Easter is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated celebrations during spring in the UK. Whether you’re a Sunday School teacher planning Easter activities for children or a parent organising a neighbourhood Easter gathering, we’ve put together a list of meaningful, engaging Easter games that help children celebrate the joy and message of Easter.
| Game | Type | Best For | Indoor/Outdoor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Hunt | Physical | All ages | Both |
| Egg and Spoon Race | Physical/Relay | Ages 4+ | Outdoor |
| Egg Rolling | Physical | All ages | Outdoor |
| Egg Tapping | Traditional | Ages 5+ | Both |
| Egg Decorating Contest | Creative/Art | All ages | Indoor |
| Easter Mural Challenge | Creative/Collaborative | Ages 4+ | Indoor |
| Clay/Playdough Creations | Creative/Tactile | Ages 3+ | Indoor |
| Virtual Egg Hunt | Online | All ages | Indoor |
| Online Board Games/Quizzes | Online | Ages 6+ | Indoor |
🌸 Traditional Easter Games
Have you ever wondered why many traditional Easter games involve eggs?
In Christianity, eggs hold a symbolic meaning of the empty tomb, signifying the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was crucified. In fact, Easter eggs were distributed to congregations in early Orthodox churches, as they abstained from eating eggs and meat during Lent. 1 In Europe, the old churches even used to paint hard-boiled eggs.
Now, let’s explore some classic Easter egg games that are fun and easy to try with kids.
🧺 Egg Hunt
Egg hunt is a classic game in the UK that symbolises the joy of discovery and serves as a reminder of the process of finding the empty tomb.
It's super easy to organise this game. All you need to do is just hide some decorated hard-boiled eggs or plastic egg toys in a spacious outdoor or indoor space like a garden, neighbourhood park, or church hall.
Depending on the size and age group of the children, you can make it an individual or team game (a friendly one, of course).
The individual or team that collects the most eggs in their basket wins.
Explore this guide to learn how to plan the best Easter egg hunt from scratch!
🥄 Egg and Spoon Race
If you’re looking for a slightly more challenging egg game that kids can enjoy, try the egg-and-spoon race. It's a game that is suitable for younger and older kids, which tests balance and coordination while adding fun during the festivities.
Simply prepare some hard-boiled eggs or plastic egg toys and spoons of different sizes (younger kids can take larger spoons). The children must balance their eggs on the spoons and race to the finish line without dropping them.
🏃♀️ Egg Rolling
Another fun egg game that you can try out outdoors is egg rolling.
Traditionally, it is played during big outings near parks with slopes or hills, where children will roll the decorated hard-boiled eggs with the hope that they will be the first to reach the bottom (but here's the catch, the eggs must not crack!) This tradition is popular in various cultures and adds a competitive edge to Easter activities.
Important tip: You can modify and play this game at home with younger kids, where you can do it from a mini slide with plastic toy eggs.
🥚 Egg Tapping
This game was first practised in Medieval Europe and became popular in Central Europe before it became a worldwide Easter tradition.2 As the name implies, egg tapping requires participants to tap the ends of each other's eggs. The last uncracked egg is declared the winner, where it symbolises good health and well-being for the winner in the coming year.
To make the game more engaging, you can let the kids participate in the egg boiling, painting, and selecting process before the actual tapping game.
🎨 Crafty and Creative Easter Activities
Moving on, let's look at other Easter games where you can unleash your artistic skills. This works well in both faith and secular settings, while encouraging kids to combine play, imagination, and focus during the activities.
✨ For personalisation fun: Easter Egg Decorating Contest
Of course, you can always maximise the egg fun by hosting a friendly egg-decorating contest for kids. All you need to prepare are some paints, stickers, and glitter.
You can also give the children Easter-themed prompts, such as hope, love, resurrection, and family, to inspire their creativity and guide their designs. Through this contest, everyone gets to shine and showcase their artistry. Every design is personalised according to their interest and creativity!
✨ For collaborative fun: Easter Mural Challenge
This game can be done together on a wall or on a large piece of paper, where different kids are given some references (printed paper artwork) to complete the artwork. It can be a mixture of painting (older kids) and sticking craftworks (younger kids).
If you are a Sunday School teacher or the main organiser, here's a step-by-step guideline:
Step 1
Choose your mural theme
It can be about a spring garden symbolising new life and hope, or a faith story featuring scenes of an empty tomb (depending on the setting)
Step 2
Divide the mural area into a few sections
Make sure each child on a team gets one square or panel to design and decorate. Delegate specific tasks: colour the sky, paint sunflowers, etc.
Step 3
Provide as many craft supplies as possible
From washable paints, crayons, coloured pencils, paper cut-outs, glitter, glues, tape, or scissors. The idea is to make participation easy for kids of different ages.
Step 4
Include play and time elements
You can add a time challenge (10- 20 minutes) and encourage teamwork so that the kids will help each other to finish on time.
Step 5
Assemble and display everything together
You can monitor the finishing touches and take a group photo together as a memory.
✨ For tactile fun: Clay or Playdough Easter Creations
This is another creative artsy game that you can try out with kids during Easter, beyond playing with eggs or bunnies, but creating something from an idea or a model.
You can prepare clay and playdough of different colours, and let them sculpt different creations according to Easter symbols like spiring, hope, ressurection and celebration.
📱 Online Easter Games
If you are looking for more accessible and inclusive Easter games for kids, consider playing online games during the celebration — especially in situations like these:
Unpredictable weather, especially rainy days
Family members living far from each other
Holiday downtime, lack of facilities, and manpower
Here are some online Easter games recommendations for you to get started.
🎯 Virtual Egg Hunt
This is perfect for family members who can't be physically present to join in the fun. Instead of coming together physically to find the hidden eggs in a garden or outdoors, players can still enjoy the thrill of "egg hunting" through clues, online puzzles, and challenges — with just a screen and a stable Internet connection at home. 3
Feel free to look through these two examples:
Video chat egg hunt
- For families, you can tailor the hunt difficulty level according to your children's age.
- It's best to assign a family member (an adult) to hide the eggs (different colours) and clues at the homes
- While the egg hunt begins, the child will be recorded and given a score when he or she finds an egg
Online scavenger hunt
- Kids are given the task to find "digital eggs" within a webpage (game software like Genially)
- The setting is usually in a virtual garden where students click the digital eggs and unscramble the letters for a special message.
🎯 Online Board Games/Easter Quizzes
Another interesting game to try out with your kids is an online Easter board game. The board game includes several Easter-related questions and instructions, with kids taking turns rolling the dice and moving their pieces along the printable sheets or screen. Some examples include:
- What month is Easter usually in?
- What do eggs represent in Easter?
- What season is Easter in?
You can also teach kids to sing these Easter songs for a more meaningful and heartfelt celebration.
🔎 Incorporating Easter Games into Your Celebration
While Easter is fundamentally a personal moment of faith, reflection, and gratitude, it is also a joyful time of reunion — when families and communities come together to celebrate, connect, and share in fun activities and games. Here are some things to consider while you're preparing Easter games as a host, especially if it's your first time.
🧩 Planning and Preparation
The first thing that you should consider while preparing is whether you're leaning towards an indoor or outdoor celebration. From there, you can start listing down the types of games according to the ages of the children attending.
Checklist for Games
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🧩 Safety Considerations
Additionally, you should look into the safety and well-being of the participants. Apart from checking the weather and location, here are other things to take note of:
🧩 Prizes and Rewards
Finally, you should also decide on the prizes and rewards of the games to foster participation and encouragement for the kids who are playing. It's best to make sure everyone receives something, whether it's individual prizes, a group reward or a participation award.
Some examples include stationery (like colour pencils or crayons), stickers, certificates, or small treats. Of course, be sure to line everybody up for a lovely photo time too!
We hope this article has inspired you to plan out these fun Easter games to try out with your kids.
References
- Rogers, J. (2024, February 27). Easter Eggs: What Is the History Behind This Tradition? Www.chaseoaks.org. https://www.chaseoaks.org/articles/easter-eggs-what-is-the-history-behind-this-tradition/
- Przemysław Bociąga. (2023, April 7). A Worldwide Easter Tradition With Central European Roots. 3 Seas Europe. https://3seaseurope.com/egg-tapping-may-have-spread-from-central-europe/
- VIRTUAL EASTER SCAVENGER HUNT | Downshire Primary School. (2022). Downshireps.co.uk; Downshire Primary School. https://www.downshireps.co.uk/virtual-easter-scavenger-hunt/
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