This Clever Indoor Easter Idea Combines an Egg Hunt With Charades

There are plenty of reasons to move the annual Easter egg hunt inside. You might do it for purposes of social distancing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. You might like the control or keeping everything in a certain, walled-off space. Or you might not have the outdoor space: As someone who’s lived in a city apartment with no backyard access for more than ten years, indoor Easter egg hunts have been my daughter's only option.

What I've learned in those years is that what you lack in space to conceal eggs in great quantities you have to make up for in innovation, making each one more of a challenge or game to find. But it’s not just city-dwellers like me who should have a stockpile of indoor Easter egg hunt ideas in mind. Even if you're planning on having an outdoor Easter egg hunt, one cold or rainy day could move the festivities indoors anyway.

With these indoor Easter egg hunt ideas, you might not want to bother venturing outside at all. Lots of them try to make the hunt just a teeny bit harder, either with clues to follow, puzzles to solve or challenges to overcome to find the eggs. Others involve indoor activities that you can also use as Easter basket goodies even if you do have an outdoor hunt. There are even some ideas for different prizes and Easter gifts for kids, so you’re not constrained by the size of a plastic egg. Happy hunting!