Burn off the Easter chocolate with this fun alternative egg hunt idea - each egg has a fun exercise mini challenge for the kids!
Are you slightly dreading the inevitable pile of chocolate that Easter brings every year? Do you want a fun way to burn off some of that sugar-induced energy that the kids will be no doubt be bouncing off the walls with?
I've got just the thing for you to pull out of the hat come Easter Sunday, in the form of this fun energy burning Easter egg hunt!
It takes just minutes to set up - I've even created a free printable for you, all you need is a sheet of paper, a pair of scissors and some plastic fillable Easter eggs and you're good to go!
This Easter will be a rather out of the ordinary for us, as we have just bought our first house and will be renovating it over the next few weeks in preparation for moving in immediately after Easter.
Come Easter day, I'm pretty sure we'll either be sitting in a pile of boxes or be elbow deep in paint, so it's going to be a little tricky to celebrate in our usual style!
With all the upheaval of moving to a new town, a new house and a new school, I'm determined to get some Easter fun in there somewhere, so I've already planned out several Easter egg hunts for the boys to take place over the next few weeks whenever we can fit them in!
I'm sharing the first of them today, an Easter egg hunt with a difference - each egg will contain a simple exercise challenge to get the kids moving and burning off all of that chocolate!
All you need to do to set up this egg hunt is print off the list below, cut it into strips containing each mini exercise challenge, pop the challenges into plastic eggs and hide them around the house or garden, or even take them to the park, weather permitting!
Below you'll find the free printable list of exercises - just click here or on the image below to download the PDF and print it off.
I can't wait to watch my boys take part in this fun Easter egg hunt, I know they're going to love it!
If you enjoyed this fun egg hunt idea, you might also enjoy these Easter activities for kids too:
Easter Chick Printable Lunch Notes (print out and use as part of an egg hunt too!)
For more Easter fun, head over to the Fun Easter Food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Easter Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Fun Easter Food for Kids, Healthy Easter Food and Easter Fun.
Grace
Love this fun Easter activity idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!
Georgia mulliss says
Am.so. excited! I'm just wandering pinterest looking for some fun Easter games and I find a brill one and it's YOU!!! I'm printing as I type! Thankyou ❤❤❤ Georgia
Grace says
Ha ha, that's made my day! Hope they enjoy it! 🙂
María says
Great idea!! I will do this in Spanish, definitely a fun way to revise some vocabulary . Thanks for sharing.
Grace says
Thank you, fab idea to translate it too! 🙂
Sonia says
Thank you, great idea! With 7 grandkids,all boys, this is awesome.
Grace says
Thank you for commenting, I hope you enjoyed it!
Jenny says
Thank you so much for this idea! I love that the idea is simple and affordable to make. I was looking for engaging activities for the students to complete the week before Easter. I chose this one because of the gross motor skills that are used and the fact that they get moving. The students even suggested exercises to add to the game. It was an activity I will use again next year.
Grace says
Thank you for your lovely comment, I'm so glad you used the idea and enjoyed it, that's made my day!
Molly Mormon says
I'm totally using this for my next job!
Di says
Your ideas are great!!!! I am 68 year old and feembleminded to think, think, flop... Chuckle!!! Thank you so much!!!
Kathy says
Love this idea! Thanks!
What are "star jumps?"
Allison Banks says
You might call them 'jumping jacks' depending on where you live? 🙂
Patricia Smith says
Such good ideas, going to put them to use. Thank you. The cupcakes would be cute if a person used green icing and a grass tip make it look like an easter basket also.
RobinB says
Know this is for kids but love this idea for the seniors as well ! Have to change some of the challenges a little but what a great idea ! Thank you for sharing !