by Krystle Hernandez

Created on: April 07, 2009   Last Updated: April 25, 2009

Although Easter has religious origins, through the past several decades, more and more families have taken a non-secular approach to celebrating this springtime holiday. With Easter bunnies leaving special baskets filled with candy, toys, and other goodies at the foot of children's beds, Easter has become a makeshift second Christmas for many families. Aside from bunnies and chocolate, however, one of the best parts of many Easter celebrations is the Easter Egg Hunt! There are few things as entertaining (or rewarding) as searching for hidden eggs that contain even more goodies than an Easter basket. And, of course, the search just adds to the fun! So, if you want to plan an Easter Egg Hunt for your family, take a look at the following suggestions to help you get your event off and running without a hitch.

Planning

Planning is crucial to ensuring that your Easter egg hunt goes off smoothly. If hunts are held without much thought or planning, fighting between children or jealousy is bound to ensue. So, be sure that you take the time and plan your event prior to game time. Ask yourself the important questions: who, when, and where in order to make sure you cover all of the bases. Who will be participating in the hunt? How old will the participants be? If you have kids from a wide range of ages, you may need to do some extra planning to make sure that the older kids don't get a hold of ALL of the eggs and leave the younger kids feeling as though they failed.

In addition, knowing your participants will help you determine the scale of your hunt. If your hunt is only for your own kids, then it will likely be a much smaller affair than if you included neighbors, friends, and extended family members. If your list of egg hunters extends beyond a handful of kids, you may want to consider sending out invitations. Be sure that you select an appropriate venue and time before sending out your invitations.

If your egg hunt will be small and catered to your own children, you can have some fun by leaving "clues" or "maps" in their Easter baskets that morning. Make sure that the clues are vague but also be sure that you keep your kids various ages in mind. Clues should be relatively easy for younger children and progressively more challenging for older children. Place your child's Easter basket at the foot of his or her bed in the morning and include a scroll that contains instructions for the Easter Egg Hunt.

Also, be sure to consider when you will hold the hunt. Will it be in the

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