Macaroni Kid brings you Easter at Home Options that support our local businesses while still social distancing. We've also included some fun, unique ideas you can do on your own to up the fun level! Your local Macaroni Kid publication wishes you a blessed Easter!
Egg My Yard & Other Local Delivery Options
Easter Drive Up Eggstravaganza with KC Wine Co (April 4th, 5th & 11th) - Our entire team here at KC Wine Co is excited to invite you to our 2020 Drive Up Eggstravaganza. We know times are tough and we’ve reconfigured our annual egg hunt and pet weekend here at the farm. Instead of those, we want to invite you to drive out to the farm to explore the beautiful countryside - from the comfort and safety of your vehicle. We’ll have family friendly carried ‘eggstras’ and order-ahead pick up options for you during your visit. We ask that you stay inside your vehicle at all times.
We've been making Easter Eggs like MAD to "hide" on the farm! We'll also have wine, hard cider, Vine Coolers, and slushes to take home should you choose! They may be pre-ordered at www.kcwinecowines.com.
April 4th, 5th and 11th, 12-6pm
**For the safety and well being of our team-members and the public, no restrooms will be available on site. We’re looking forward to having you out to the farm for a break in the day!
The KC Wine Co family is proud to support two non-profit partners during our Drive Up Eggstravaganza. A portion of all proceeds will go to support Wayside Waifs and No Kid Hungry. We are committed to doing what we can to help the world around us during this time and appreciate your support of our family owned business.
Egg My Yard JDFR Fundraiser- Wake up to a yard full of eggs on Easter weekend! Filled with candy & toys, delivered and hidden in your yard for a fun surprise.
Cost: $25 for 25 eggs, $45 for 50 eggs
When/Where: Night of your choice, Friday April 10th or Saturday April 11th. Multiple areas available in KC Metro general area.
How: Message or email to reserve your spot Angie.Giegerich@gmail.com. Link to more info: Egg My Yard JDFR Fundraiser All proceeds donated directly to JDRF to Cure Type 1 Diabetes.
Egg My Yard Unleashed Pet Rescue and Adoption Fundraiser- Easter egg hunt fundraiser delivered to YOUR HOME, benefiting the pets at Unleashed! Whether we're still in quarantine or not, we'll bring Easter to you! How it works when you order yours: A lucky recipient of your choice will wake up on Easter morning to a yard covered in eggs filled with candy! 10 LUCKY winners will find a surprise Golden Egg in their yard filled with cash and/or gift cards valued anywhere from $10-100! You'll be contacted after all egg deliveries have been scheduled with a delivery time in which the Easter Bunny will be hiding eggs around the house, in the front and/or back yard! All proceeds from this fundraiser go directly toward helping Unleashed Pet Rescue save homeless animals!
Cost: $50 for 25 eggs, $100 for 50 eggs, $150 for 100 eggs, $250 for 200 eggs
When/Where: KC Metro area
How: ORDER YOURS NOW by emailing unleashedegghunt@gmail.com. (Should we still be in quarantine we will adhere to all CDC guidelines for safe deliveries!)
Easter Baskets Delivered to Your Door by Wild Child- The Easter bunny has been busy making surprise deliveries! Now through April 10th, purchase any item(s) on our website and a Wild Child associate will create a custom Easter basket for you complete with your chose outfit, 1 dozen eggs, egg dye and and easter basket!
Cost: varies based on the cost of the outfit/item chosen (cost includes free delivery, one dozen fresh eggs, an easter basket and an egg coloring kit)
When/where: delivery within 20 miles of Lee's Summit & Liberty areas up until April 10th.
How: www.wildchildresale.com/shop Promo code BUNNYSURPRISE
Zoom Call From a Storybook Princess- All local business, Storybook Theatre (Blue Springs), will bring extra magic into your home when you book a 15 minute private Zoom phone call with a Storybook princess! The princess will interact with your child, answer questions, read a story, and more!
Cost: Each 15 minute phone call is $10. You will be emailed a link to connect to your video call at your scheduled time.
How: Find more details and book your call here: https://www.storybooktheatrekc.com/princess-phone-calls
Online Options Done Locally
Easter Challenge Online (week leading to Easter)- Summit Park Church in Lee's Summit is holding a fun Easter Challenge- 7 days of Easter family challenges! There will be a new challenge every day leading up to EASTER WEEKEND! We will be picking winners throughout the week, and we are giving away the biggest easter baskets you’ve ever seen...they will be FILLED TO THE BRIM with goodies and prizes! Submit your videos and photos by tagging @summitparkchurch AND use #hoppyeasterspc for your chance to win! Find your challenge of the day at https://www.facebook.com/SummitParkChurch
Easter JamOnline (April 11th) is an Easter celebration BIG enough for the whole family! Join us Saturday, April 11 for: engaging activities, an Easter story presentation everyone can understand and enjoy, family questions to spark conversations and a fun song to sing or dance along to. Hosted online by Blue Springs Christian Church https://www.facebook.com/BlueSpringsChristianChurch
The activities and videos will be posted here https://www.facebook.com/events/1139681106380738/ by 8:00am Saturday, April 11.
A few things you will want to gather from around your house for the activities: 2 Peeps* (or large marshmallows), microwavable plate, microwave (you can leave it in your kitchen), toothpicks, marker or Sharpie (optional), 10-20 pairs of socks, and a laundry basket.
*need Peeps? We have some available at the church office entrance. Help yourself!
Hoppy Easter egg coloring contest! Color one of the eggs linked below, take a photo of your wonderful coloring job and post it to this event no later than 10pm Thursday, April 9 to be entered into the contest. Gift cards to local merchants will be awarded to the winners of each age bracket. Winners will be announced on Blue Springs Christian Church's Facebook page Easter weekend: https://www.facebook.com/BlueSpringsChristianChurch
Be sure to get the egg for your age bracket:
Preschool: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Preschool-Easter-Egg-Coloring-Page.pdf
K-5th Grade: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Elementary-and-Preteen-Egg-Colorign-Page.pdf
6th-12th Grade: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Teenage-Easter-Egg-Coloring-Page.pdf
Adults: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Adult-Easter-Egg-Coloring-Page.pdf
If you do not have access to a printer, you can pick them up from the church office door.
Online Easter Services- almost all churches are hosting online Easter services. Search your town for churches then find them online. So many options!
Fun Ideas to Do on Your Own- We found a few ideas beyond the traditional hiding plastic eggs (filled with toys, candy, money, and gift certificates), dyeing eggs and easter baskets
"Plant" jelly beans in your yard the night before Easter. Then after they go to sleep go out and put suckers or filled plastic eggs in the jelly beans places, as if they grew into suckers/big eggs.
Egg Hunt Walk- Decorate paper eggs to hang in your window (visible from the street). Then take your kids out on a walk in the neighborhood to hunt for eggs in other windows. This is being promoted nationwide so others do know about it. You can also contact neighbors and friends to encourage them to participate. This group is dedicated to the concept https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975131139212932/
Paint and Chalk your House- Chalk can be used to decorate your sidewalk and even the bricks on our house to make if festive for Easter. This adds even more fun to see for those doing their Egg Hunt Walk (mentioned above). You can also use tempera or finger-paint on glass (with drops of dish soap to make clean up easier) to decorate your glass doors and/or windows. Try putting a bunny or cross on your glass door or windows. Use painters tape to tape off sections to get more of a stained glass window look. So many fun ideas circulating online- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975131139212932/
Snow Eggs- What if we get snow on Easter? Make a big snow ball and then use spray bottles with colored water to decorate your snow egg!
Unique Gifts to Keep Them Busy- Need some new ideas for gifts that will keep them busy during the time? Here are a few: Squirt guns, themed origami sets (ie Star Wars, Harry Potter), create your own puzzle kits, perler beads, gardening supplies, chalk, legos, paper airplane books, aqua beads, Shrinky Dinks, glow in the dark plastic eggs, supplies for making slime, items for a Ninja Warrior Course...
Salt Dough Easter Baskets & Eggs- Use a basic salt dough recipe to make Easter baskets and Easter ornaments or garland. Bake at 250 degrees for 2 hrs. You can google salt dough Easter eggs or basket or click here for one we like: https://www.designmom.com/diy-salt-dough-eggs/
Egg Wars- Ready to eat those decorated real eggs? Have an egg war (make sure their boiled eggs)! Face off with a partner and challenge their egg "nose to nose". Hit the tips together on the count of 3, the egg that doesn't crack wins! Each egg has two ends so the fun continues. After they crack you can peel and eat.
Fun with Food- Your eating all 3 meals at home now (or mostly) so have fun with it! Color your eggs or pancakes a fun color for breakfast. Have egg salad for lunch. Make "egg nest" with spaghetti then serve meatballs as your eggs. Make cupcakes or sugar cookies for the family to decorate for Easter.
Do you have ideas to add? Comment below, we'd love to include them! Have a favorite local business doing something special for Easter, let us know! We'd love to help our local businesses during this difficult time by listing them here.
