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37 Best Easter Games to Make the Holiday the "Hoppiest" One Yet
Enjoy a day of bean bag tosses, scavenger hunts, sack races and more with the entire family.
After a morning of digging through Easter baskets for chocolate bunnies, attending Mass and getting all dressed up for Easter dinner, both the kids and adults will be ready to continue the fun. Luckily, these exciting Easter games and family activities are egg-cellent at keeping everyone from toddlers to teens entertained.
Of course, you can always stick with a traditional Easter egg hunt. But if you're looking to change it up this year, keep the holiday fun going with scavenger hunts, bean bag tosses, relay races, puzzles and more fun games, many of which you can create yourself right at home. And the best part? Most of these games are designed to work indoors or outdoors, in case this upcoming Easter isn't as sunny and warm as we hope. There are even some more advanced options, like charades and croquet, for the teens and adults to get involved. Pick up a few fun prizes from the dollar store and give them out to the winners for an added bonus or make the prize what everyone really wants — first dibs on the Easter desserts table.
Easter Egg Counting Printable
A game that kids can play by themselves and used to help them practice their math skills. Using the free printable, cut out each egg and then horizontally cut each egg in half. Hide all the paper slips in different eggs. The player's job? Collect all the eggs and then match the halves with the numbers to the halves that have the correct number of dots on them.
Get the tutorial at Typically Simple »
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Peeps War
Peeps — the treat that's fun to eat and play with. Two players each get a pack of Peeps marshmallows and line them up on opposite sides of the table. Using plastic Easter eggs, players must try to knock all of their opponent's marshmallows off the table first.
Get the tutorial at Play Party Plan »
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Fovths Easter Bean-Bag Toss Knockdown Game
The kids will LOVE this one. Stack up the cans and see who can knock them down in one throw. You won't believe how quickly the competition will heat up once the games begin.
Freeze Dance
A classic that never stops being fun. Play freeze dance with Easter-themed songs like "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," "The Bunny Hop" and "Hot Cross Buns." If a player doesn't freeze when the music stops, they're out. The last one standing wins!
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Bunny Bowling
These bowling pins are earresistible, aren't they? Just add hand-drawn faces and paper ears to make this classic game fit for the occasion.
Easter Egg Disc Drop Game
An easy game that even the littlest of kids can play. Simply drop the discs in at the top of the board and see which slots they end up in. Whoever gets the most points wins!
Charades
Want to get the kids and adults involved in a game together? Charades is the answer. Create your own cards that contain holiday-themed words and phrases like "bunny," "dyeing eggs," "baby chick hatching," and more to truly get in the Easter spirit.
Easter Egg Mini Puzzles
Purchase a group of these easy 12-piece puzzles and let the younger kids have a blast putting them together. If you want to turn up the heat a bit, make it a competition by timing people and seeing how long it takes each player to put one together. The fastest time gets a prize.
Chickers
Checkers gets an Easter twist when you exchange the round pieces for easy, DIY chicks and bunnies. You might even want to keep this one out as a decoration when you're not playing it.
Get the tutorial at Craft Project Ideas »
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Zcaukya Inflatable Ring Toss Game for Kids
Get ready to get silly! With this game, players wear a pair of inflatable rabbit ears while their partners try to toss the rings onto them. It's impossible to do this activity without giggling.
Easter Egg Poppers
When kids yank on the string, they'll crack open the colorful poppers and shower themselves in sweet surprises a.k.a. candy and confetti galore.
Get the tutorial at Studio DIY »
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Croquet
Depending on the Easter weather situation, this could be a great option for the older kids when they're itching to get out of the house for some fresh air. Croquet, which can be played with two, four or six players, has one main objective: use the mallet to get your ball through the numbered hoops in the correct sequence order. The team that completes the course first wins.
Easter Scavenger Hunt
Since they've already got their detective hat on, keep the search going by scattering a bunch of clues around your house to lead your little bunnies to a special prize.
Hoppin' Easter Egg Hunt
Egg hunts aren't all about chocolates and coins. Fill half of the plastic eggs with fun challenges (think: quack like a duck) to get everyone — young and old — in the holiday spirit.
Hungry Bunny Toss
Switch up the age-old bean bag toss for this silly bunny version. The game is as fun to make as it is to play.
Easter Egg Bingo
Mix and match different tops and bottoms of plastic Easter Eggs, and use the resulting combos to come up with a Bingo board. First one to get five in a row wins!
Water Balloon "Egg" Toss
Head outside and split your family into pairs. Have each pair toss water balloon "eggs" back and forth. When someone pops an egg, their team is out — and soggy!
Egg Bowling
If you have a smooth, flat surface in your house or patio, you can try rolling eggs in a traditional bowling game and try to knock down empty water bottles. Or you can go for a game of precision, challenging players to see if they can get closest to a marker (in this case, the plain, white egg).
Goliath Jumping Jack
This surprise game is perfect for getting in the Easter spirit. Players pull carrots from the base and wait for Jack to launch from his perch. Once he jumps, players race to catch him. Ages 7+
Hula Hoop Aim Game
Set up five hula hoops on the floor and assign a point value to each (ex: the closest hoop is 10 points and the furthest hoop is 50). Give each player five plastic eggs. Have them toss the eggs into the hoops to see who can rack up the most points.
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found dominating the audio round at her local bar trivia night or tweeting about movies.
Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion. She also has a soft spot for feel-good TV, so you can catch her writing about popular shows like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart and more.
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