How to Plan an
Easter Party for Kids
By Caitlina
Fuller
Kids look forward to holidays and Easter is always a kid favorite.
The Easter bunny, chocolates, an Easter egg hunt, and coloring eggs
are all fun activities children anticipate well in advance. If you are
interested in planning an Easter party for kids you can do so with
minimal effort and for a low cost if you are well organized and
planned. The following tips will help you plan an outstanding Easter
party for kids that will be enjoyed by kids and adults.
First, you need to decide what you want to do. An Easter egg hunt
is a definite, but you need to make some decisions about this. Will
you be inviting children of a similar age or will there be a wide age
range? The reason this is important is because you want everyone to
have a chance to find some eggs. If there are lots of big kids and
little kids all mixed together then the little kids won't find any
eggs, or not many, and then they will feel sad and won't enjoy the
party. So, if you have kids that are close in age at the party then
one Easter egg hunt will suffice. But, if you are going to have a wide
range of ages then you will need to plan an Easter egg hunt for both
groups.
Another thing to keep in mind is where you will have the hunt and
what will you place in the eggs. Chocolates, especially dark
chocolates, are great suggestions to place inside the plastic eggs.
Money, jelly beans, and even small toys are also great suggestions.
Some people like to use real boiled eggs for their Easter egg hunt.
This is completely up to you and what is easiest should be chosen.
If you do decide to use real eggs then you might want to have an
egg coloring contest before. That way the kids could really enjoy
decorating the eggs and once decorated they could be hidden for the
Easter egg hunt. That would be a lot of fun for the kids to hunt for
the eggs they already decorated!
Beyond including an Easter egg hunt and possibly an egg coloring
contest you should have refreshments. It is really easy to make a cake
that looks like a bunny, or if you aren't that creative you could just
buy one already made. A bunny cake is the centerpiece and then you
could just offer chips, Easter candy and some punch or other drinks.
Remember as well that if you invite many children to the event you
will need chaperones, especially if you are having an egg hunt and
kids are roaming around. Ask a couple of parents to stay or invite
kids with their parents so everyone can enjoy the party and you don't
have the responsibility of that many kids on your hands.
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