Easter Games for Adults and Kids

Easter games for adults and kids are a lovely way to bring the family together over a spring weekend. Here are 20 ideas: classic Easter games for kids, fun grown up challenges, and plenty of indoor games for when the weather does not cooperate. Each one lists players, what you need and how to play, and most only need plastic eggs, a few spoons and some candy.

Easter games for kids

Easter Egg Hunt

Players: 2 to 50
You need: Plastic eggs filled with candy or small toys, baskets

Hide eggs around the yard or house and send the kids off with baskets. For mixed ages, give each child a color so little ones are not outrun by older cousins. Count the eggs before hiding so you know when all are found. Our scavenger hunt ideas page has clue ideas for an older kids' version.

Egg and Spoon Race

Players: 4 to 30
You need: Spoons, hard boiled or plastic eggs

Players race to a line and back carrying an egg on a spoon. If the egg drops, they pick it up and start again from that spot. Run it as a relay for bigger groups.

Egg Rolling

Players: 2 to 20
You need: Hard boiled eggs, a gentle slope or long table, wooden spoons

Players push their egg along with a spoon from the start line to the finish. The first egg across wins. On a hill, the egg that rolls furthest without cracking wins.

Bunny Hop Sack Race

Players: 4 to 30
You need: Pillowcases or sacks

Kids stand in a sack and hop like bunnies to the finish line. Run heats of four and a final. Use grass for a soft landing.

Pin the Tail on the Bunny

Players: 4 to 20
You need: A bunny poster, cotton ball tails with tape, a blindfold

Blindfold each child, turn them gently and let them stick a cotton tail on the bunny. The closest tail wins a small chocolate.

Easter Egg Relay

Players: 6 to 30, two or more teams
You need: Baskets, plastic eggs

Teams line up. The first player runs to a pile of eggs, grabs one, runs back and tags the next player. The first team to fill its basket with ten eggs wins.

Bunny Says

Players: 5 to 30
You need: Nothing

A spring version of Simon Says. The leader calls actions like "Bunny says hop on one foot". Anyone who moves without "Bunny says" sits out until the next round.

Pass the Easter Egg

Players: 6 to 30
You need: A large plastic egg with a treat inside, music

Pass the egg around the circle while music plays. The holder when the music stops is out. The last child in wins the treat. It runs like hot potato.

Easter games for adults

Egg Roulette

Players: 2 to 10
You need: A dozen eggs: most hard boiled, two or three raw, a tray

Players take turns picking an egg and cracking it on their own forehead. Hard boiled eggs are safe, raw ones are messy. The last player to avoid a raw egg wins. Play outside with towels and old shirts.

Adult Egg Hunt with Clues

Players: 4 to 20
You need: Plastic eggs with riddles or puzzle pieces inside

Each egg holds a riddle leading to the next, or a piece of a puzzle that reveals where a prize is hidden. Teams race to solve the trail first. It turns the kids' classic into a real challenge for grown ups.

Easter Trivia

Players: 4 to 40
You need: A list of 20 spring and Easter questions

Ask about Easter traditions around the world, spring flowers and chocolate facts. Play in teams and keep score on the scoreboard.

Egg Toss

Players: 4 to 30, pairs
You need: Raw or hard boiled eggs

Partners stand a step apart and toss an egg back and forth. After each catch, both take a step back. The pair that keeps their egg intact longest wins.

Jelly Bean Guess

Players: Any number
You need: A jar of jelly beans, slips of paper

Guests guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. The closest guess takes it home. Add a second jar with mixed flavors for a blind taste test round.

Easter Two Truths and a Lie

Players: 4 to 20
You need: Nothing

Everyone shares two true spring or Easter memories and one made up one. Others guess the fib. It follows the two truths and a lie format.

Indoor Easter games for any age

Easter Bingo

Players: 4 to 40
You need: Picture bingo cards, counters or mini eggs

Call out pictures such as chick, basket, tulip and bunny. Players cover squares with mini eggs, and the first line wins. Kids can eat the counters at the end.

Egg Decorating Contest

Players: 4 to 30
You need: Hard boiled eggs, dye, markers, stickers

Everyone decorates an egg in 20 minutes. Award prizes for most colorful, funniest and most creative. It is calm, creative and works for any age.

Easter Charades

Players: 6 to 30
You need: Slips with spring words, a timer

Teams act out words like "hopping bunny", "egg hunt" and "planting flowers" for one minute each. Use the standard charades rules.

Indoor Egg Hunt

Players: 2 to 20
You need: Small plastic eggs, a list of hiding spots

Hide eggs on bookshelves, inside shoes and behind cushions. Give a hot and cold hint when kids get stuck. It is the best rainy day backup.

Bunny Ears Ring Toss

Players: 2 to 20
You need: Bunny ear headband or bottles, rings

Players toss rings onto bunny ears worn by a teammate or onto bottles decorated as bunnies. Most rings in one minute wins.

Carrot Spoon Pass

Players: 6 to 20, two teams
You need: Spoons, small carrots or orange candy

Team members hold spoons in their mouths and pass a small carrot from spoon to spoon down the line. If it drops, it goes back to the start.

Planning tips for Easter games

• Mixed ages: give each child an egg color or a set number to find so everyone gets a fair share.
• Indoors: egg hunts, bingo, decorating, charades and trivia all work without a yard.
• Adults: a clue based egg hunt, Egg Roulette and trivia add friendly competition.
• Count your eggs before hiding them, or you will find one in a flowerpot weeks later.
• Allergies: fill some eggs with stickers or small toys instead of candy.

How to plan an Easter games afternoon

A simple running order works for most families. Start with something calm as people arrive, such as the jelly bean guess and egg decorating. Once everyone is there, run the big egg hunt while the kids have the most energy. Follow it with two or three quick races, then move indoors or into the shade for bingo or charades while lunch is served.

If adults are joining in, save Egg Roulette or the clue based hunt for after the kids' games, so grown ups have their own moment of competition. A small prize table with chocolate, seed packets and spring stickers keeps everyone motivated, and it is a nice touch to make sure every child goes home with something.

For more spring ideas, see our outdoor and lawn games.