor activity for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s also an amazing fine motor activity that is super simple to set up and clean up!

Materials:

• Sensory bin or large container
• Plastic Easter eggs
• Painter’s tape
• Colored bowls or containers (one for each color)
• large spoon

How to Set Up:

1. Place plastic Easter eggs inside the sensory bin.
2. Use painter’s tape to across the top of the sensory bin to trap the eggs.
3. Place colored bowls nearby for sorting the rescued eggs.
4. Invite kids to use a large spoon, and rescue the eggs from the sensory bin.
5. After rescuing each egg, have kids sort it into the matching colored bowl.
6. Continue until all eggs are rescued and sorted.

6. Easter Egg Letter Hunt

ABC Easter egg hunt is great way to practice letters during Easter with your toddler or preschooler! It’s also a great to get kids moving!!

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Puzzle letters or letter cards (one letter per egg)
• Alphabet puzzle board or sidewalk chalk for writing letters outdoors
• Marker or pen (if making your own letters)
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs

How to Set Up:

1. Place one puzzle letter or letter card inside each plastic Easter egg.
2. If indoors, set out an alphabet puzzle board with matching letter spaces. If outdoors, write large letters on the ground with sidewalk chalk.
3. Hide the eggs around your home or yard.
4. Kids search for eggs and collect them in their baskets.
5. They open each egg and find the letter inside.
6. Match the letter to the correct space on the puzzle board or to the same letter written in chalk.
7. Continue until all letters are found and matched.

7. Easter Egg Hunt Sensory Bag

Skip the outdoor egg hunt and try this adorable Easter egg hunt sensory bag activity for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s very easy to create and a fun indoor activity for kids!

8. Magnetic Easter Egg Hunt

This was a super fun Easter egg activity we did today after school. It was simple to set up and lots of fun for my three year old! But not only was it fun it also provided lots opportunity for learning!

9. Balloon Egg Easter Hunt

Balloon Easter egg hunt is a fun twist on the traditional plastic Easter egg hunt that is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and even older kids! Instead of using plastic Easter eggs to hide the treats use balloons!

10. Simon Say Easter Egg Hunt

Make Simon Says Easter Egg hunt your new Easter tradition. Just add a few short written instruction to your plastic eggs and hide them for a fun family activity! Everyone will love it so much, you’ll have to make it a yearly Easter tradition.

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Paper
• Sharpie or pen
• Scissors
• Candy or small toys

1. First, grab some colourful construction paper in easter colours and cut out about 2″-3″ strips.
2. On each strip write out some funny short action for child to complete. Here are some examples:

• Do a cartwheel.
• Hop like a bunny to the next egg.
• Put your finger to you head and wiggle them around like bunny ears.
• Chirp like a baby chirp.
• Baa like a baby lamb.
• Wiggle your nose like a bunny.
• Do a log roll.
• Jump as high as you can.
• Flap your arms like a bird.
• Twirl around in a circle.
• Do a frog jump.
• Walk like a bear coming out of hibernation.
• Move your bum like you have a bushy tail like a squirrel.

3. Fill each egg with the note and candies, chocolate or a small toy.
4. Each time your child finds an egg and open it they have to perform the action like Simon says and then move on to find the next egg.

11. Hanging Easter Egg Hunt

Try this hanging Easter Egg Hunt with your family — a great indoor or outdoor Easter activity!

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Masking tape
• Candy, chocolate or toys for inside the eggs

How To Set Up:

1. Start by deciding where you want to do the hunt. If indoors, fill your eggs with goodies and grab chair and masking tape. If doing this outdoors still use masking tape and hang from strong tree branches.
2. Measure how high you want the eggs to be. The eggs need to hang just low enough so that your kids can jump to reach them. You want them just sightly out of reach but not so high that they can reach them. Although a few eggs a bit higher can invite fun problem solving.
3. And your done. Stick you eggs on your ceiling and let them hang down! Such a unique and fun way to set up an egg hunt for Easter! 

12. Easter Egg Snack Hunt

This fun twist on a traditional Easter egg hunt lets kids search for eggs filled with tasty snacks instead of (or in addition to) candy. It’s exciting, active, and perfect for parties, playdates, or a festive afternoon at home.

Materials

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Assorted snacks to fit inside eggs, such as:
  • Goldfish crackers or mini pretzels
  • Cereal or trail mix
  • Dried fruit
  • Mini cookies
  • Yogurt melts
  • Chocolate eggs or small candies (optional)
• Small containers or bags for portioning snacks

How to Set Up

1. Portion snacks into small amounts so they fit easily inside the plastic eggs. Use mini bags if snacks are crumbly.
2. Place different snack surprises inside each egg. You can mix sweet and savory options for variety.
3. Hide them around your home or yard just like a traditional Easter egg hunt. Adjust hiding difficulty for the kids’ ages.
4. Give each child a basket and let them search for snack-filled eggs.
5. Once the hunt is finished, kids open their eggs and enjoy their treats — or sort and trade snacks with friends.

13. Easter Egg Puzzle Hunt

This fun Easter activity combines a classic egg hunt with puzzle solving. Kids search for eggs that each contain real puzzle pieces, then work together to build the puzzle once all the eggs are found.

Materials

• Small jigsaw puzzle (mini puzzle or one with small pieces)
• Plastic Easter eggs (enough to hold all puzzle pieces)
• Basket or bag for collecting eggs
• Flat surface or tray for assembling the puzzle
• Small prize or treat for finishing (optional)

How to Set Up

1. Pick a puzzle with pieces small enough to fit inside plastic eggs. Mini puzzles or 24–60 piece puzzles usually work well.
2. Open the puzzle and divide the pieces so they can be spread across the eggs. Try to mix edge and middle pieces.
3. Place one or more puzzle pieces inside each egg. Make sure all pieces are included.
4. Hide the eggs around your home or yard like a regular Easter egg hunt.
5. Kids collect eggs until they think they have all the puzzle pieces.
6. Gather everyone at a table to open the eggs and assemble the puzzle together.
7. When the puzzle is complete, celebrate with a prize, snack, or Easter treat.

14. Active Challenge Easter Egg Hunt

Turn your Easter egg hunt into an action-packed movement game! Instead of just collecting eggs, kids open each egg to discover a fun physical challenge they must complete — like jumping jacks, hopping, or dancing — before continuing the hunt.

Materials

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Small slips of paper for movement challenges
• Pen or marker
• Basket or bag for collecting eggs
• Timer (optional)
• Small prizes or treats (optional)

How to Set Up

1. Write one activity per paper slip. Keep them short and easy to read. Example challenges:

• Do 10 jumping jacks
• Hop on one foot for 10 seconds
• Spin around 5 times
• Run in place for 15 seconds
• Do your silliest dance
• Bear crawl to the next egg
• Touch your toes 10 times

2. Fold each challenge slip and place it inside a plastic Easter egg.
3. Hide eggs around your yard or home like a regular Easter egg hunt. Leave enough space for kids to move safely.
4. Kids must open an egg and complete the challenge before collecting another egg.
5. Let kids search, open eggs, and complete the activities as they go.
6. When all eggs are found, celebrate with a snack, prize, or group dance party!

15. Scrambled Easter Egg Hunt

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Small slips of paper or letter tiles (one letter per egg)
• Marker or pen
• Paper to write the secret prize word (for setup reference)
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• Dollar store prize that can be spelled with letters (examples: candy, bubbles, slime, toy car, stickers, chocolate, Play-Doh)

How to Set Up:

1. Choose a prize and write down the word that names the prize.
2. Write one letter from the word on each small slip of paper (one letter per egg).
3. Place each letter slip into a plastic Easter egg and close securely.
4. Hide the eggs around your home or yard.
5. Have kids search for and collect all the eggs.
6. Once all eggs are found, kids open them and work together to unscramble the letters.
7. When they correctly spell the mystery word, they win the matching prize.

16. Easter Egg Hunt Relay Race

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Baskets or containers (one per team or group)
• Cones, tape, or markers to divide the hunt area into sections or stations
• Small prizes or treats (optional)

How to Set Up:

1. Divide the hunt area into sections or stations (for example: backyard zones, rooms, or marked spaces).
2. Place a certain about of Easter eggs in each section.
3. Divide kids into teams and give each team one basket.
4. One player from each team goes to the first section to a specific number of eggs and returns to pass the basket to the next teammate.
5. The next teammate goes to the next section to collect a specific number of eggs and returns to pass the basket again.
6. Continue until every team member has had a turn collecting the specific number of eggs from their assigned section.
7. When all sections are complete, teams open their eggs and enjoy their treats.

17. Reverse Easter Egg Hunt

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Baskets, bags, or containers for collecting items
• List of items for kids to find (printed or written)
• Marker or pen
• Table, bin, or basket to place filled eggs
• Small prizes or treats (optional)

How to Set Up:

1. Decide what items kids will search for and place inside the eggs. Choose things that are easy and safe to find around your home or yard.
2. Give each child or team a list of items they need to collect.
3. Place empty Easter eggs in one central location (like a table or basket).
4. Kids search for the items on their list.
5. As they find each item, they place it inside an empty Easter egg and close it.
6. Continue until their eggs are filled or their list is complete.
7. Gather together to open eggs, check the finds, and celebrate.

Examples of Items Kids Can Find to Put Inside Eggs:

• A small rock
• A flower or leaf
• A blade of grass
• Something red
• Something soft
• A feather
• A tiny stick
• A coin
• A button
• Something round
• Something that smells nice
• A pom pom or craft piece (if indoors)

18. Beginning Sounds Easter Egg Alphabet Hunt

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Small picture cards or drawings of simple objects (example: apple, ball, cat, dog)
• Letter cards or slips of paper with uppercase or lowercase letters
• Marker or pen
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• Table or floor space for sorting and matching

How to Set Up:

1. Choose simple objects with clear beginning sounds (for example: apple for A, ball for B, sun for S).
2. Place one picture card inside each Easter egg.
3. Hide the eggs around your home or yard.
4. Spread the letter cards out on a table or floor where kids can see them.
5. Kids search for eggs and bring them back to the matching area.
6. They open each egg, say the picture name, and match it to the letter with the same beginning sound.
7. Continue until all pictures are matched to the correct letters.

19. Yes Day Easter Egg Hunt

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• YES Day surprises printable below
• Marker or pen
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• One special container or envelope to hold redeemed YES coupons (optional)

How to Set Up:

1. Write one YES Day surprise on each slip of paper.
2. Fold the slips and place one inside each plastic Easter egg.
3. Hide the eggs around your home or yard.
4. Give each child a basket and explain that every egg contains a special YES surprise they can use later.
5. Kids search for and collect eggs in a certain time limit.
6. After the hunt, open the eggs and read the YES surprises together.
7. Let kids redeem their YES rewards throughout the day or weeks.

YES Day Easter Egg Ideas (things kids usually love):

• Stay up 30 minutes later
• Choose dinner (pizza night, breakfast for dinner, etc.)
• Pick a movie for family movie night
• Extra screen time (30 minutes)
• Ice cream trip
• Choose the family game
• Dessert before dinner
• No chores for a day
• Pick the music in the car
• Family dance party
• Trip to the park
• Choose a board game to play together
• Breakfast in bed
• Wear pajamas all day
• Pick a special snack at the store
• One-on-one parent time
• Yes Day (a full day where most requests are yes!)

20. Find Your Name Hunt

Materials:

• Plastic Easter eggs
• Letter cards or small slips of paper with one letter written on each
• Marker or pen
• Paper with each child’s name written clearly (for reference)
• Baskets or bags for collecting eggs
• Small prizes or treats (optional)

How to Set Up:

1. Write one letter on each slip of paper, making sure you include the letters needed to spell each child’s name.
2. Place one letter slip inside each plastic Easter egg and close securely.
3. Hide the eggs around your home or yard.
4. Give each child a basket and show them how to spell their name (if needed).
5. Kids search for eggs and collect the letters that spell their own name.
6. They open the eggs and arrange the letters in order as they find them.
7. When they correctly spell their name, they finish the hunt and celebrate (or receive a prize)

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