40 Best Easter Activities That Will Make Your Entire Family Hoppy
Egg hunts, Easter baskets, and hot cross buns!
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If you're anything like the Drummond family, some of your favorite memories of spring revolve around Easter. Just thinking about your family's favorite Easter traditions is probably enough to fill you with nostalgia for the holiday. Maybe you loved putting up Easter decorations, baking festive bunny-shaped treats, or painting eggs with your siblings. Now that you're creating memories with your own family, finding fun things to do on Easter together is all part of the magic. That's exactly why we rounded up some of the best family-friendly Easter activities to make the day extra special.
Need some inspiration? Just take a page from the Drummonds' own Easter festivities! "Easter Sunday is like a mini Christmas in our house," Ree says. Their day is packed with Easter traditions like opening Easter baskets, attending church, and hosting a giant egg hunt. And it all leads up to a delicious Easter brunch—with plenty of hot cross buns, of course!
No matter how you plan on spending the day, the Easter activities on this list are perfect for any type of celebration. If you have little ones in the house, you might want to read them an Easter story. You could even play Easter games like Easter trivia or spend the afternoon making Easter crafts. There are also plenty of ideas that make the most of the spring weather, including planting flowers, playing sports, and having a picnic. After devouring your favorite Easter recipes for dinner, unwind by watching some family-friendly Easter movies and munching on Easter desserts. No matter what you add to the agenda, you're sure to have a very hoppy Easter!
Track the Easter Bunny
Here's an entertaining activity for the night before Easter. As your kids patiently wait for the Easter Bunny to arrive, they can actually track his journey! Just head to trackeasterbunny.com. They'll be so excited to watch his path as he hops to your door with sweet treats.
Have a Glow-in-the-Dark Egg Hunt
Put an egg-citing twist on your annual egg hunt by saving the fun for when the sun goes down! There are a few ways to make this work: grab glow-in-the-dark plastic eggs, put glow sticks in plastic eggs, or wrap glow sticks around the eggs. No matter what you decide, the competition is sure to be lit!
Make a Festive Wreath
A DIY Easter wreath is the perfect way to spruce up your home for the holiday. Recruit the little ones in your family to help for an activity everyone can enjoy. Things like plastic eggs, faux flowers, fuzzy chicks and more can be used to make it unique to your front door.
Talk About the Meaning of Easter
Between hunting for Easter eggs and unwrapping candy, make sure you take some time to remember the real reason behind the holiday. You can sit down with your family, talk about the Risen Savior, and read a few Easter Bible verses.
Decorate an Egg Tree
Here's another delightful way to decorate for the holiday! The whimsical egg tree, or "Osterbaum," as they're called in Europe, have become so popular in recent years—and for good reason. There are so many charming Easter egg tree ideas to choose from!
Put on Easter Face Paint
With so many adorable Easter symbols, why not dress up like one? Just make sure everyone has changed out of their Sunday best before you break out the face paint!
Cook a Big Omelette
In Haux, France, residents use thousands of eggs to make a giant omelet on Easter Monday. While yours doesn't have to be quite that big, you can take a page out of the Haux Easter playbook and make an omelette for the whole family to share!
Decorate Easter Bread
A beautiful braided Easter bread is a necessary part of any Easter menu! And it's so much more satisfying when you make one at home as a family. You can use the dough as a lesson on how to braid and then ask everyone to help decorate once it's baked.
Get the Easter Bread recipe.
Fly a Kite
Flying a kite is the ultimate spring and summer activity. This is also a popular Easter tradition in Burmuda! The idea goes that the kite was used to teach children about the resurrection of Christ.
Wear an Easter Bonnet
Every Easter outfit is made even cute with an Easter bonnet. Did you know you can even attend Easter bonnet parades? They take place around the world, from the United States to Australia to the United Kingdom. Consider having your own bonnet parade at home with friends and family or make a decorating station where everyone can pin or tie flowers, butterflies, and other Easter symbols to their hats.
Organize the Church Egg Hunt
Ree and Ladd Drummond have nearly a dozen "kids" at their Easter celebration every year, so they always help with their Church's egg hunt! In the past, Ladd has organized assembly lines so they can fill dozens of eggs in no time. If you have slightly older children, this is a great activity to keep them involved.
Have an Easter Egg Hunt
An egg hunt is the most classic Easter activity—and it never gets old. What could be more fun than running around collecting brightly colored eggs filled with goodies? Check out our collection of egg hunt ideas to make this year's your most egg-cellent one yet!
Dye Easter Eggs
Whether you're using a store-bought kit or naturally dying Easter eggs, this creative activity will be a blast for all ages. And once you're done, you can do so many things with your eggs: display them, hide them, or even eat them!
Visit the Easter Bunny
A visit with the Easter bunny can be hit or miss for kids, but either way, the photo will be priceless!
Make Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs
Looking for a neat new way of decorating eggs? Try creating pysanky eggs! They're the traditional decorating style in Ukraine and much of eastern Europe. The ornate, intricate designs are created by a unique technique that involves melted wax, precise tools, and dip-dyeing layer by layer.
Enjoy an Easter Brunch
Whether you're serving breakfast classics like pancakes and eggs, or a more lunch-leaning menu of ham, potatoes, and hot cross buns like Ree, an Easter brunch is the perfect way to break up the day.
Do the Bunny Hop
Make a playlist of your favorite Easter songs and have the kids dance along by doing the bunny hop. Bonus points if they do it in bunny ears!
Attend an Easter Parade
Whether you participate in the march or just watch from the sidelines, a local Easter parade is such a festive way to celebrate the holiday. The parade pictured here is New York City's annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival.
Play a Guessing Game with Jelly Beans
Fill up a big jar with jelly beans and ask your kids to guess how many there are inside. The winner gets a prize of your choice!
Make Easter Baskets
Half the fun of Easter baskets is sifting through the unexpected goodies tucked inside. Surprise your little ones with candy and other Easter basket gifts like toys, stuffed animals, games, and more!
Erin Cavoto is the Editorial Assistant at ThePioneerWoman.com, covering food, holidays, home decor, and more.
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