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The Ultimate Easter Egg Hunt
 Have you ever wanted to host the ultimate Easter
egg hunting party? Well, you’re in luck, because here are all the
instructions you’ll need for super egg-hunting fun.
1. First, you need the right kind of
location. A big outdoor garden with lots of nooks and crannies is a
perfect place. A soccer field is not. Neither is a gym. There are
simply not enough interesting places to hide stuff.
2. For each egg hunter, have their parents
provide 18 filled plastic eggs a week before the big hunt. This
will give the ones who forget their eggs some extra time to get
their acts together.
3. When hiding the eggs, keep in mind the
varying ages and skill levels of the egg hunters. Leave some in
obvious places and others that would challenge any adult. Warn the
older kids not to push or shove the little ones when looking for
eggs.
4. Print out some clever clues on strips of
paper and put them in a few eggs. Example: “The golden egg you will
find/Not in front of, but behind!” Or: “A lucky person indeed who
looks among the weeds!” Of course, these clever clues need to
reference something in particular. Your clues may even send the egg
hunter to another clue! This could be extended for quite a while,
until the hunter finds a “special egg.”
5. People who find these “special eggs”
could be entered into a drawing, or the “special eggs” could
contain something like a $5 bill or a small toy.
6. For a unique twist, you could divide the
children into teams. Afterwards, you could give “prizes” to the
team with the most eggs, the team with the most eggs of a certain
color, etc.
7. Give a nice “hard luck” prize to the
person who found the least eggs, but don’t tell the contestants
about this before the egg hunt.
8. Give a prize to the person with the
prettiest/coolest egg-collecting basket.
9. You could host an adult Easter egg hunt
with some variations…You would have to fill the eggs yourself. And
you wouldn’t get to play, of course. Instead of a $5 bill, the
special eggs could contain gift certificates to fast food
restaurants or similar unexpected treats. Instead of candy, golf
tees or nail polish. Use your imagination! You could even host such
an event as a charity benefit, with donated prizes and a small
entry fee for each egg hunter.
After the Easter egg hunt is over, have a nice
brunch featuring egg-straordinary dishes like ham and Gruyere
omelets, pear-stuffed French toast, fruit salad, and mimosas for
the grown-up egg hunters. Or cream cheese scrambled eggs, biscuits,
jam, and bacon for the younger hunters. That is, if anyone is
hungry after all of their candy!
Article by Meredith Mooney
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