Easter is a wonderful time of year that is full of joy. The kids are full of energy, especially after all the candy from their Easter baskets. What better way to wear off some of that energy than to play some games?
Peter Cotton Tail Relay - There are a couple of ways to play this relay game. Both use cotton balls and have the players divide into two teams. For the first variation, the kids have a bowl of cotton balls in front of them (one cotton ball for each child) and an empty bowl on the other side of the room. Give each team a spoon (a small plastic spoon for older kids, and a larger serving spoon for younger kids). Each child picks up one cotton ball in their spoon, and carries it to the empty bowl, runs back and hands off the spoon to the next child. The first team to transport all the cotton balls to the other bowl wins. They can't touch the cotton ball with their other hand except to pick it up if it falls to put it back on the spoon.
The other version of this game needs to be played indoors, as the children have to use their own straw to blow the cotton ball to a line and back again. The first team to get all their cotton balls across the finish line and back across the finish line wins.
Colored Eggs - Another fun game to play at Easter is Colored Eggs. This game can also be played two ways. If they are outdoors, it can be played like tag, with "eggs" standing together, with the wolf between them and the Easter Bunny. One child is The Wolf, who wants to steal all the colored eggs from the basket. Another child is the Easter Bunny and gives all the eggs their color, by whispering the color to each child and moves to the other side of the playing area (with the wolf standing between the bunny and the eggs). When the wolf calls out a color, the egg of that color must run to the Easter Bunny before the wolf tags them. The first child tagged becomes the next Wolf and the Wolf becomes the Easter Bunny.
If the children are inside, there is only a Wolf and an adult is the Easter Bunny, giving out the colors. It is then played like musical chairs and the wolf can call two or three colors at a time. The eggs all jump up and run to an empty chair. The last child standing becomes the next Wolf. The Wolf can also "upset the basket" and all the eggs have to run for a new chair.
Mother Bunny, May I? - A simple game for younger children is playing Mother, May I? but have the child call Mother Bunny instead of Mother. The only moves they can make are bunny hops.
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