
Easter is a fun holiday full of candy, egg hunts, and other festive activities. As a parent, you can make your child’s Easter extra special by starting fun traditions and making memories together.
Here are some ideas for Easter traditions that kids will love.
Easter Egg Hunt
An Easter egg hunt is a classic tradition that most kids look forward to, and usually the number one activity on lists of Easter party ideas. Make your hunt unique by choosing creative hiding spots both indoors and outdoors.
Fill plastic eggs with stickers, temporary tattoos, coins, candy, and other small prizes. For an extra challenge, provide your kids with Easter baskets and give them a time limit to find as many eggs as possible.
Decorate Eggs
Decorating Easter eggs is an enjoyable hands-on activity for kids. Provide your children with boiled eggs, egg dye, stickers, glitter, and other decorations. Encourage them to be creative and make each egg unique. Display their finished eggs in an egg carton or basket.
For younger kids, organize an egg painting session where you monitor the dye and supplies while they decorate to their heart’s content.
Easter Bake-Off
Hold an Easter bake-off where your kids can help you whip up festive baked goods. Make a carrot cake, bunny cupcakes, or Easter cookies in fun shapes. Let the kids cut out dough, frost the goodies, and add colorful sprinkles. Taste test new recipes together and vote on a winner. The baked treats can be enjoyed on Easter morning.
Easter Egg Tree
Craft a miniature Easter egg tree that your kids can help decorate. Cut tree branch “limbs” and stick them in a vase or container filled with sand or stones. Provide plastic Easter eggs, pom poms, flowers, and other embellishments for decorating the tree.
Let your kids get creative with glitter, ribbon, paint, and stickers to customize their Easter egg tree ornaments.
Easter Scavenger Hunt
Send your kids on an Easter scavenger hunt around your home or yard to find hidden eggs or prizes. Give each child a list of Easter-themed items to hunt for, like a stuffed bunny, plastic eggs filled with treats, a basket, fake grass, and anything else related to the holiday. The first one to find everything wins a special surprise!
Easter Movie Night
Curl up with your children to watch classic Easter movies like “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” or family-friendly films with bunnies and eggs like “Hop” and “Rise of the Guardians.” Make the movie night extra special by building a fort, serving popcorn and other movie snacks, and enjoying quality time together.
Easter Brunch
On Easter morning, host a special brunch for your family. Prepare your child’s favorite breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles, bacon, and eggs. Add festive touches like juice in fancy glasses, a bunny fruit platter, or flowers as a centerpiece. After brunch, let the kids search for their Easter baskets hidden around your home.
Easter Photo Shoot
Capture your kids’ holiday excitement with an Easter photo shoot. Have them dress up in their Sunday best or bunny ears and pose for pictures in your yard, at a park, or around spring flowers. Take candid shots of them enjoying Easter morning festivities. Print your favorite pictures to display or make into cards, albums, or gifts for relatives.
Easter Bonnet Parade
Make Easter bonnets and hold a parade to show off your kids’ colorful creations. Use supplies like construction paper, ribbons, flowers, and more to design unique bonnets. On Easter morning, have the kids put on their bonnets and march around outside while you cheer them on. Hand out small prizes for bonnets in different categories like “most colorful” or “funniest design.”
Easter Egg Decorating Contest
Get the whole family involved in a friendly Easter egg decorating contest. Provide an assortment of art supplies and let everyone decorate a hard-boiled egg however they choose. When time is up, hold a contest to judge the most creative, funniest, prettiest, and silliest decorated eggs. Award small prizes to the winners in each category.
Easter Story Reenactment
Help your kids act out the biblical Easter story for fun role-playing. Assign parts like Jesus, the disciples, Pontius Pilate, the crowds, and the angel at the empty tomb. Provide costumes and props. Reenacting the story is a great way to teach kids the religious meaning behind Easter celebrations.
With a little creativity, you can start memorable traditions that your children will look forward to each Easter. The holiday allows for quality bonding time, fun activities, and lasting memories. Focus on togetherness and go beyond just candy and egg hunts to make the day truly special for your kids.