6 family fun activities to do this Easter

Some are old and some are new but all of these should have you covered for a whole load of fun this Easter Sunday or any other day for that matter.

 

 

words: Shruthi Vijayan

 

 

Easter egg scavenger hunt

A tradition as old as time itself and we’d like to kickstart with it this year too. Since the whole family is at home, you can have two scavenger hunts throughout the day – one organised by the adults and another by the tiny tots. A great way to make scavenger hunts fun is for each person to read out their clues in different accents. Silly yes, but funny every time someone finds a clue! Here are some great tips on how to make your own clues here .

 

 

Art from scraps

An art project that recycles those scraps lying around the house. Create individual drawings or come together to create one large masterpiece. Instead of adding colour with pencils and paint, use old paper scraps and newspapers you’ve been meaning to throw away. Fill the drawing with whatever  you think best expresses the shape you’re filling and voila, you have abstract art. You could even make a mountain of words from old magazines! Grab some inspiration here.

 

 

Mosaic shells

If done right, the end result will be your own mosaic handiwork to show off to your guests when they visit at some point in the future. Have ready paint, glue and a good number of eggs to spare. You really can’t go wrong with this one because however you use the shells, the end result will have you feeling like an egg-centric artist.

 

 

Board Games

Dust down your old games and card decks because this time-tested time filler will spruce up quality time with the folks any day. You can have your own household games marathon. Be warned that it is bound to get really competitive, really fast. So box up anything that can be broken or special before you get your hands dirty.

 

 

Tune out the boredom!

Not everyone is a musical maestro, but an Easter single can still be made with this simple hack. Choose the song your family loves to belt out and reword the lyrics with your own words to fit the tune . Give each member a verse to do and you have your own personalized background score.

 

 

Activity pong

You may be familiar with this popular game involving cups arranged at both ends of a table. Two teams compete to get the cups removed by trying to get a ping pong ball into each one. A fun way to play the game with your children is to have a chit in each cup with an activity written on it. Everytime you land the ball in a cup, pick someone from the opposite team to do the activity. This is a great way to get each other to agree to chores , for you to burn the Easter calories (yes have exercise chits!)and a new way to bond with each other over some silly antics!

 

Let us know how you get on and do send us your Easter pictures to contactus@adwonline.ae so we can share  the fun. 

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