How to make Easter different this year

Egging you on for a sweet time

The race for the last of the eggs continues… outside of the grocery store, come April 20th. If you're hosting Easter brunch this year, are you ready to add an extra element of fun to the mix? Whether your guest list includes kids or adults only, give these games a shot to brighten things up (if your Easter palette wasn’t bright already). While we're not sure what the price of eggs will be as Easter nears... we don't think the egg supply and demand will impact the cost of plastic eggs. Putting our economics education to good use. Here’s how to mix up the Easter brunch fun this year.

1. Easter egg hunt

Why change one of the best kid (and adult) traditions out there? The concept of an Easter egg hunt really is an entertaining one all around. For the hosts who get the pleasure of hiding the Easter eggs, of course the kids (again, or adults) who get to scramble around in search of eggs with prizes, and for the audience who gets to stand back to enjoy the excitement of the hunt... it really is an entertaining experience for all involved. Depending on the age of your players, fill the eggs with candy or various items for a twist.

Note: You may not have thought of adding an Easter egg hunt to your brunch if you're hosting a group of adults, but let us be clear that no Easter egg hunt has ever disappointed, from ages 1-101. Give adults the chance to run around a backyard, climb trees, peer into bushes, and sus out potted plants, and they will remember this Easter brunch.

Here are some ideas of what to fill your Easter eggs with:

• Candy (obviously)
• Dollar bills (know your audience, but this one's a real crowd-pleaser)
• Clean candy: Lessen that sugar intake while still giving kids the thrill of the chase
• Kids collection items: Keychains, loom bands, Frozen character pieces, stickers
• Legos: Assign each kiddo a color, and divide a 25-piece mini set into plastic eggs. Each kid gets to hunt out their specified color. Once they've found all their eggs, they can get to work constructing their lego creations.
• Crayons: Check the weather to be sure, because melted crayons wouldn't make anyone's Easter great. But upon hunting, the kids can begin workshopping their own Crayola masterpieces.

Pro Tip: For kids of certain age groups (especially the ones we know will have a wide range of competition), we love assigning each hunter a color. This way, no matter how eagle eye or snail-like the kids may be, they each have a shot to find eggs in their color. You can always keep the competitive element there by making it a race. First one to find all their green eggs gets an extra chocolate bunny...

Which leads to an important note: Having a prize prepared for the winner. Kids love a prize. It doesn't even need to be significant, but the concept of participating with the incentive of winning something definitely gives kids that extra nudge.

For adults on their egg hunt... we'll let you decide if a prize is necessary. The fun here is more in having your friends and relatives take part in a traditionally child's game, and find it actually is quite fun.