How to Do an Easter Egg Hunt Indoors

Easter egg hunts are a common Easter holiday tradition, especially for children. Organizing an Easter egg hunt indoors can sometimes be your best option, especially if the Easter holiday occurs on a snowy or rainy day. An indoor Easter egg hunt can also be necessary if you live in an apartment or condominium community that does not present the option for an outdoor hunt. Continue reading this article to learn more about how you can organize a fun and exciting Easter egg hunt indoors.

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Obtain eggs for the Easter egg hunt. You can use real, hard-boiled eggs you may have dyed for the Easter holiday, or use plastic, hollow Easter eggs you can fill with goodies.
- Since you are performing the Easter egg hunt indoors, you may want to use plastic eggs instead of real eggs. Real eggs may attract insects or rodents if slightly cracked, or may become rotten over time if forgotten about.

Purchase small goodies to place inside the plastic Easter eggs, if applicable. Plastic Easter eggs can be filled with goodies such as chocolate, candy, jelly beans, money, toys, and other similar prizes. For example, if the Easter egg hunt is for a group of young girls, fill the eggs with stickers, lip gloss, or similar items girls may enjoy.

Designate certain indoor areas specifically for the Easter egg hunt. Before you hide the eggs, you should determine the rooms or places in which children are safely allowed to search. For example, choose safe, open rooms such as the living room or den, instead of the utility closet where dangerous tools and chemicals are stored.
- Tape signs over rooms and locations in which you do not want children to search for Easter eggs. For example, hang signs that read "Do not enter" on cabinets and the doors of rooms you don't want searched.

Choose a private time during which to hide the Easter eggs. To help ensure that the Easter egg hunt is fun for the children, you should hide the eggs when the children are asleep, or absent from the location. For example, hide the Easter eggs on the night before Easter while your children are asleep.

Hide the Easter eggs in various locations throughout your home or indoor venue. The Easter eggs can be hidden in easy-to-spot locations for younger children, or in complex locations for older children. For example, if the children are toddlers, hide eggs in corners of rooms, or in Easter baskets within plain view.

Make note of all the locations in which you hide the Easter eggs. A list will help you ensure that the children find all the hidden Easter eggs successfully. Additionally, a list will prevent Easter eggs that aren't found from becoming rotten if they are real, and the edible goodies inside plastic eggs from going stale.

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Decorate rooms or areas in which Easter eggs are hidden with Easter-themed decorations such as ribbons, plastic green "Easter" grass, or pastel-colored balloons. This will help keep children informed on the places they are permitted to search for Easter eggs.

For Easter egg hunts that involve children of multiple ages, designate certain eggs for certain children or age groups. This can help prevent older children from collecting eggs in easier-to-find locations. For example, if you have 2 children aged 4 and 10, inform your children that the yellow eggs can only be "found" by the 4-year-old, and blue eggs can only be "found" by the 10-year-old.

Designate a special "prize" egg that will award its finder with a unique gift. A special prize egg can make the Easter egg hunt more fun, exciting, and competitive for the children. For example, paint one egg in a unique color such as gold, hide it in a challenging location, then announce that its finder will receive a large cash bill.