We think that the Easter holiday is associated with some of our favourite childhood springtime memories. Your heart fills with anticipation as you remember your family’s favourite Easter customs. Perhaps you have always relished the artistic aspects, such as decorating for Easter, decorating eggs, or baking bunnies for the holiday. You undoubtedly want to provide your own family with the same amazing experiences that you had as a child. For this reason, we’ve compiled a list of the top Easter activities that the whole family may enjoy on this unique Sunday.

Celebration Ideas

A family’s cherished traditions are what bind them together. Easter is a great opportunity to strengthen family traditions, make enduring memories, and enjoy each other’s company. These 20 enjoyable ideas can help your family begin and continue some memorable family time for years to come.

Take in an Easter Parade

Easter parades are held in several places on Easter Sunday or a day close to Easter. Give children an Easter hat, take them out into the streets, and observe the enthusiasm. For young children, the highlights are frequently fire vehicles, colourful floats, and marching bands.

Adorn Easter Eggs

An established custom! For children of all ages, dipping eggs in vibrant dye and watching them set is a fun activity. Adorn the house or Easter baskets with glitter, paint, and stickers for decoration. Organise a prize-filled Easter egg decorating competition in your neighbourhood if you want to step it up.

Eggs of Resurrection

Give your kids an interactive explanation of the Resurrection tale by utilising twelve colourful, numbered plastic eggs. A little artefact that depicts a portion of the narrative of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection is enclosed within each egg. Make use of tools like a sword, money, and a donkey. 12 eggs should be hidden in your house or yard. After your kids have located every egg, have everyone assemble and hear the Resurrection narrative as you crack open the eggs in numerical order.

Rolling eggs

Egg rolling is a significant component of the Easter customs observed in many places on Easter Monday. The object of the game is to roll decorated hard-boiled eggs down a hill as far as possible without cracking.

Race to Relay Eggs

Use Easter eggs as the main attraction in an egg relay race to give them a second act after the excitement of decorating them. Assemble participants into groups. Assign a spoon and a hard-boiled egg to each team. When the whistle blows, the players walk or sprint to a designated position, balance an egg on the spoon, and then pass the ball to the next person on the team. The side that finishes first wins the match.

Crack the Shell Game

This is a fantastic Easter game that may be enjoyed every year! Everyone receives a hard-boiled Easter egg this time, and they are paired with another participant. Each couple competes by smashing the tiny ends of their eggs together. The winner moves on to the next phase, where they recreate the process in pairs. The winner is the last person with an unbroken egg.

Scavenger Hunt for Easter Baskets  

Consider incorporating a scavenger hunt into your Easter Basket instead of just setting it out on Easter morning. For younger children, create a map using visual cues. Use textual cues for older kids. If your children are energetic, provide them with a trail of footprints left by the Easter Bunny that will bring them directly to their basket.

Establish an Easter Garden

There’s no denying that Easter signals the start of spring. Add some colour to your yard by using a variety of flowers. Think of petunias, marigolds, pansies, and tulips.

The Time Machine Egg

Have your child compose a message to themselves that they may open on Easter morning the following year by placing it inside a plastic egg. Your youngster has access to literature that describes their thoughts and actions from a year ago.

Make an Easter Egg Tree ornament.

Visit a craft store and get some decorations and foam or plastic eggs. The youngsters may express their creativity with this enjoyable pastime. Tie a ribbon in the same colour as the egg and suspend it from a real or artificial tree.

A Scripture-Based Journey to Easter

For many people, Easter is a very religious event that celebrates Christ’s resurrection. Look up relevant scripture that tells the Easter story and may be discussed in the weeks preceding the celebration.

Congregate Around the Table

A lot of families have large Easter brunches or dinners, with gammon frequently serving as the main entrée. Families may spend time together enjoying food, conversation, and fun when they come together for a large supper. Including members of the extended family will unite generations.

Take Part in Lent

Before Easter, during Lent, some people decide to “give up” something they value as a remembrance of Christ’s 40-day period of fasting and prayer. Some could decide to take on a new goal, like volunteering or forming a healthy daily habit.

Goodies for the Easter Rabbit

This custom is like leaving milk and cookies for Santa, only with treats that are suitable for rabbits. Remove the water and vegetables before going to bed.  

Start a garden using jelly beans

The night before, scatter a handful of jelly beans on the soil outside. While the tiny ones sleep, replace each one with lollipops. When they wake up and discover each jelly bean has transformed into a fantastic lollipop delight, their eyes will widen!

Pluck your neighbours

By leaving an Easter basket full of treats for the neighbours, you may spread Easter cheer. Before rushing back home, leave the basket on their front doorstep and ring the doorbell. To assist them figure out who left it, make sure the basket has a “You have been egged” sign and perhaps some family history. Your neighbours won’t mind if you egg them on this one.

Easter Basket Maze

Start with a white, blank puzzle whose pieces are tiny enough to fit into plastic eggs; you may purchase one at a craft store. Write a note explaining the location of their Easter basket while the puzzle is still put together. After that, split the pieces up and distribute them among the eggs. The kids will need to assemble the puzzle once they have located every egg to determine where their Easter basket is.

Brand-New Easter Ensemble

Easter clothing exchanges are a deeply ingrained European tradition that has influenced American culture. Getting a whole new wardrobe for Easter Sunday has become one of the most popular family customs.

Conclusion

Whatever your plans are for the day, these Easter activities are ideal for any kind of celebration. You could wish to read an Easter story to your children if you have any little ones in the family. You may even spend the afternoon creating Easter crafts or participating in Easter trivia games. In addition, many activities make use of the springtime, such as picnicking, playing sports, and growing flowers. Watch some family-friendly Easter movies and indulge in Easter sweets after enjoying your best Easter meals for supper. Have a very joyful Easter regardless of what you add to the schedule.