For as long as I can remember, my nana had an Easter egg hunt party that I absolutely loved. Her backyard was perfect for it! It was huge, lots of big trees, on a creek with plenty of hiding places….and a pool. I love Easter and looked forward to it every year. I’ve always wanted to have an Easter party at our house but hers was always so fun that I didn’t want Aiden to miss out on it. This year, my nana wasn’t feeling up to it so we decided it was our opportunity.
I made some Easter themed foods, bought a really pretty cake from Publix and we grilled burgers and hot dogs. It was pretty much a pool party with an egg hunt.
I made these for Aiden’s class party and they were a hit. It’s just frosting piping bags ( I used the 12″ bags) filled with cheese balls and tied with a green ribbon. The links below are the exact ones I used.
Frosting Bags Cheese Balls Green Ribbon
I wanted the deviled eggs to be festive. First off, I don’t boil them, I bake them. You just put them in a muffin tin and bake them at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. It’s so much easier and perfect for party prep since you don’t have to stand over a boiling pot.
The only drawback is it causes burn marks on the shell that can make it down to the actual egg. If you don’t mind that, it’s a very convenient way of creating “boiled” eggs. Make sure you immediately transfer them to an ice bath to make them easier to peel.
I was going to make a cheese ball but ran out of time, so I bought two and formed them into the shape of a carrot. I topped it with parsley and surrounded it with crackers, then viola! A carrot shaped cheeseball.
Lastly, you have to have dessert! I was going to make a dirt cake with crushed Oreos but I sort of fell in love with a cake I saw at Publix and it was on sale for $9.99. I had to!
For the egg hunt, we separated the kids by age group. Six years and under had the first egg hunt, then the “big kids” were after that. We filled the eggs with candy and had a silver egg with $1 and a golden egg with $5 for the little ones. Luckily my sister in law brought a lot more filled eggs for the bigger kids.
Aiden and Carter found the golden and silver eggs! That worked out perfect because they are very competitive with each other for some reason. We gave out a chocolate bunny to the kid with the most eggs, Liam, and he was thrilled!
The party started around noon and most people left around 5pm. Our parties usually last all day which we love. Towards the end, the few kids that were left watched a movie inside while the adults hung out and talked on the deck. This is how we found Aiden when we finally came in…
Over all, I think it was a huge success! Aiden said it was the best day ever! I plan on throwing another Easter party next year. I was exhausted after this but I remembered at midnight that I hadn’t added the Easter bunny foot prints that have become a tradition in our house. After a template was made and flour was sprinkled on the ground (so much easier to clean up than baby powder) I was out! His face the next morning was completely worth it!
Pretty cool tips
Thank you!
This is awesome!! I got some great ideas for our, hopefully, Easter gathering. Thank you
I started an Easter tradition some 13 years ago. Each child has their own color, and only those colored eggs are they allowed to “find”. That way all the kids are “equal” and they all had a their colored golden egg with a prize in it. We fill the eggs with paper notes as to what they “found”. And we would have a “toy store” that they can choose the prize to their liking. e.g. water guns, we would have different colors and the child could choose the color they wanted. and it goes on, and on. They love “redeeming” their “tickets” at the “Toy Store”.
That is such a fun tradition! I may need to borrow that this year.
Where did you get the climbing tower?? Thank you!!
Sam’s Club, believe it or not! But I’ve also seen it on Amazon.
What size bag did you use for the carrots?
Hi Debbie! I used the 12″ bags.
My husband did the bunny tracks for our 2 year old twin granddaughters one year. One of the girls was so scared of the Easter bunny that she was just trembling when she saw them. What a memory for us as they don’t remember but love the story!