Fun Easter Games for Children

When it's time to plan some games for a classroom Easter party or a family gathering, these Easter games will keep kids entertained.

Cracked Eggs: Cut out 30 large Easter eggs out of construction paper, and decorate them so that each is unique. Cut a "crack" all the way through the egg so there are two halves. Now, scatter the eggs' halves around the room, on the wall and behind cushions. Put the other halves in an Easter basket. Let children choose out one half, and let them search for the match. If a child finds a match, they can come back to the "basket" for another half.

Duck or Bunny Toss: Draw an Easter basket on a large piece of cardboard. Cut out several holes, as for a bean bag toss. Allow the children to toss duck- or Easter bunny-shaped bean bags, plastic rubber ducks or stuffed animal baby ducks or Easter bunnies, whichever you want to use. Award different point values for each hole, and set up a tournament. When children advance in the tournament, move the cardboard back to add to the challenge until you have a winner.

Egg Roll: For this classic Easter game, give each child a hard-boiled Easter egg and a plastic spoon. Either outside on the grass or inside a large room, line all the children up at the starting line. Children should place the spoon in their mouth with the scoop side out and place the Easter egg on the ground. On hands and knees, children must roll the egg with the spoon (no hands allowed) to the finish line.

Easter Relay: Divide children into two teams, and line them up for a relay race. Demonstrate the three ways to move for this Easter game: duck walk, Easter bunny hop or lamb leap. For duck walk, children must squat and hold their ankles while walking. Easter bunny hop is springing in and out of a crouch. Lamb leap is walking on all fours. At "go," the first players race in the chosen style to the end, then turn around and come back a different style. When they tag the next player, they take off in a different style and so on. The first team to get all the players down and back is the winner.