Top of the list make sure you get an Easter Egg sorted, hide small chocolates or Easter toys around your home or garden. Here are some top tips and suggestions on how to make an Easter Egg Hunt more interesting;
Read more ideas of Easter Egg Hunts with a difference here.
Ramp up the fun a little more with these great Easter games for kids
Read more ideas of Easter Games to play as a Family here.
Join your family and friends online for this chocolate quiz!
If you’re lucky enough to live next to some greenery, you could go on a daffodil hunt. Who in your family can spot daffodils first? Take a cheap camera to keep them busy… later back at home they could look through the pictures and draw them! Add even more fun to your walk by downloading and playing our fun SPRING BINGO GAME!SPRING BINGO GAME!
Create Easter pictures using only natural items you find in your garden or on your walk (where you can add interest by collecting things).
If your children enjoy painting rocks and pebbles, this is the perfect time for an Easter theme.
Otherwise, how about trying geocaching? We LOVE trails! We’ve been fans of geocaching for a while, it gets us outdoors, active and exploring! Geocaches can come in all different shapes and sizes and they are such a great thing for families to get involved in.
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches” or “caches”, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world —there are probably some near you right now.
Read more about Geocaching here.
A quick look on Pinterest will give you LOADS of ideas for Easter crafts;
The key ingredients of a Themed Day are fancy dress, a themed lunch and some fun activities. We also try to throw in a relevant movie for 90 minutes of down time. Pinterest is your friend here. Some nice ideas for themed days are;
Suggestions here on Pinterest.
There are lots of local businesses who you can use to book a lockdown treat. Use the money you might have spent on Days Out or a Holiday over the Half Term to hire something fun! Some ideas might be;
• A Bouncy Castle or Under 5 Soft Play (Try Shuffles Entertainment in Leeds)
• Set up a Cinema Room in your House or Garden (in Leeds try Home Cinema Hire Leeds)
• Hire a Hot Tub
• Hire some Disco Equipment for a party everyday such as from Shuffles Entertainment
• Book a Party Entertainer for a Virtual party, such as Charlotte the Singing Princess or an online Comedy Magic Show from Rascals Entertainment.
Create your own Olympics! Pick a country to represent, dress up in their colours, create your own competition numbers and start your competition!
You could try one of the below events
You can buy cheap medals online to present to the winners!
Hold a talent show: Get the kids to design a stage and prepare their best talents for an evening production (I’m sure LOTS of private rehearsal will be needed!)
Organise a Family Disco: Make sure it includes lots of dancing, flashing lights, party snacks and party games!
Family Film Night: Choose some great family films, snuggle up with blankets and get out the popcorn.
Escape Room Fun: Find a virtual escape room – such as this one from Macmillan (so you’re contributing to a great cause too)
Finally, remember that whilst lots of things are different, there are plenty of Family Traditions that you can keep going, or even begin! Have a look at these great Mumbler ideas for Easter Family Traditions.
