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Get out the Easter duds and get ready for those egg hunts! Spring
is here and so is Easter. But, what else is there to do on Easter
Sunday besides dress up and eat candy eggs, have an egg toss or an
Easter egg hunt? Lots! Holidays are great family bonding
opportunities, so grab some pens and paper and get ready to giggle...
Here are a few ideas for those of you who might be looking for some fun activities
to keep the troops entertained.
Easter Pictionary:
You
need at least four people to play this game. On index cards, write the
following words (each on it's own card). Place them into a hat and
team up. Decide one person who will draw and the other person will try
to guess the word within 30 seconds to 1 minute (if you have a timer,
use it or for kids under 6, forget timing). The person who will draw
picks a card from the hat (without showing anyone) and tries to draw
the word on the card. Give each team who guesses correctly within the
allowed time a point. Whoever gets the most answers correct wins!
Here is the list of words:
Easter bunny
Carrot
Eggs
Jelly beans
Chocolate
Basket
Grass
Easter Lily
Tulips
Bonnet
Church
Pin the Tail on the Easter Bunny
Using a large piece of poster board, draw the back of a large bunny
with a star where the tail belongs. Have each player draw an Easter
bunny tail on a separate piece of paper and cut it out. Place tape on
the backside of the tails. Then, have participants pick their names
out of a hat to see the order in which they will play.
Use a scarf, tie or bandana to cover the eyes of the first
participant. Spin the player around a few times and direct him or her
towards the bunny with the tail in hand. After everyone has placed
their tail on the bunny, whoever is closest to the star wins. If there
is a tie, have them play again until one person is the clear winner.
Musical Eggs
Cut out large (at least 12 inch wide) eggs from newspaper, grocery bags
or another reuseable source. Make enough eggs for each person playing,
minus one. Place the eggs in a circle. One person will be the music
conductor. This person will turn on music and have players walk around
the eggs in a circle until the music stops. When the music stops
playing, everyone must stand on an egg. One person will not have an
egg and they will take over for the music conductor until the next
person is out. Continue playing the game until there is one person
left and this is the winner! Think musical chairs with eggs instead of
chairs.
If all else fails, you can always play Duck,
Duck, Goose, Tag or Hide and Seek, just call them something that has to
do with Easter like Duck, Duck, Bunny, Catch the Easter Bunny or Hide
and Squeak. Most importantly, have fun! And have a very Happy Easter!
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