Easy Energy Burning Easter Games For Kids

These six DIY energy burning Easter games are quick to put together and ideal for the whole family. Whether indoors or outdoors, you have some simple activities ready to go when that extra holiday energy kicks in.

I ran out of time last Easter.

By four in the afternoon on Easter Sunday, I looked at the clock and was shocked at how much we still had left to do.

With the kids, holidays are new and exciting again. There is magic in finding their Easter baskets, sheer joy in opening each Easter egg to find a treasure, and true eye sparkling watching a white egg change colors as we dye them.

It is all just so fresh, different, and fun.

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Naturally, I want to fit it all in to give the kids the full experience of the holiday. This means church, egg dying, Easter baskets, an egg hunt, making Easter dinner, and playing a few Easter games.

I was exhausted by the time last Easter ended. In the most joyous way possible, but still exhuasted.

Even though we packed in the activities, it made the day completely unique in all the special events, little presents, and games we got to experience.

One of my absolute favorite memories of Easter is playing some easy, no prep games. These are perfect to keep the kids busy while dinner is cooking, during some down time before church, or just as a way to burn off some of that extra holiday excitement energy.

While my family does an egg decorating contest each year, complete with voting and specific rules, these games can be put together in no time with the items you have on hand. If you have a crowd, you could make it a competition and have a type of Easter Olympics complete with a scoreboard, prizes, and teams.

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Egg Balance

Balance an egg on a spoon and walk a certain distance without it falling off.

Some variations to keep it interesting:

• Race another person
• Only walk on your tip toes
• Walk backwards
• Complete the course in circle steps
• Close your eyes (just make sure there is nothing in the way!)

For the little kids, I recommend using plastic eggs since they will constantly drop them. For older kids, challenge them with a hard boiled (or regular) egg for this game.

Straw Push

Grab a straw and an egg (your choice on what kind, but plastic eggs are easier to move), and blow through the straw to get the egg to move a certain distance.

This game produced a lot of laughter as some kids half spit, half blew through their straws, eggs rolled in all directions, and we had to shorten the track based on ages.

Some variations:

• Build a block obstacle course to get the egg through
• Use different surfaces like grass, a table, the driveway to roll the egg across
• Time each other
• Make a no hands rule, even on the straw itself

Larger straws work well for little kids as they can get more air through them quicker.

Jump Rope Count

See who can be the first to make it to 12 jump rope rotations. Write out Happy Easter! in chalk on the driveway and take turns getting through the whole word. One jump rope rotation equals one letter.

Some variations:

• Come up with different phrases to compete with
• Skip double dutch
• Use two jump ropes at the same time and see who can get to 12 first among those two people.

Egg Hunt

Yes, this is a classic Easter game and it does take a bit of prep work, but it is a goody for a reason. Last Easter, we spent close to three weeks continuously hiding Easter eggs around the house for Zoey to find because she loved the thrill of the hunt so much.

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Some variations:

• Grab the free printable to try this movement centered egg hunt. I am already laughing at picturing Zoey dancing like a chicken and William spinning around until he is dizzy!
• Assign one color egg to each person to find.
• Put puzzle pieces in the eggs. The hunt is over when the puzzle is put together.

Egg Catch

This simple game of catch gets a bit tricky with a few rules. For every catch that each person makes, that person takes a small step backwards. For every drop that each person makes, that person moves forwards. You could end up really far apart or really close together!

Some variations:

• Use different types of eggs depending on ages (plastic, hard boiled, regular)
• If anyone does not catch the egg and it drops, both partners go back to the starting line. (You might go through a lot of eggs if you use real ones.)
• If an egg is dropped, that team is out. The winning team will be based on who is left standing (or just who is the last one to drop it).
• Set the timer for a certain amount of minutes. The winners are the ones who are furthest away from each other after that time.

Color Hunt & Match

This game takes a touch more prep work, but is ideal for those who really need to run off some extra energy.

Set a different color egg in various areas of the yard. Mark the spot with a cone or flag. Place a matching color circle in the bottom of a muffin tin for the amount of colors hidden.

For example, if there are three yellow eggs, there needs to be three designated yellow muffin tin spots.

Each runner is assigned a color they need to find. Once the runner finds her color, she run back to the leader to drop her color in the matching spaces on the muffin tin.

The person to find all her colors first wins.

Some variations:

• Runners can work in teams.
• Make it a rule that runners can only carry one egg at a time.
• Time how long it takes to fill the tin each round.
• Use other items besides colors! Try matching stickers, letters, numbers, or Easter Egg puzzles.
• Eggs can be placed various distances apart – some close, some far.

Depending on which flag a participant goes to first, they might end up doing a lot of running and get frustrated that they cannot find their color. Know your participants for how much help they might need to get through the color hunt.

However many activities you chose to take on during your Easter Sunday, I truly hope you find joy in the holiday. Seeing the excitement on my kids’ faces as they believe in the magic of it all makes it so much more memorable.

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