It’s nearly Easter and we’re very much looking forward to enjoying some guilt-free chocolate eggs. We’re also looking forward to taking part in community activities, as well as taking a more homely approach over the long weekend.
We round up several of our team’s suggestions, ranging from arts and crafts to some well-known Easter egg hunts! And please do share your own suggestions, we’d love to add more to our list.
What’s on this Easter?
Here are some of our team’s top ‘day out’ recommendations ranging in price – to give you an inspiration. If they are too far afield, simply search for something similar closer to home, there will be plenty of activities going on in your local area too.
1. Explore nature trails in parks and nature reserves –Take a camera, get back to nature and seek out spring arrivals with the whole family.
2. For the chocoholic grown up – spend a day exploring the ten best chocolate shops in London, and see if you can rise to the challenge of doing all of them! Could any of these tempt you?
3. Visit a local farm – Support your local farm and find out whether they are participating in any seasonal activities, from petting zoos to egg hunts.
4. Enjoy a National Trust Easter Egg hunt – did you know that every year the National Trust organises egg hunts across their locations? Find your closest venue here. Trails are just £3 to enter and most locations provide an activity sheet, pencil and of course, an Easter egg.
5. Castle Easter egg hunts – if you’d prefer an atmospheric castle over a palace, you have plenty of choice, whether it’s Scarborough Castle, Warwick Castle, Oxford Castle or Sudeley Castle. This can be a great day out for all of the family. What’s more, with over 1,500 castles in the UK, there is bound to be one close to you!
Staying home this Easter?
Whether you prefer to avoid queues, or are enjoying Easter on a budget, we have some fun activities you (and your neighbours) could take part in at home.
Here are some of our team’s favourite budget-busting Easter activities you can take part in from home:
- Cadbury’s virtual Easter egg hunt – did you know you can now hide virtual eggs anywhere in the world for friends and family for free? Sign up to the Worldwide Hide – hide your egg for free on Google Maps and send your loved ones a link which will help them to find it digitally, using the ‘eggometer’ as a guide! Leave a special message for them when they find it. What’s more, with every real Easter egg purchased on the Worldwide Hide website (via ‘hide an egg and gift a real one’), Cadbury’s are donating another egg to the Trussell Trust!
- Host an Easter Egg hunt in your street – why not get together with the neighbours, chip in together, and agree on who sneaks out to hide the eggs and who helps with the hunt!
- Easter crafts afternoon – get creative with paper, glue, and paint and make some colourful Easter crafts.
- Homemade Easter cards – show someone you care with a handmade card. You can buy stencils and stickers to help with pictures or cut and stick some you could print in advance. Ideal for rainy days while nibbling chocolate eggs.
- Plant an Easter Garden – Packets of seeds and small terracotta pots are pretty inexpensive – paint your pot just how you like it and plant your seeds. Remember, we’re giving away free seeds at our Howden branches! Tip: Keep your pot covered if you aren’t using waterproof paint!
- Colour-in your own eggs – Get messy and colourful with a classic Easter activity: hard boil eggs and paint them with bright colours and designs. Think friendly faces, flowers and patterns!
- Play ‘egg toss’ – why not get some fresh air (and run off some of that sugar) with a messy ‘egg toss’ competition. Whoever is the cleanest at the ends, wins and yes, we recommend adults join in too! Tip: Always make sure that your eyes are protected from shells as you play!
- Bake Easter treats – whip up some festive Easter treats, such as hot cross buns, Easter cupcakes, bunny-shaped cookies or super-easy 3-ingredient Easter egg nests.
Join in the fun at Howden
There’s plenty going on at Howden for free this Easter! From charity fundraisers, to Easter Egg giveaways, to competitions, why not see what your local branch is up to?
What’s more, we’re giving away wildflower seed packets at every branch. Stock is limited, so make sure you stop by your local branch and get yours before they go!
Check out all our events on our What’s On page!