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What it’s like to go to a family festival?

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the big feastival family festival

September is here which means most of the summer festivals have been and gone for this year, but what’s it like to go to a family festival with the kids? Have you wondered about going but have not been sure what its like or if they / you would enjoy it?

Well, see the video review from 10 year old Daisy here on her visit to The Big Feastival in the Cotswolds over the August Bank Holiday and get a feel for what its like. And if you are a festival old hand, bit not been to The Big Feastival its worth cue sing out as a possible one for you next year. Early bird tickets are already on sale here – https://www.thebigfeastival.com

And do let us know what festivals your family love to go to and share any of your pictures with us. What is great about kids at a festival is their bodies and imaginations can run free. They can be active, creative, carefree and try new things – all things that are essential ingredients for a childhood!

 

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https://wonderadventures.co.uk/11-fun-ways-to-encourage-imaginative-play-in-your-child/

Or to see some of the kids entertainment fun we provide to family festivals see here

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20 ideas for Rainy Day Play

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Rainy Day ideas

It’s the middle of the summer holidays, the kids are driving us mad and so of course the weather has turned and it’s raining pretty much non-stop!!!
As much as a bit of rain never spoilt a day out – it’s all about bad clothes, not bad weather!
However sometimes you just want to stay indoors rather than getting like a drowned rat! But you don’t want the kids on their screens all day. So if you are having a rainy day at home here are some ideas of imaginative fun and play ideas to keep you and your children entertained whilst getting them off their screens!
Here are 10 ideas to get you busy and having some rainy day fun!

1/ Face painting

Often face painting is associated with being at a family attraction, however you can pick up a face painting kit fairly cheaply and bring up some fairly simple designs on the internet and the kids love having their face painted! If you are feeling especially brave or chilled you could also let them paint your face!! The kids LOVE it!!!

2/ Play board games

Board games don’t have to be saved for Christmas and don’t have to mean monopoly or Cluedo. There are lots of board games that can involve all ages and even be non – competitive, like Escape Board game. And there are some interesting ones that are great for helping children with strategy, maths, reading and help them with their learning whilst having fun! Some of our favourites are Carcassonne, Settlers, and Ticket to Ride.

3/  Make up a quiz

Give the kids a time limit, decide on a top / theme or series of topics (maybe give a different topic to each child) and they have to go away and create a quiz / game to host for everyone.

A great online quiz tool is Kahoot. and is brilliant for creating bespoke quizzes and games for the family which you can all do live!

4/ Do some baking

Depending on the age of your kids you can simply decorate some rich tea biscuits (simple icing, some sprinkles and smarties and they will be busy for hours!! ) or you can do cupcakes, easy no bake tray cakes, or go all out with some bread or a cake! It’s a great way to teach them passion about food and what we put in our bodies as well as fun to do together (plus if you are clever about what you make you can have tea covered off!)

5/ Make a volcano

This is a super easy science experiment, with very little materials needed and maximum fun and impact for the kids!

Easy instructions here –

  1. Pour warm water into the volcano until it is 1/2 to 3/4 of the way full.
  2. Add several drops of food coloring.
  3. Add a squirt of detergent. …
  4. Add a couple of spoonfuls of baking soda.
  5. When you are ready to start the eruption, pour vinegar into yourvolcano.
  6. You can recharge thevolcano with more baking soda and vinegar.

6/ Make messy play from cheap food items

Obviously messy play isn’t everyone’s cup of tea at home because of the mess, but if you contain it in an area and in containers and give the children rules about where they keep it, it can keep them busy for ages! And for little one especially, sensory play is so beneficial.

Our favourites are dried rice, divided and coloured into different colours; shaving foam coloured with gel colour (this is great in the bath!) spaghetti or pasta shapes.

mess play ideas

7/ Do an indoor scavenger hunt

Create a list like below and give it to the children to find each one of the items. If they are too young to read go with them and read it out to them or create it as a picture or colour list.

Try a list like –

find something red

find something fuzzy

find something round

find something with wheels

find something with eyes

find something with 4 legs

find something mutli- coloured

find something that roars

Obviously this can be tailored to the ages of your kids

Or you can do a pre-prepared indoor treasure hunt like here

treasure hunts for kids

8/Make slime

What kid doesn’t like making slime?! Here is a great recipe and method on the video by Daisy Days here – don’t forget to subscribe to her channel for more fun and creative ideas….

9/ Make Sand Foam

Make sand foam- super easy, simply mix sand with shaving foam and you won’t believe the amazing texture it creates! It isn’t even that messy once it has been combined and the kids LOVE it!!

10/ Make ice cream playdough

This is a super easy version of making your own playdough, is edible and smells amazing; what’s not to like!!

You need –

Pre made frosting mixture – any flavours you like

3 cups Icing mixture/sugar

Step 1

Pour your frosting flavour into a mixer

Step 2

Slowly add 3 cups of the icing mixture to the frosting on a slow speed

Step 3

Once combined pour out onto grease proof paper and let the kids have some fun!

11/ Make traditional play dough

This is by far the best recipe I have come across for playdough.

You will need –

  • Cups of Flour

2 Tbsp of Oil (any oil will do, coconut oil, vegetable oil, even olive oil)

1/2 Cup of Salt

2 Tbsp Cream of Tartar

1 1/2 Cup Boiling Water

How to make playdough

  1. Pour 2 cups of  flour into a bowl.
  2. Add 1/2 cup of salt.
  3. Mix in 2 tbsp Cream of Tartar. (You can find this in the spice section of just about any grocery store.)
  4. Add 2 tbsp of oil. For this recipe I used vegetable oil, but you can use any oil, and as long as it’s a kitchen oil, your playdough will be non-toxic and safe if a little one takes a tiny taste.  The sodium level is very high, so we don’t encourage this to double as a snack.
  5. Pour in the boiling water. Be VERY careful because this makes the dough HOT!
  6. Mix all the ingredients together until they form the dough. At this point, if you don’t want to add any food dye to your playdough, you’re finished!
  7. After it’s cooled, to make several different colors of playdough, separate the dough into equal parts and roll it up into balls.
  8. Now, punch out the middle of the ball to leave a little bowl for you to pour your gel food dye into.
  9. Drip your gel dye into the bowls. This is a great time to mix dye colors if you want to make another color.
  • Knead the dough until the dye is thoroughly mixed. This is VERY messy! If you don’t want to stain your hands, use gloves, and make sure to put something down so you don’t stain your counter (like I did).

12/  Make a magazine collage

A great way to use up old magazines and newspapers – give the children a theme and get them to make a picture made out of what they can find in the magazines!

13/ Listen to an audio book

You might want the children to take a break from screens and I bet they don’t actually spend that much time purely listening to a story unless you are reading it to them, as they are usually watching something on the television or device. Getting them to sit and listen to an audio story has an amazing calming effect on a lot of children and they love the ability to sit and let their imagination run along with the story as they hear it.

Download and listen to the Wondersldie World audio book for FREE here 

14/ Make a music video

Again another way to use their devices in a creative and alternative way. Get the children to choose a music track and ask them to plan out creating a music video. Encourage them to do the planning before they actually pick up the device to do the filming. They should draw out storyboards and create a visual script; who should be doing what and where. They can costumes and visuals.  Once they have filmed it they can use a free editing tool like imovie to edit it and share it with the family at your own premiere!

15/ Play hide and seek

The most simple game is often still the most asked for in our house!!

16/  Paint rocks

and when it stops raining you can take them outside to hide them! See a video here on rock painting…

 

 

17/ Sumo Wrestling

Get dads short out, stuff it will pillows or cushions, put a soft surface down and have some fun. Obviously this needs to be supervised as can get a bit excitable!

18/ Build a road

A roll of masking tape is perfect for creating streets, roads and motorways all over the home and then cars and vehicles can have a real adventure! Did you know that vehicles are the most popular interest in pre school children? This is a great way to get them using their vehicles in a new way!

19/ Give them a big pile of cupboard boxes!

Kids have the most fun with a pile of random cardboard boxes – plus some strong tape, felt tips and scissors – they can do what they want with.

Space rockets, boats, bridges, trains, teddy hospitals, castles, smugglers’ caves, bomb shelters….chances are you will be impressed with what they come up with!

Have you seen this amazing video of the cardboard arcade games boy? Its well worth a watch…..

20/ The final one is our favourite…. LOVE BOMB YOUR KIDS!!

What is a love bomb?

Basically it involves spending a nice chunk of one-on-one time with your kid, showering them with love and affection—and most importantly, letting your child call all the shots. So on a rainy day ask them what they want to do, switch off your phone, your laptop, the radio, the lot. For an hour. Solid. And cuddle them. Listen to them. Read to them. Play any game they want. Basically give them undivided attention for that hour.

Then leave them alone.

Now of course they’ll come back for top-up attention, but this is one of the best things you can do to teach them to entertain themselves, as counterintuitive as it sounds, giving them the undivided attention, re-sets them and allows them to go and entertain themselves afterward!

Hopefully some of these activities help you to stay sane in the rain (while inside anyway!!)

And if all else fails, get them suited and booted and go out puddle splashing!!!

 

 

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15 ideas for awesome children’s summer holiday activities……

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How to not only survive the school holidays but have maximum fun with the kids this holiday….

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Schools out (finally for us, for some it’s been out for 2 weeks!) but for most kids and parents there are now at least 5 weeks to fill with fun and frolics!

Sometimes though the idea of having to come up with a programme of activities that don’t break the bank but keep the children entertained and make the most of family time together is no mean feat!!

So we’ve come up with 15 ideas for different types of activities that you can use throughout your summer; from free things to do at home with the kids to low cost days out and full on treat yourself days too!

So whether you are juggling work and holiday clubs and only have a few precious days with the kids or have the whole 5 weeks to fill there will be a fun idea to entertain the kids then they’ll be an idea or two to inspire the fun here:

FUN AT HOME

Often staying at home, means the kids lolling around, playing computer games and watching television; but it is possible to create a fun and imaginative environment in your home but it needs you to be intentional about your time at home with the kids. So act like you would if you were out of the house; don’t worry about doing your jobs and create a series of activities that you together. It doesn’t have to be a full day, it can just be an hour or a half day. Great at home activities include –

1/ Building a den; this is brilliant as can be either indoors or outdoors and as elaborate as you and the kids like! Who doesn’t love a den? Even better bring the teddies in and have a teddy bears picnic together once everyone is inside!

kids building a den

2/ Have a treasure hunt: No matter how big or small your house or garden is, the kids are bound to find something to explore and it can be done inside or outside. There are loads of ways you can do a treasure hunt. A simple list of natural objects to find (a stick, a leaf, a flower etc) can be presented with a picture or words depending on the age of your children. Alternatively, you could do a treasure hunt with directional clues – a great one is placing the kid’s teddies, or their toys, in spots for them to find and making the clues about them! You can also do it by finding different colour items or objects beginning with certain letters. Or, one of the simplest ways to create a treasure hunt for toddlers is to print and laminate a load of images of something that they love, such as dinosaurs or wizards. Hide them around the garden and tell them how many there are to find! You can tailor them for your kid’s interests, ages and abilities, make them as short or long, easy or complicated! You can reward them with a treat at the end and everyone can get involved, so it’s great for sibling groups and mixed ages. Grandparents can be involved in a treasure hunt, either helping to organise or set it up or simply participating. And the best thing is a treasure hunt activity is active, imaginative, they learn something and there is a sense of achievement! To download a ready-made treasure hunt complete with video clues go here……

3/ Have a games tournament – kids love board games and most parents do too! Depending on the age of your kids, you might do simple ones or you can teach them some of your old favourites like Cluedo or find some interesting ones that are great for helping children with strategy, maths, reading and help them with their learning whilst having fun! This can even be a tournament that runs throughout the holidays; try having a game a week and keep a record of what you have played. If encouraging your kids to be competitive fills you with dread because you know it will end in disaster try a non-competitive board game like this fantastic one here….Escape Board game

playing board games

4/ Camp out in the garden or have an indoor sleepover where you all watch a movie together and bed down in the living room for added excitement (or maybe just the kids for this one!) For a special treat have hire in some indoor sleepover tents like these gorgeous ones from Bell Tent Party Events

5/ Set up your own mini festival – better if you have a larger garden but even if not you can set up different stations around your garden; like a story area, an art area, a hair braiding area, a face painting area, a splash zone, a relaxing zone and a refreshments area!

kids festival at home

BUDGET DAYS OUT

Every parent needs to get the kids out of the house at regular intervals throughout the holidays but how do you do it without having to take out a second mortgage?

6/ Go Geocaching – this makes a normal walk much more exciting! It’s a pre-existing treasure hunt – you download the app before hand, find the area you want to hunt your geocache and go on a fun adventure hunting the treasure! Make sure you take something with you to put in the geocache when you find it. You can see more information about Geo caching here…

7/ Rock hunting – Find somewhere locally where you can hunt for painted rocks. Most regions have places that take part in the ‘painted rocks’ craze. If you search on Facebook for your area name and ‘rocks’ you should find of there is a Facebook page. Search around the area and see what painted rocks you can find. When you find them take photos and post them to the relevant facebook group (for example ‘Lymm Rocks’) then re-hide them. Make sure you don’t take them home! They should stay in the community for other people to hunt, find and enjoy! For added fun, paint some rocks at home first and then take them out and about and hide them too!

kids rock hunting

8/ Park hunting! – Find a park you have never been to before!  Most people frequent the same places that they know, but why not be a bit more adventurous and find a new and different park. Most councils will list the parks in their region on their website so even if you travel a few miles to the neighbouring county you are bound to find somewhere different! You can also find local parents Facebook groups and ask in there what parks people recommend. Some of our favourite and free parks in North West England include Walton Gardens, Haigh Hall and Woodland park and Worden park.

9/ Do a treasure trail – these are a fun and low cost way to explore a new town or city; or even explore your own town with new eyes! For a relatively low cost you can download a treasure trail for you town or city and spend a day exploring it as a family! See more here….

10/ Go fruit picking–this can be a relatively low cost activity that kids love and can wile away a good few hours. Strawberries are mostly picked by July but most fruit farms will have other fruit and veg to pick throughout the rest of the summer and it will be less busy after the Strawberries so a good time to go!

kids fruit picking

11/ Go to a museum – lots of museums in the UK have free entry and during the holidays most have activities going on including workshops and events which are often free to attend too. It’s worth checking out smaller and less well known museums often too. Check out the video review here of The Story Museum in Oxford.

BIG FAMILY DAYS OUT

11/ Go to a theme park – even if you don’t like big rides most UK theme parks now have a range of attractions for all ages and scare levels! Our favourites are Alton Towers and Thorpe Park for older kids and Legoland and Chessington World of Adventures for younger kids. There are some smaller parks that are really great too and not as manic and expensive as the big ones – Flamingo Land, Diggerland, Oakwood Theme Park and Greenwood Forest Park are all brilliant and well worth a visit. Greenwood Forest Park has an innovative eco-rollercoaster set in the trees which is a great introduction to rollercoasters for younger kids. Nd it also has loads of really great and imaginative play areas in the forest. Cbeebies land at Alton Towers is also great for toddlers. See this video review of Alton Towers as a family day out…..

12/ A day at the beach – the UK has so much amazing coastline, no summer holiday is complete without a day at the seaside! For added adventure why not go on the train?! There’s nothing like the excitement of a train journey and arriving at the seaside at the end of it! We love Llandudno in North Wales as well as Scarborough, Margate, Newquay in South Wales and Lytham St. Anne’s which has an amazing beach. If you are driving to your day at the beach then a more remote bay allows for rock pooling or kite flying. And of course make sure you round your day off with fish and chips; a seaside essential!

child at beach

kids fishing

kite flying

13/ Visit a waterpark – the UK has a number of fantastic indoor waterparks, so even if the weather isn’t good you and the kids can have some water fun! Some of them have outdoor areas too. Our absolute favourite in the UK is Alpamere in Scarborough. We also like Alton Towers Splash landings, Waterworld in Stoke (which has had recent refurbishments) and Sandcastles in Blackpool.

14/ Visit a National trust property – The National trust has hundreds of places all over the UK and the majority of them are a full and packed day out of fun with lots having family activities going on in the holidays. Most of them have brilliant adventure playgrounds which are worth the visit in themselves. But they often also have lovely gardens, fun trails, workshops and family activities as well as cafes and houses to explore in some cases. Check out the National Trust website for those sites close to you.

adventure playground kids

15/ Go to a festival – summer is full of festivals, most of which have brilliant family offerings too. There are some amazing family focused festivals; Just So festival has been running for 9 years and is designed to bring imaginative fun to under 10’s. Other great festivals happening over the summer holidays include The Big Feastival, Boomtown, Elderflower Fields, Wilderness Festival

Not all festivals need you to camp, you can usually buy day tickets and all of the ones listed above have fantastic family areas and kids activities scheduled.

kids festival activities

TIPS TO SAVE MONEY…..

Not every big day out has to break the bank. There are lots of ways to get vouchers or money off offers for family days out. Try Days out with the kids for deals as well as Wowcher and Planet offers.  Merlin usually have offers running on products in the supermarket where you buy one ticket get one fre to their attractions, so a quick perusal in the supermarket aisles you should find these vouchers. Alton Towers also have a plastic bottle machine at the entrance area where you put an empty bottle and get a buy one get one free coupon for that. So even if you have to buy a bottle of water and drink it then and there it’s worth it for a free entry to Alton Towers!

Let us know what brilliant kids activities your family get up to this holiday! We’d love to hear your ideas and experiences……..post on our Facebook page here..

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Lets hope the kids feel like this at the end of August!……

 

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Ideas for five minutes of fun a day……

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As the days skip by and our children grow we become ever more aware of how precious time with our kids is and how quickly their childhood slips by. Yet our lives are busy, we have work, home and families to manage and days often seem short!

There is so much evidence that shows that moments of connection with our kids can have a really positive impact on their development, behaviour and our relationships with them. Plus, regular connection; talking, laughing and having fun together makes everyone feel good which is a recipe for happy relationships!

Kids can teach adults so much about having fun and seizing the moment and everyone could do with a bit more of that, but how do we fit it into our busy lives? One suggestion is to commit to just 5 minutes of fun and connection with your child. Whether that’s first thing in the morning, when they get home from school or before bed. We can all find 5 minutes to connect with our children and if we can make that active, engaged fun (not anything screen based!) then it can have so many benefits not only for the children but for us as parents!

So here are 10 ideas for easy 5 minutes of fun you can have a day, without needing resources, money or planning…just be in the moment….!

1/ Tickle!

Tickling each other and blowing raspberries on your child can’t fail to make your both laugh. Research shows that if a child isn’t tickled in their first 2 years of life they won’t be ticklish! Who doesn’t love a tickle or hearing that throaty, hearty laugh from your child when you tickle them?! You can’t beat it for feel good!

2/ Read a story…

A bit calmer than a tickle, but it can still be one full of laughs and comedy. Try doing silly voices and really getting into the story. Children who are read to from an early age are proven to have better developed language, communication and social skills. And who doesn’t love a story. A perfect switch off from the hustle and bustle of life…..

3/ Play Snap…

I always carry around a pack of cards in my handbag as its the perfect boredom busting activity when you are stuck and out and about with the kids.  For longer kids though who can’t play traditional card games yet, snap is a great one and high energy and bound to get you jumping around and laughing! For young kids its a good way to improve their concentration skills and you’ll be surprised by how quick they can be once they are used to the game! Another good game that is similar but moves snap to the next level is Dobble – highly recommended! Quick and great fun!

4/ Put on your favourite song and dance….or if you are out about in the car just sing loudly!

Music has such an amazing impact on mood and atmosphere and sharing a favourite song is an incredibly powerful point of connection between you and your child. You can be silly with your dancing and as well as making you feel good its good exercise which increases endorphins and so make you feel good and is good for you…win/win! The key is to not be shy. None else can see and your child doesn’t care how stupid you look with your dancing – in fact the more stupid you look the better! So go for it and you’ll have their admiration!!

5/ Play hopscotch…

Just like above when you do exercise together it not only makes you feel good but is good for you so what’s not to like?! Hopscotch seems to be a forgotten game, which is shame as its so quick, easy and fun! Draw out the grid with chalk on your drive, mark it out with string in the house or get creative with pens, rulers or other items round the house and challenge each other not to land on the grid outline items!!

6/ Find a swing…

Who doesn’t like the feeling of swinging really high and feeling as free as a bird? You don’t have to go far to find a park with a swing. So next time you go to the park don’t just push your child on it, sit on one next to them and have a competition to see who can swing the highest (and don’t worry about other parents in the park thinking you are bonkers; they are actually just thinking “I wish I could go and do that, it looks fun!”) If your child is too small for big swings put them in the baby swing and plan the game where you push them and have to duck out of the way every time they come swing forward. They will be giggling their head off in no time, as will you be!

7/ Play hide and seek….

The great thing about hide and seek is you can plan it anywhere and with any age kids!! (My 12 year old still loves it as much as my 2 year old!!) Play it in the house, in the garden, in the park. Its a great, 5 minute activity that gets everyone laughing!

8/ Play ‘paper, scissors, stone’….

Again this is a great game that can be done anywhere for a few moments. Paper beats stone, stone beats scissors, scissors beat paper…simple, genius, fun…what’s not to like?! And if your kids are a bit young to understand do the ‘one potato’ game where you put your hands on each others and have to take your bottoms hand out and put it on the top agin to keep it going whilst singing ‘one potato, two potato, three potato more….’.

9/ Play the ‘yes / no’ game.

You have a conversation but the other person is not allowed to say ‘yes or no’. You can ask them questions and try to trick them into saying one of these words. Its a great one to do anywhere and kids get really competitive with it! You can of course keep it going for much longer than 5 minutes (a whole car journey for example!) but sooner or later the person forgets and everyone finds it hilarious!

10/ Spin around!

I started the list with tickle and am finishing it with Spinning! Because physical movement that gets your laughing and feeling physically different is so good for your brain, heart and soul! We used to call this ‘dizzy ducks’ the I was at school. Essentially you stick your arms out and spin around. The kids will be able to spin much faster and longer than you (with no exception!!) and you might want to not eat or drink (alcohol especially!) beforehand! But I challenge you to do it and then lie on the floor and feel the adrenalin and you will feel good. And you kid will crack up seeing you doing it with them…and this is worth every moment of dizziness!

Give our ideas above a try and let us know how you get on……more than anything its about showing your kids that you are prepared to engage, be silly and be present with them…even if its just for 5 minutes a day. You’ll both feel the difference…

Want more imaginative ideas to do with the kids? Check out 5 imaginative activities for outside play with the kids

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Check out Brilliant treasure hunts for kids for interactive, unique treasure hunt fun with themes for Dinosaur parties, Wizard theme events and young astronaut fans..

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Free children’s audio book……

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School holidays are nearly upon us (again!) and so a lot of people will  be heading off on long journeys, in their cars, with the kids devices and headphones at the ready! We have a treat for them, with the Wonderslide world story as an audio book…completely free of charge……..access it here 

 

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For more holiday activities check out the interactive treasure hunts….great for camping holidays, holiday games and when you are out and about with the kids…… See the Interactive Treasure Hunt Adventure Packs here 

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Brilliant ideas for an Easter Egg Hunts…and some top tips

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Brilliant ideas for an Easter Egg Hunt….

 

An great Easter Egg hunt can be simply hiding a load of eggs for the children to here are some ideas to make your Easter egg hunt even more fun, creative or give a new twist on your egg hunt! Here are some ideas to help you create the best Easter egg hunt….

The Eggs –  

 Of course chocolate eggs are the obvious choice but you could choose to not use chocolate. You can use plastic eggs which are filled with small toys, chicks or sweets  or with clues that correspond to bigger prizes such as stuffed toys. Easter books, chocolate bunnies or certificates.

 Or you could hard boil real eggs and decorate them or even better get the kids to decorate them before Easter day comes!

Here are 11 brilliant ideas for how to run your best fun egg hunt!!

1/ Easter Egg Treasure Hunt: 

This can be done either indoors or outdoors or a combination. Simply write out clues with each hidden location leading them to the next. It’s a good idea to number the clues so they don’t skip one! At the end, have an Easter basket filled with eggs and treats waiting for them!

 

easter hunt clue

2/ The Golden Easter Egg:

Paint an egg gold or get a gold egg and put some money or a main prize in it. This can make the hunt even more exciting and who will find the golden Easter egg first?

3/ Bowling with Eggs:

Hard boil a load of eggs and then paint them different colours. Have one egg which is white. Roll the white egg into the centre of a room and take it in turns to see who can roll their coloured egg closest to the white egg.

 4/ Activity Easter egg hunt

Set up different activity posts around the garden or park. At each post, the children will need to complete a physical challenge before they start searching for more eggs. You can have an adult at each post setting the activity and judging that they have done it appropriately. They can be given an egg for their efforts each time. They could also receive an egg sticker! Activities could include running up and down a path or doing a silly dance, star jumps, and egg and spoon race, skipping with a rope, throwing a ball into a hoop or a mini obstacle course.

5/ Pirate treasure hunt

Why not mix things up a bit with some different themes. A pirate treasure hunt means you can make a treasure map which the children have to follow to search out their chocolate eggs, with the final ‘X’ marking the spot……

6/  Dinosaur treasure hunt

Another theme which is great at Easter is hiding dino eggs. You can teach children to be dino rangers, give them binocolors, toy compasses and teach them to walk like dinosaurs. To do an awesome dinosaur themed treasure hunt, see The Dino Ranger Treasure Hunt here which includes Ron the Ranger leading the chillden in their ranger hunting skills and even teaching them The Dino Rap song! 

 

dino themed egg hunt

dinosaur treasure hunt

7/ Fancy dress Easter egg hunt

Place different dressing up items around the garden for the children to find and put on. They don’t need to be expensive, home-made bunny ears, a selection of hats, cotton wool tails, glasses, bags and gloves are all easy to make and great fun. 

At the end, each bunny wins a treat for their efforts.

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8/ Easter egg hunt with a colour code

Assign each child a different colour. Wrap the eggs in different coloured tissue paper (or use foiled wrapped chocolate eggs in different colours) and hide around the space. The children must only collect eggs of their colour. This is great for younger children who can’t read yet but know their colours! 

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9/ Easter egg hunt with bunny vouchers

Instead of chocolate treats, put little slips of paper inside plastic eggs which contain vouchers for activities for the child to claim over the coming weeks. These tokens can be for activities such as ‘watch a movie together with popcorn’, ‘have a teddy bear picnic’, ‘go to the park’ or ‘go out for cake with mummy’.

10/ Follow the Easter rope

Have a very long length of string or rope and at various points along it tie an Easter egg. The drape it around the space you are using (indoors or out) this may include putting through windows, through bushes and across fences.  The children have to use the strong to help them follow to the next egg! Each child then gets the end of one of the pieces of string and they have to follow it to find their egg.

11/ Easter bingo

Give each child a ‘bingo sheet’ marked with things you find at Easter, for example, spring flowers like daffodils, toy chicks or lambs, hot cross buns or religious items. Hide these items around the hunt space (garden, house or park). Challenge the children to find as many as they can and mark them off on their sheet when they have found them.The first to get a ‘full house’ wins.

Some great Easter Egg Hunt tips…..

Creating an egg hunt in a space away from the home:

Woodland areas make great hunt ground. Chhose a small area of woodland and place eggs under a landmark such as a bench or a bush or tuck them into the hollow of a tree. Don’t forget to keep a list of the places where you’ve hidden your eggs!

 

A local park is also a great place to create a hunt. If you have more than one adult involved one of you can go away and set up the hunt (and guard it until your children arrive1) and the other one can bring the children along in a bit. You can even be extra kind and generous and invite other children at the park to join in! 

Large groups of children:

If you have a larger group of children, they can work in teams. Each team can have a colour, with an equal number of eggs to match. Teams hide their own clutch of eggs and then have a race to find each other’s. You could use small chocolate Easter eggs wrapped in paper to match the team’s colour. Alternatively, make your own coloured eggs using food colouring.

(Hard boil the eggs and then mix colour solutions using water, vinegar and food colouring and soaks the eggs in the colour mixtures, watching them change colour!)

You can also designate a base and ask each child to return to it once they have collected five eggs to save the same (older or faster!)  children collecting them all!They should stay there until all the children have returned before setting out again. That way you can ensure they all get the same amount of eggs.

Estimate about a dozen eggs per guest so everyone has a chance to find and collect a good amount of eggs. Have a few extra baskets on hand in case guests forget to bring their own. You could also pair the younger ones up with the older ones. Small children can be overwhelmed by older ones so it works better if they can work in teams.

 

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If you are hosting the hunt for children who are a mixture of ages:

You could divide the space into two zones; one for younger kids and one for older kids.  For the younger children you can make the eggs easier to find and for the older kids they can be harder or have word based clues.

If you’re hosting a hunt for toddlers, try hanging balloons instead of eggs for easy searching!

If toddlers are in attendance make sure any toys being used and especially chicks don’t contain chocking hazards.

 

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Chocolate egg alternatives –

Obviously you want the children to get a prize in return for the egg-cellent hunting! However if you don’t want to give chocolate you can give a colouring book, reading book, a toy or a treat such as a picnic?

Another good idea is to give children certificates of achievement afterward. You can print out your own or buy some.

Chocolate egg consumption rules….

Unless you want a garden/house full of hyper children it’s a good idea to put rues in place to start with about when they can eat the eggs and how many, so they have a clear understanding of how much they can eat (and children’s activities work so much better when kids know the rules) A few eggs once the hunt has finished is perfectly acceptable and the rest can be taken home for them to eat over the Easter holidays.

Remember,the hunt doesn’t end until the last egg is found, so keep a count of how many eggs you hide!

Happy hunting!!

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