It’s almost Easter, do you have your Easter morning plan ready to go? I’d love to share my Easter morning plan to get you started!
I love Easter morning, especially since I’ve had kids. It might even be my second favorite morning of the year, behind only Christmas morning. The kids are just so excited to see what the Easter Bunny did when he was here, and that excitement is infectious.
But, perhaps even more so on Easter morning than on Christmas morning, you need a plan. Why? Most people have places to go in the morning on Easter (church or brunch) so you have less time to get your family’s early Easter morning activities accomplished. You want to make your Easter morning to be special for your kids and you don’t want to feel rushed or stressed out about being late to church.
Part of the plan is figuring out what you want to accomplish before you need to leave the house. You can’t do it all, folks. To give you a starting point for your Easter morning plan, I’m sharing our Easter morning plan. Feel free to take what you like and ditch the rest based on what works for your family.
My Easter Morning Plan
Easter egg hunt
In my house, we immediately go on an egg hunt once the kids are awake on Easter morning. We kick off our Easter morning plan with our egg hunt for one reason and one reason only: we hunt for the hard-boiled eggs that we dyed the day before. We don’t want those eggs to be sitting out for longer than absolutely necessary. If you would prefer to hunt for plastic eggs that are filled with fun stuff like chocolate or fruit snacks or whatever every small bites your kids love, you don’t have to do your hunt first thing in the morning.
Because we hunt for dyed eggs, we hand each kid his or her egg carton to collect the eggs. This keeps the eggs from cracking and making a mess and from bleeding their beautiful colors all over everything. No baskets are harmed in the hunting of dyed eggs when you don’t bring your baskets along! My kids are 5 and almost 3, and we typically dye and hide a dozen each. With the current egg situation, that number might have to change this year, but I’ll make that a game time decision.
When I was a kid, we always had our egg hunt outside. I mean, it was never cooler than about 60°F at 7:00 a.m. in Florida. Now that I live in Pittsburgh, where the Easter Bunny hides the eggs is highly dependent on the weather. If it’s absolutely freezing outside, the Easter Bunny is likely to hide the eggs in the basement. If it’s above freezing and my kids won’t lose interest in the egg hunt before they’ve found all the eggs, the Easter Bunny will hide the eggs outside. I, for one, appreciate the Easter Bunny’s flexibility. I also appreciate when the Easter Bunny leaves a cheat sheet for mom and dad that lets us know where the eggs are hidden so we leave no egg behind. Pictures on the iPhone are even better!
Easter baskets
After the eggs have been found (thank you, Easter Bunny, for the cheat sheet), the next item on our Easter morning plan is to dig into the Easter baskets. I mean, it would be rude not to see what the Easter Bunny brought us, right?
I don’t know what the Easter Bunny brings to your house, but he loves to stuff my kids’ Easter baskets with useful items for the coming warm weather. That Easter Bunny sure is thoughtful!
The Easter Bunny gave me a bit of a sneak peek into what he’s planning to leave in my kids’ baskets this year, and there are a few different things that I wanted to share with you. You see, we traveled to Florida in February this year, so I had already bought my kids their swimsuits, sandals, sunglasses and other warm weather wardrobe items. I asked the Easter Bunny to branch out a little bit this year while also sticking to useful items. He’s coming through, y’all.
5-year-old boy
3-year-old girl
Breakfast
After the kids tear into their Easter baskets, next up on the Easter morning plan is breakfast. Now, it’s important to note that my husband’s extended family usually does an afternoon meal on Easter Sunday, so we aren’t going to a big brunch. We need a decent meal on Easter morning.
Our Easter breakfast usually consists of a casserole that I make the night before and then pop in the oven when the kids wake up on Easter morning so that it can cook while we do the Easter Bunny things (egg hunt and Easter baskets). I don’t have one particular casserole that I make every year for Easter morning. Instead, I tend to alternate between a sweet French toast casserole and a savory egg casserole. Both of these are crowd pleasers!
If you are heading to brunch on Easter morning, I still encourage you to eat something before you go. No one wants the kids or the adults to be hangry and melting down and ruining the holiday. Even just a simple pot of yogurt or bowl of cereal can go a long way.
Dress for church or brunch
Once we finish breakfast, it’s time to get ready for church. If you don’t head to church on Easter Sunday, you’re probably going to brunch and will want to be a little extra snazzy for that. So, wherever you’re heading, get dressed.
I’m not a matching family outfits mom. I’m not even a coordinating family outfits mom. I do, however, like to buy my kids something new and a little fancier than their typical play clothes to wear to church on Easter Sunday. That usually means a cute floral dress for my daughter and a cute button-front shirt for my son. Mom has her eye on a new dress this year too. I haven’t bought anything yet, but I’m strongly considering this blue and white floral dress. I’m such a sucker for blue and white clothes.
Church or brunch
Now that you’re dressed and ready to go, it’s time for the last item on your Easter morning plan – church or brunch! No matter where you’re headed, I have a few tips to make the morning finish out smoothly.
Allergy medicine/inhalers
If you or anyone in your family has allergies or asthma, please make sure to load up on allergy medicine and bring inhalers with you. Easter lilies are beautiful, but they’re notoriously bad triggers for anyone who suffers from allergies.
Activities
If you have young children, I would suggest bringing some small activities with you to keep them entertained, regardless of where you’re headed on Easter morning. My kids like LCD drawing pads and Hot Wheels best when they need to sit quietly.
Snacks
Even if you’ve eaten breakfast at home and are at an Easter brunch, I still suggest bringing a snack or two with you just in case. I keep Lara bars in my purse for this very reason.
Other posts
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There you have it, my Easter morning plan. I hope it’s given you some help in planning for your Easter morning. What else do you have on your Easter morning agenda that I don’t? Please share below or over on Instagram @sarainseason!