Easter is sneaking up here quickly. April is going to be a particularly busy month at the Lane house. In addition to the holiday, Harrison’s birthday is in April AND we’ll be adding this third little one to our family…all within about two weeks of each other. I have been planning super early to make sure I’m ready for both celebrations in case little one decides they just can’t wait any longer.
I wanted to share how we did our Easter baskets last year because it was the most fun we’d had yet, and made the hunt last even longer. AND, I’m going to share how the Nathan and his family did Easter basket hunting as well, because I think it’s an amazing idea as well!
Our Easter Basket Hunt…
After the boys went to bed, the Easter Bunny took yarn in a specific color for each boy, and, starting at their bedroom door, thread the yarn all over the house. It went up high, it went down low. They criss-crossed each other all over the house. And the yarn ended at their Easter basket.
It’s also, worth noting, that it’s really hard to take a picture of what this look like….
We helped the boys in the morning each follow their yarn to find their Easter baskets, and they both loved the game!
How the Lanes Did Easter Baskets…
I equally loved how the Lanes did Easter baskets when they were little, too. They would come up with a scavenger hunt for each kid. Each one had a different color of Easter egg, and they would solve their scavenger hunt clues that would take them all over the house, until the very last clue would lead them to their Easter basket’s hidden spot.
I think that’s the coolest idea ever!
I can’t decide which way we’ll go with this year….yarn maze or scavenger hunt, but I think they both make the Easter basket hunt significantly more fun!
What other cool ideas or traditions do you have in your family for Easter??
We never did a scavenger hunt for the baskets; those were always waiting at their “seats” at the breakfast table for them. Their baskets almost always held summer things like sandals and swim goggles and toys. BUT we did have a huge egg hunt each year. Since we live out in the country and have a huge field/woods behind our house we almost always had it outside and assigned each kid a color egg to go find (once they knew their colors) and laid out a special trail for each one to follow. In each egg there was an assortment of candy or money/change. We only ever had one egg that a critter managed to eat through and steal the candy out of. Depending on the age of the child we made the trail harder or easier to follow and they all had a lot of fun with it.
I used to DREAM about an egg hunt like that!! So much fun!!
Both of these are such fun ideas. We always just woke up to our basket on the fireplace and then find the eggs the bunny hid. That’s what we did with my kids too.
I love how everyone does something different! When I was growing up, my mom would make multiple small baskets for my sister and myself, and they would be hidden all over the house. The Easter Bunny seems to do something different at each house. 😉
That’s a fun idea too!