25 Adult Easter Egg Hunt Ideas to Feel Like a Kid Again
Because fun knows no age limit!
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It's a fact of life: holidays tend to lose their magic as you get older. But that doesn't have to be the case—especially this Easter! There are some Easter traditions that are even better once you reach adulthood. For instance, spending a day getting creative with Easter crafts, embellishing your home in holiday decorations, and making Easter brunch. And did you consider that some childhood Easter activities can carry into your older years as well? After all, one thing that will never get old (no matter how old we get) are those fun Easter egg hunts. No, they're not just for kids, and we won't hear otherwise. In fact, there are plenty of Easter egg hunt ideas that any adult can partake in, and this list includes 25 of them for you to try.
While you may have searched for plastic or painted eggs the classic way growing up (find the eggs, put them in your basket, and whoever finds the most eggs wins), adult Easter egg hunts often have a little twist that makes them a bit more “grown-up.” For example, instead of filling the eggs with candy, you can raise the stakes a little by stashing away prizes like jewelry or lottery tickets. Or, hide fake movie tickets in plastic eggs, and have guests turn them in for an actual theater ticket. You can also upgrade your hunt by turning it into a fitness challenge or even making it a game of "truth or dare." And to really create s0me laughs, try to find eggs at night or while blindfolded! See? The options are endless. So, gather up your pals, get those Easter cocktails made (yes, including mimosas), and gear up for the most fun adult Easter egg hunt you could ever imagine.
Enhance your Easter egg hunt with these ideas:
Blindfolded Easter Egg Hunt
Looking for a challenge? Here it is! Add another layer of mystery and excitement to your egg hunt by requiring everyone to wear blindfolds. They'll have to rely on their other senses to find the hidden eggs!
Couples Easter Egg Hunt
Bring a little love to your holiday celebrations by planning an egg hunt with your honey. Stuff plastic eggs with little treats, activities to do together, or sweet messages and your hearts will be just as full as your baskets!
Easter Trivia Egg Hunt
Take trivia night and turn it into an egg hunt! To do so, tuck some fun Easter trivia questions inside each egg. Participants must answer each question correctly before moving on to find the next egg. Hint: you might want to brush up on their holiday knowledge beforehand!
QR Code Easter Egg Hunt
Tech-savvy folks and the internet addicted alike will get a kick out of this one! Here's how it works: Everyone will take out their phones for the hunt and scan the QR codes on the eggs they find, which in turn will give them clues to find the other eggs! Neat, right?
Nighttime Glow Hunt
It doesn't get much more thrilling than this! After you put the kids to sleep, host an adult-only Easter egg hunt at night. You'll fill glow-in-the-dark Easter eggs with treats, then let everyone loose to find them. Wear glow sticks to add to the fun!
Dice Game Easter Egg Hunt
Dice, anyone? Those with a competitive spirit will have so much fun joining this peculiar hunt. You'll just need to download this free printable, snag a pair of dice, and then prepare for a surplus of game-changing rules to your Easter egg hunt.
Learn more at Play Party Plan.
White Elephant Gift Easter Egg Hunt
Who says you can't exchange gifts on Easter? We happen to think it's a great idea, especially if you hide said gifts as an Easter egg that you and your group of friends (or family) have to hunt for. This one will bring on all the smiles and laughter.
Movie Ticket Easter Egg Hunt
Film buffs will go crazy for this idea! Grab a roll of small "admit-one" tickets, and write down the name of movies currently showing in theaters on a few of them. Put those tickets in some Easter eggs, and whoever finds them will get a free ticket to said movie (purchased by you) on a date of their choice!
Bath Bomb Easter Egg Hunt
It’s an Easter egg hunt with party favors. For this one, you’ll whip up these delicious-smelling bath bombs that will serve as the “eggs” for the hunt. Then your guests can take them home for a lovely bath!
Get the tutorial at Lydi Out Loud.
Beautiful Baskets Egg Hunt
Sometimes it's not all about the eggs. Jazz up that hunt by decorating the baskets your guest collect them in with gorgeous faux flowers. This is such an inexpensive craft (especially if you buy mini baskets in bulk). You can send your guests home with the eggs and the basket.
Get the tutorial at Delia Creates.
Lantern Easter Egg Hunt
To give your Easter egg hunt tons of ambiance, consider holding it at twilight and lighting the way with magical lanterns.
Lotto Ticket Easter Egg Hunt
"I won!" Add a bonus boost of luck to your adult Easter egg hunt by putting lottery tickets inside the eggs.
Egg Hunt Drinking Game
From mimosas to chocolate martinis, Easter is a time for fabulous cocktails. For a boozy take on the traditional egg hunt, have the grown-ups search for eggs that feature directions on how many sips they should take.
Get the Chocolate Martini recipe.
Craft Egg Hunt
Great for a gathering of crafters, all this hunt really requires are super-sized eggs stuffed with the materials and directions necessary for an Easter-themed project. After it's all been gathered, everyone can get down to business making the craft, like these pom pom eggs for Easter trees.
Get the tutorial at The House That Lars Built.
Puzzle Piece Egg Hunt
Take a handful of puzzle pieces, put them in plastic Easter eggs and hide the eggs around the house. As your guests find them, they use the pieces fill in the puzzle. The first one to guess the scene on the puzzle wins a nifty prize like movie tickets, gift cards or a bottle of booze.
See more at Studio DIY.
Jewelry Easter Egg Hunt
For the best prizes ever (especially if your friends adore anything that glitters), put some jewelry into each egg. We’re not talking diamonds here—simply head to a discount store and stock up on costume jewelry that your pals will love.
Scavenger Egg Hunt
When you're putting together an Easter egg hunt for adults you can step things up a notch. Instead of simply stashing eggs in your yard, why not hide Easter-themed items (a lily plant, a stuffed bunny, etc.) around the neighborhood, or even throughout your town? Then print out clues to their whereabouts on pretty ribbon or crepe paper and send your friends off to find them.
Get the tutorial at Lovely Indeed.
Money Egg Hunt
There's no incentive like cold hard cash, so get your crew tracking down those eggs by filling them with moolah (even coins will do). Follow this tutorial to make the super-cool eggs pictured—you'll just need to use plastic ones.
Get the tutorial at Studio DIY.
Voucher Egg Hunt
Think up fun directives for vouchers that you can write on slips of paper and hide in eggs. Some good examples include: "This voucher is good for one home-cooked dinner" or "Free from washing dishes tonight!"
Great Dates Egg Hunt
Turn up the romance in your relationship with this egg hunt geared toward you and your S.O. Brainstorm ideas for special dates the two of you will enjoy, write them down and then stick them in plastic eggs. You hide them, your partner finds them, and both of you reap the rewards.
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