Sometimes, old-fashioned is better – and what’s more charmingly traditional than an Easter egg hunt? Perfect for keeping the kids busy over Easter (especially if you’ve got an Easter Sunday roast in the oven), keep your bouncing little bunnies entertained with our Easter egg hunt ideas, complete with some top Easter egg hunt clues for adults too!
To make it even more of an occasion, be sure to grab one of our Easter cards for everyone taking part in the hunt. Here’s a sneak peek at the lovely designs you can choose from:
And if you’re wondering what to jot down inside, just check out our guide on what to write in an Easter card!
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10 Easter egg hunt clues: rhymes and riddles
The joy of an Easter egg hunt is… well, okay, it’s chocolate, obviously, but there’s a significant amount of delight to be had in solving clues to lead you to the chocolatey treasure.
When you start planning your Easter egg hunt ideas, you’ll need to pick locations that you can easily drop a hint about in clues. So here are our top suggestions for some Easter egg hunt rhymes and riddles.
Rhyming clues
Looking for Easter egg hunt clues for kids? Rhyming is a great way to make the whole game feel more fun. Here are a few of our favourite suggestions:
- ‘This place is where you lay your head! Check under the pillow on your ____’
- ‘I have four legs to keep me stable – look for your next clue under the ____’
- ‘This next clue is such a breeze – it’s been left in the place you leave your ice cream to freeze’
- ‘You’re almost there, so don’t give up! Check the kitchen cupboards, perhaps in a ____?’
- ‘The eggs are escaping! They won’t get far – make sure they don’t drive off in the _____’
And don’t forget, in the unlikely event that the riddle stumps them, you can always give them a little clue.
Easter egg hunt riddles
For a slightly more puzzling time, use some of these classic ‘what am I?’ riddles as Easter egg hunt clues. We’ll leave the careful hiding of clues and/or eggs in these locations up to you.
- ‘I run all the time, but never move from the kitchen’ (The tap)
- ‘I have two hands and a face, but never smile’ (A clock)
- ‘The more I dry, the wetter I become’ (A towel)
- ‘I get smaller every time I take a bath’ (A bar of soap)
- ‘Tall when I’m young and short when I’m old, I’ll help you to see when the darkness unfolds.’ (A candle)
10 Easter egg hunt clues for older children
If you’re hiding Easter egg hunt clues for older children, you can definitely get a little bit more cryptic! Here are some simple suggestions for how to make their clues a bit more challenging.
Anagram egg hunt clues
Maybe their next clue is hiding in the degfir, or behind the act ruins… (don’t scramble your head, it’s just ‘fridge’ and ‘curtains’, anagrammed. Is that a verb? We’re making it a verb).
You could even step this up a bit by scrambling the whole phrase – ‘in the fridge’ becomes ‘deer infight’ and ‘behind the curtains’ becomes ‘ancient Edith shrub’. Hand over the clues and delight in their befuddled faces…
If you love the sound of this, here are a few more anagram clues to include:
- Bet under the al (under the table)
- By do the new in (by the window)
- Ant in the pry (in the pantry)
Movie-themed egg hunt clues
When it comes to Easter egg hunt ideas, using movie references can be a fun way to keep things interesting. Just try some of these clues for locations to hide clues or eggs, or make up your own…
- ‘Your next egg is hiding in Westview’ (television – a fun WandaVision reference for any Marvel fans)
- ‘The Breakfast Club danced here’ (taped under a table)
- ‘Find your next egg in Narnia’ (hidden in the wardrobe)
- ‘You’ll need this for Singin’ in the Rain’ (tucked inside an umbrella)
- ‘Head to where Harry Potter used to sleep’ (cupboard under the stairs)
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5 Easter egg hunt clues for adults
Searching for some clues that’ll keep adults entertained? Just go down the trivia route to get them thinking!
Easter trivia clues
Instead of giving bog-standard clues for your Easter egg hunt, why not create a fun Easter trivia-themed hunt? All you’ll need to do is hide a bunch of eggs, then when someone finds one, have them answer a trivia question (and get it right) before bagging the egg and moving onto the next.
Then, the person who ends up with the most eggs in their basket wins a larger prize at the end of the hunt! Sounds good? Here are some Easter trivia questions to inspire you:
- How many chocolate bunnies are produced each year? (around 90 million)
- In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate (Germany)
- Where was the first-ever chocolate Easter egg made? (England)
- Easter always falls between which two dates? (22nd March-25th April)
- Easter Island is a part of which country? (Chile)
5 Easter egg hunt clues for outside
If the weather is going to be glorious, why not have your Easter egg hunt outside to take advantage of the sun? Here are some fun Easter egg hunt clues for outside as a starting point:
- ‘Find me where feathered friends can get washed’ (Birdbath)
- ‘I’m hidden away but not a lot, go and look in the…’ (Flowerpot)
- ‘In the summer, you use me for gatherings and making tasty treats. What am I? (A barbecue)
- ‘Sitting in the shadows is my favourite place to be, now come and find me under the tallest… (Tree)
- ‘I can take you anywhere, all I need is someone to sit behind the wheel’ (Car)
Hopefully you’re feeling inspired by all of our egg hunt clues and are now ready to dive into planning
a hunt for your guests! Holding an Easter egg hunt is a sweet and time-honoured tradition – so brave the inevitable sugar high at the end of the treasure trail, and organise some egg-hunting fun for your family this year.
Over on the thortful blog, we’ve got even more Easter-related inspiration and activities including how to make Easter baskets (perfect to make before your hunt!). And if you want to have this sort of fun year-round, be sure to check out our article on how to plan a treasure hunt.
