Easter Egg Hiding for the Advanced – The 66 Best Hiding Places

For children it is the biggest thing at Easter: the search for the Easter eggs. On Easter Sunday, many parents are once again faced with the question: where should we hide the Easter eggs this year?

In most families it belongs to Easter like the Christmas tree to Christmas: Easter egg hiding. Every year, children take great pleasure in searching for the colourful eggs. In earlier times, colourful hard-boiled eggs were hidden, but today they are usually made of chocolate.

Why eggs at Easter? The exact origin of this tradition is somewhat lost in the darkness of history. But eggs have been a symbol of new beginnings and, above all, a new start in life since ancient times. And this fits in with many old spring customs as well as with the Christian idea of resurrection at Easter.

Be that as it may, the search for Easter eggs is the highlight of Easter for children, and many an adult has been spotted passionately searching for Easter eggs. (For example, if your partner has hidden some as a romantic Easter surprise).

The 66 Best Places for Easter Egg Hiding

Easter egg hiding - red Easter egg in a tree — Easter egg in a tree hiding place (image by ivabalk on Pixabay)

For all self-proclaimed Easter bunnies and hares, the question still arises as to the best place to hide Easter eggs. The answer to this depends on 3 aspects: the age of the searching children (or adults), the weather (indoors or outdoors) and most importantly: the terrain available.

For pre-school children, overly complicated hiding places are unsuitable and can lead to frustration for the child.

We have divided our tips for hiding Easter eggs according to the location and sorted them by level of difficulty. Each list starts with the easiest hiding places and the more difficult ones come towards the end.

Ideas for Easter Egg Hiding in the Garden

Easter egg hiding in nature — Easter egg in a tulip bed (image by Tpedersen on Pixabay)

Of course, the possibilities always depend on the garden available.

in the lawn

in a flower bed
in a flower pot
hang on a bush or tree with a string

on a window sill (outside)
on a garden wall or fence
on the rung of a ladder leaning against a wall

on garden chairs/loungers
in the hollow of a trellis
on the door/handle of the garden shed or summer house

between the bristles of a broom or the tines of a rake
in a half-open bag of potting soil
tied to a washing line with string

in a bird house
in a watering can
in a bucket

under the garden hose
in a knothole in a tree
under a protruding root

in a hedge
in rubber boots
in gardening gloves

under a stone
in or near a garden statue
on the barbecue

in the gutter
on or in the dog’s kennel
sticking to the dog’s collar or lead

in buckets and moulds in the sandpit
buried in the sandbox (possibly mark the spot with a small branch or a mini sandcastle)
in a waterproof sealed plastic bag in the bowl of a fountain

packed watertight in a float on the garden pond, the float is tied to the shore with a string
or sink it waterproof packed in the rain barrel and a string hangs out of the side

Ideas for Hiding Easter Eggs in the Flat / House

Easter egg hiding - eggs in a cup as Easter bunnies — These Easter eggs have disguised themselves particularly well – as Easter bunnies

Of course, not all tips are possible everywhere.

On a window sill (inside)
On a bookshelf or CD rack
In the crevices of sofas or armchairs

On the pillow
In the wardrobe between clothes
Between cuddly animals or toys

On the top edge of a picture frame
Tied to the curtain rail with string
Under the table in the living or dining room

Tied to the leg of a chair
In a toothbrush tumbler
In the shoes

On the phone charger
Behind the television
On a candlestick

In the pot of a houseplant
Between flowers in a vase
On the neck of an empty bottle

Between towels in the bathroom
On the soap dish
Between spices in the kitchen

In the wastepaper basket
On the desk between writing utensils
In a fruit bowl

In a lamp (at a reachable height for the seekers)
In the oven
In the fireplace

Under the bristles of the hand brush (only for well-wrapped Easter eggs)
Taped under the sink
Packed watertight in the shower tied to the shower head

In the fridge in the egg tray
In the school bag (heavy! What child looks there when it’s holiday time?)
In the Easter decorations (it gets quite hard when the hidden Easter eggs are hidden between deco Easter eggs)

For older children, the Easter egg hunt can also be designed as an exciting Easter scavenger hunt. You can find ideas for this in our article on Easter games for children.

Greatime also has more Easter ideas to discover. On our website, you can browse for activities with friends, activities with kids or with your partner in general.

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The 66 Best Places for Easter Egg Hiding

Ideas for Easter Egg Hiding in the Garden

Ideas for Hiding Easter Eggs in the Flat / House

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