Since we are hosting Easter this year I was looking for some activities for the kids to do while they are visiting.  I thought that these games were cute variations of original games for kids to play - so easy!  I plan to use a number of these to entertain when all the cousins arrive.  Enjoy!

How Many Eggs?

Supplies:
Large glass jar filled with chocolate eggs
Small pieces of paper
Easter basket
Pencil

How To Play: Have children write their name on a small piece of paper and their guess as to how many chocolate eggs are in the jar. The child who guesses the right number or comes closest takes the jar of candy home to share with their family.

Supplies:
Chalkboard
Chalk
Eraser
Easter Basket
Papers with Easter objects written on them
Timer

How To Play: Put papers with Easter objects written on them into basket. Divide children into two groups. Flip a coin to see which team goes first. Invite a child from the playing team to approach the chalkboard, draw a slip of paper and read it to themselves. On your mark, the child should then draw the object in hopes that his/her team members will guess the object on their paper. If the team guesses correctly before time runs out, they score a point. If the playing team does not guess correctly, the other team has five seconds to try to come up with the correct answer. If they guess correctly, they score a point and it is their turn to play.

This game can be simplified for young players utilizing words such as: carrot, bunny, candy. Make more difficult for older players by using short phrases: chocolate bunnies taste good, marshmallow chicks are yellow, etc.

Decorate Easter Cookies

Supplies:
Large sugar cookies for each child in shape of an egg
Canned frosting
Small candies, sprinkles, etc.

How To Play: A deliciously fun way to be creative.

Easter Cupcake Walk

Supplies:
Cupcake for each child
Numbers taped to the floor
Easter basket to hold number call cards
Music

How To Play: When the music starts the children begin to walk around the room stepping on each of the numbers as they go. When the music stops the children should step on the number closest to them. A number is pulled from the Easter basket and the child standing on that number gets to choose a cupcake to eat at a nearby table. That number is then removed from the floor and the bag. Continue until every child has a cupcake.

Easter Scramble

Supplies:
Index Cards
Paper Bags

How To Play: Choose an Easter word such as: Easter Bunny, Chocolate, Basket, Hippity-Hop.... Write the letters of the word on individual index cards. Do this two times, making two sets. Put each set in a brown paper bag.

Divide children into teams. Give each team a bag. The first team to decipher what the word in the bag is, wins. A variation of the game would be to divide into teams with the same number of children as there are letters in the word. Each child get's a letter and they must hold onto the card and stand in the proper order to spell the word for all to see.

Supplies:
Big picture of a basket
A decorated paper Easter egg, for each child, with adhesive on back and their name on the front (could be an art activity before playing-everyone makes their own)
Blindfold

How To Play: Blindfold the player, spin 'em around and let them try to stick the egg on the basket. Give a prize for the player that gets the closest.

Duck Race

Supplies: Tape to mark distance lines

How To Play: On your mark the children bend over and grasp their ankles. The first one to waddle to the finish line without letting go of their ankles, wins.

Bunny Walk

Supplies: 2 large construction paper eggs per team

How To Play: Divide children into teams. The first person of a team takes the 2 eggs and lays one of the eggs out on the floor. The child steps on the first egg and then places the second egg in front of them. The child steps on the second egg, reaches back and picks up the first egg and then places that egg in front of them. Continue to the end of the course and then run back and tag the next team member. Variation: Divide the teams in half and have the person walk on eggs to the other side.

Supplies:
Four blue flags with a bunny on the front
Four green flags with an Easter egg on the front

How To Play: Divide children into two groups. Each team has four Easter flags. Place the flags on the ground in a row. The object is to run to the other team's side and try to take three of there flags back to their own side without getting touched. If they get touched, they must stand still until one of their teammates touches them.