Growing up, on Easter Sunday after church, we’d head to my grandparents for a large Easter dinner which was always followed by a massive egg hunt for all the grandkids. We’d run all over my grandparent’s yard hunting for eggs, hoping to find those with quarters (or maybe even a whole dollar!) in addition to candy. As we all grew up, the egg hunts never stopped, they just started getting more competitive. Even after my grandmother moved by herself into a small condo, she’d get one of my cousins to place eggs all over the landscaped lawn outside her back patio, and we’d scurry around grabbing eggs and screaming. My own children and my cousins young children would get their own, less dangerous egg hunt, but clearly enjoyed watching the adult egg hunt melee.

Even now with a house full of young adults and teenagers, I still do an egg hunt, though I haven’t upgraded to my grandmother’s habit of adding cash to the eggs. Candy still seems to do the trick. But I have been looking for other ways to up the ante, especially since after seven years in this house with our much smaller yard, all the best egg hiding spots are well known. If your family is like mine and the yearly egg hunts aren’t just for children, consider some of these fun Easter egg hunt ideas for adults, and teens! (Plus, at the bottom I’ve got ideas for prizes, supplies, and tips for how to hold a successful egg hunt for adults if you’ve never done it before. Affiliate links included.)

Five Fun Adult Egg Hunt Ideas

1. The Riddle Egg Hunt

Everyone starts with a riddle to find their first egg and then each successive egg contains another riddle that leads to the next hiding place. Rather than randomly hunting for eggs, participants follow clues to find the next egg. You can put small prizes in each riddle egg, or one big prize at the end of the hunt.

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2. The Scavenger Hunt Egg Challenge

Each egg contains a task or item to find. Here, the participants get a larger prize once they complete a set number of challenges. For example, everyone is allowed to find five eggs, and then they complete the scavenger hunt tasks. Have a prize basket everyone gets to choose from once they complete their challenges. If you feel like your egg hunts go too fast, this is a way to draw out the excitement!

Example tasks:

• take a selfie with the host
• find something yellow
• locate the oldest book in the house

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3. The Trivia Egg Hunt

Each egg contains a trivia question. Participants could answer questions as they go to get extra prizes or hold a trivia game at the end once everyone has their trivia questions.

Categories could include:

• Easter traditions
• family trivia
• pop culture
• church history

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4. The “Couples” Egg Hunt

Participants hunt in pairs, but they’re attached to each other in some way. Rather than a prize in each egg, the couple with the most eggs at the end wins. I feel like this option presents the best photo opportunities!

Try bringing people together by:

• tying one leg of each to the other, three legged race style
• tying one hand of each together
• they have to hunt for eggs with their backs together the whole time

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5. The Puzzle Egg Hunt

Each egg contains a piece of a puzzle. Once all eggs are found, participants assemble the puzzle to reveal the final prize location. Maybe a large golden egg for each hunter!

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What to Put Inside Easter Eggs for Adults

If you really want everyone to get into the hunt, make the prizes worth it! (But if you’re doing an egg hunt with one big prize at the end, or a basket everyone chooses a large prize out of, the skies the limit!)

• chocolate – high quality stuff, not the cheap milk chocolate your kids will eat
• mini liquor bottles
• CASH
• gift cards
• lottery tickets
• religious objects: rosaries, medals, holy cards

Don’t forget these supplies:

• Plastic Eggs
• Golden Eggs
• Baskets
• Egg Hunt Bags

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Finally, a Few Guidelines for Holding an Easter Egg Hunt for Adults

• Stick to a clearly designated area
• Make sure everyone’s had time to eat and digest dinner
• If you know people will be dressed up, avoid hiding eggs where it’s dirty or hard to reach
• Have enough prizes and Easter goodies for everyone
• Don’t let the competitive spirit make you lose sight of what the day is really about. Make sure the hunt ends on good terms.

I’m leaning towards the trivia egg hunt, since trying to do a “couples” style egg hunt could be dangerous for whomever is paired to Fulton or Teddy. What would you be willing to host, or try? I honestly wish I had the opportunity to find eggs with mini liquor bottles in them. Let me know if your family does an adult Easter egg hunt in the comments below!