Easter Party Games

Easter party games are often included in Easter celebrations, especially those planned for children.

Fun Easter Party Games

Easter celebrations often include good food, family and friends, and fun activities. The majority of the following games can be modified for the number and ages of the players. Why not incorporate a few fun Easter party games into your next celebration?

Guess the Eggs

This is an easy game that's simple for even very young children to play. Fill a large, glass jar with candy eggs, and make sure you count how many you put in. Have each child say or write down the number of eggs he or she thinks is in the jar. The child who guesses closest to the correct number of eggs can either receive a prize or be awarded the candy-filled jar.

Drawing Contest

Divide children into two teams, and hand each team an art pad and pencils.
Write various Easter-related objects, such as "bunny", "egg", etc., on slips of paper. Place them into a basket.
When the signal is given, one person from each team selects a slip of paper and draws the object on the pad.
Team members should then attempt to guess the drawing.
As soon as members correctly guess the drawing, the next person on the team should then select a slip of paper and do another drawing.
The team who finishes drawing and correctly guessing all of the objects first wins.

Match the Eggs

All you need for this game is construction paper, markers and scissors.

Draw and decorate a variety of eggs on construction paper.
Cut the eggs out of the construction paper, and then cut each egg in half.
Hand each child one egg half, and instruct him or her to find the match to that half.
This is a great party starter, especially if there are several children in the room who don't know each other.

Bunny Says

Take the traditional "Simon Says" game and turn it into an Easter game.

Choose one person as the "bunny." He or she will then issue commands to other players in the room.
All the players should line up, and the bunny should stand in the area that will be the finish line.
If the "bunny" doesn't preface his command with "Bunny says", the player should not do what is ordered.
If the player does perform the command anyway, he or she must go back to the original starting point and start over.
Common commands may include "Bunny says take three bunny hops forward" or "Bunny says take one giant leap forward."
The person who makes it to the finish line first wins.

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

Put a new slant on the traditional Easter egg hunt by turning it into a scavenger hunt.

Purchase hollow Easter eggs and place a scavenger hunt clue into each egg.
Clues could lead kids to find special prizes like chocolate bunnies or candied eggs.
Clues may also lead kids to the hiding places of other eggs.

Bunny Hop Flag Tag

For this game, children are divided into two teams.

Each team is given a set of flags which team members must guard.
Flags are either placed on or stuck into the ground, and team members must guard their flags from the opposing team.
At the same time, teams try to "hop" over to the other team's side to steal the flags without being tagged.
Players can only hop as they play, not walk or run.
The team who captures the most flags at the end of a specified playing time wins.

Easter Fun for Everyone

Easter parties are easy to plan, and children love the idea of celebrating this popular spring holiday with fun activities like Easter egg hunts and more. Begin planning ahead of time, use your creativity, and you're sure to think of some fantastic games in which everyone can take part.