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March 10, 2019 By Brandy 49 Comments

Home » Holidays

Easter Egg Lunch Hunt – A fun activity and lunch for kids!

Filed Under: Holidays, Kids in the Kitchen

Make your kids’ lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They’ll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun! You can also place them inside a lunchbox for an elementary school option! 

You might also like our mini bundt carrot cake recipe, our Easter Basket sugar cookies or our toasted coconut cupcakes—such a fun Easter dessert and the coconut taste really shines through!
Make your kids' lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They'll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun!
8 years ago, Kaylee and I decided to do something a little different with lunch! We filled hollow plastic Easter eggs with all sorts of lunch items. Bite-sized lunch items for a fun Easter egg hunt. Even little peanut butter & honey sandwiches. It has become one of our favorite activities and we also go on Easter egg lunch hunts (or snack hunts!) when friends come over.
This is the most popular Easter post on Gluesticks and for good reason. Easter eggs aren’t just candy in Easter baskets! It’s SO EASY and SO FUN and honestly, the quickest way to skyrocket yourself to “best mom ever” status for the 5 and under crowd, ha!

Easter egg Lunch Idea

Step 1: Collect plastic eggs.

Step 2: Fill with lunch foods.

Step 3: Place eggs in a lunchbox to take to school OR hide eggs around the yard for a Easer egg lunch hunt!


Make your kids lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They'll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun!

What food items can you use for this Easter themed lunch hunt?

There are so many foods that would make a yummy and festive alternative to candy: grapes, raisins, nuts, goldfish crackers, cheese cubes, berries, mini sandwiches, cubed turkey or ham, or dry cereal!
Make your kids lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They'll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun!

How do you split the Easter eggs evenly amongst groups of kids?

I like marking the eggs when multiple children are going to be hunting for lunch, that way everyone has a well-rounded collection at the end. The unmarked eggs were Aaron’s and the marked eggs were Kaylee’s. At the end of the egg hunt, they exchanged eggs.
Make your kids lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They'll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun!

Where do you hide the Easter eggs?

We’ve had just as many Easter egg lunch hunts indoors as we have outdoors. It just depends on the weather. Make sure to find all of those eggs so that the food doesn’t go bad!
For our first hunt 8 years ago, Kaylee ran right up to the bus when Aaron got home from kindergarten, handed him a basket, and they hit the grass running looking for their lunch. He was totally game for having to search for his lunch!
Make your kids lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They'll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun!
After the Easter eggs were found, the sorting began.
Make your kids lunch into an Easter Egg Lunch Hunt! They'll have a blast opening each egg to see what surprise awaits them! Lunchtime has never been so fun!

Easter egg Lunchbox IDea

I filled Dallin’s lunch box with Easter eggs as a fun “last day before Spring Break” celebration lunch. He loved it and was very surprised when he opened his lunch box. He said that when he saw them he said, “What the heck?!?!?!?” and all of the kids in his 2nd-grade class came over to see. They thought it was “SO FUNNY!!” and liked watching him open each and every egg to see what lunch item was inside. Score! It’s been 7 years since we started this tradition and the kids think it is hilarious—my boys not as much now that they are in middle and high school, but they are good sports, haha!

Here are a couple more Easter ideas for kids!

Easter Bunny Donut Cups

Easter Bunny Luncheon for Kids.

We’ve also got a great Make an Easter Bunny Cake you can make as well!

Try some of these spring activities for even more fun!

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  1. Lyndsey says

    March 20, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    This is too fun – looks like a blast !! My kids would love it too 🙂

    Reply
  2. Stevie MooreBabies says

    March 20, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Oh my… I love it! I pinned it 🙂

    Reply
  3. Kei says

    March 20, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    That looks like so much fun! I love the idea of putting food in the eggs 🙂

    Reply
  4. Kali Drane says

    March 21, 2012 at 12:04 am

    What a great idea! Looks like your kiddos loved it! This is a must do for me now. Thank you!

    Kali

    http://www.thedranefamily.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. Firehousecrafts says

    March 21, 2012 at 3:54 am

    What a great idea! I’m going to have to try this!

    Reply
  6. Deedra Hickman says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:26 am

    That is a fantastic idea!

    Reply
  7. kirsty says

    March 21, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    What a wonderful idea! Will definitely be doing this one! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Laura [Beauty & the Beard] says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    SUCH a cute idea, so doing with my niece when she’s older!

    Reply
  9. Word Nerd says

    March 22, 2012 at 1:50 am

    Very creative! I think this would also be a fun treat for a child that takes a lunch or treat to school…so much more fun to find a bunch of brightly colored eggs than a couple of plastic baggies.

    Reply
  10. Sam&Gail says

    March 22, 2012 at 3:40 am

    Two things: I’m a grown up (last kid soon to leave the teen years) and *I* want a lunch in eggs! How fun! Second, I’m repinning this to my Bento board, because it is cute, clever, nutritious, and let’s add another clever in there 🙂

    Reply
  11. Mama Jodi says

    March 22, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    I absolutely love this idea, and I want to do it. Thanks so much for sharing it. Very clever.

    Reply
  12. Chrissy says

    March 24, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    Oh!! How clever and such a fun idea! My kids would love this! I may try it out!

    Reply
  13. The Pink Giraffe says

    March 24, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    What a darling idea!!

    Reply
  14. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says

    March 25, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    What a fun idea!

    Reply
  15. Beth Jackson Klosterboer says

    March 25, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    If I had little ones at home, I would be doing this for sure. What a fun idea. I’m sure your kids had a blast.

    Beth @ Hungry Happenings

    Reply
  16. Stef says

    March 25, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    This is the BEST idea!!! My girls are going to be all over this one. Thank you so much! Sometimes, the meal preparation is such a drag over and over and over again. I’m sure the kids feel the same – this ought to liven things up.

    Reply
  17. Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says

    March 25, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    LOVE this, so fun! Definitely going to try it with my daughter.

    Featured you on my blog today, stop by & check it out:
    http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/03/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-27.html

    Reply
  18. Sugarr2518 says

    March 26, 2012 at 1:55 am

    Such a cute idea:) Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
  19. Jill says

    March 26, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Such a cute idea for lunch. 🙂

    Just found your blog and became your newest follower.

    Have a great day!

    Blessings,
    Jill

    Reply
  20. Jenny from Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line says

    March 26, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    Fabulous idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  21. Love and Lollipops says

    March 26, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    Such a cute idea!

    Reply
  22. { L } says

    March 26, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    This is such an AWESOME idea!! I am in love with it. 😀 Brilliant.

    Reply
  23. 4 Sisters @ bringingbeauty.blogspot.com says

    March 26, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    This is such an amazing idea! Way to add some fun to lunchtime!

    We have our first ever Beautify It Monday link party going on now and we’d love for you to stop by and link up @ bringingbeauty.blogspot.com

    Reply
  24. nsmerkt says

    March 29, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    What a terrific idea! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  25. Jen Hansard says

    March 29, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    What a great idea! We actually shared in on Family Sponge today— thank you for the inspiration! Look forward to reading your blog more.

    Jen at Family Sponge

    Reply
  26. Jennifer says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Oh my gosh… I am TOTALLY going to pack my daughter’s lunch like this on the last day before Easter! IN LOVE!

    Reply
  27. Cari says

    April 2, 2012 at 12:14 am

    I will definetly try this with my two little girls! They will love the novelty and enjoy all the tiney foods!!

    Reply
  28. Brian, Michelle, Teagan and Isla says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    Oh wow! What an awesome memory for your little ones! I am SO excited and am going to try this with my three year and 11 month olds! My toddler doesn’t want to eat anythinnnnnnng at the moment so maybe this will do the trick and be fun at the same time? Pinning this idea.

    Would love if you would link it up too on my party going on now at Teagan’s Travels!

    http://teaganstravels.blogspot.com/2012/04/destination-inspiration-linky-party-9.html

    Happy Easter,
    Michelle

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  29. Amy - while wearing heels says

    April 4, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Brilliant. Totally pinning this asap. What a fun idea.

    amy @ whilewearingheels.blogspot.com

    Reply
  30. Myra of Mommy+Me Lunchbox says

    April 4, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    THANKS for the lunch-in-egg idea! I used it for my daughter’s lunch at preschool!
    http://mommyandmelunchbox.blogspot.com/2012/04/bunny-hop.html

    Reply
  31. kDodson says

    April 5, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    Thanks so much for the idea!! Did this for my 1st grader and Kindergardener’s lunches today and sent them to school with the egg carton as their lunch box. they LOVED it!! So much that I had to do a half-carton for my preschooler to take for her snack. Yay!! Super-mom!!

    Reply
  32. Brandy says

    April 6, 2012 at 3:06 am

    So awesome to heaar KDodson!! How fun! And kuddos to you for preparing that 3x!

    Reply
  33. Melissa says

    April 6, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    This is simply brilliant! Thank you for the idea! It’s nice to fill easter eggs with something besides candy.

    Reply
  34. ~~Evelyn~~ says

    April 6, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    We usually have lunch/dinner around 3 with the in-laws on Easter Sunday. That’s tough for a 7 year old. If I feed him lunch, he isn’t hungry at 3. But it is too long for him to wait to eat.

    I am going to use this idea (found you on Pinterest, btw) and put mostly fruits with a couple of small protein items so that it will tide him over until we have our main meal.

    EXCELLENT idea.

    Reply
  35. Ami Allison says

    April 6, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    I’m doing this today for my sweet girl! Thanks for sharing this adorable idea! 🙂

    Reply
  36. kirsty says

    April 8, 2012 at 5:16 am

    So I did end up doing this, and my kids had a blast! They thought it was so much fun and enjoyed all the surprises in the eggs (we had cheese sandwiches, grapes, banana, tiny teddies, savoury crackers and ham).

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  37. richardwilkins says

    April 11, 2012 at 6:42 am

    A moment that every kids will cherished.

    National Labor Relation Act

    Reply
  38. Cheryl says

    April 11, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Just a thought. You might want to check and see if the plastic eggs are food safe. Sometimes you never really know what is being put in the plastics that might leach into food.

    Reply
  39. wilderlamb says

    October 6, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Saw this on Pinterest earlier this year and did it for my kids’ lunch at school. They loved it! Thanks for the great idea.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      February 5, 2013 at 12:28 am

      You are welcome! I can’t wait to do it again!

      Reply
  40. Emilee says

    October 13, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    Thanks for the fun idea! My daughter’s birthday is in April so last spring I filled up the eggs for their lunch. It was fun to see how they all ate them differently. Some ate one egg at a time, some emptied them all out at once.
    I didn’t hide them, but maybe next time I will…

    Reply
  41. Randy Arton says

    December 28, 2012 at 7:11 am

    Hi, good idea thanks for sharing.

    lunch warwick qld.

    Reply
  42. Maniks Read says

    February 28, 2013 at 7:39 am

    Wow this very nice post and thanks for sharing the wonderful post.

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    Reply
  43. Carrie at Rhubarbsky says

    March 27, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    Love this idea. . . . i clicked through a pin on pinterest, but it came up as a suspicious link and I had to bypass that to get here. Just FYI.
    Can’t wait to surprise my girl with this in her lunchbox on Friday!

    Reply
  44. glenda crane says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:31 am

    This one caught my eye right away. Love it.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      March 12, 2014 at 7:53 pm

      Thanks Glenda! It was so much fun!

      Reply
  45. Tisha says

    April 1, 2014 at 11:00 pm

    Such a fun mom! I have to do this! Love it. Linking back to my blog. Darling.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 2, 2014 at 8:21 am

      Thank you so much, Tisha!

      Reply
  46. Sarah @ The DIY Mommy says

    March 23, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    I love, LOVE your Easter Egg Hunt lunch idea – so fun! The bunny donut cups are adorable too! Great Post!

    Reply

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