The Easter Egg Hunt is great fun but often things fall a bit flat after that and you have a bunch of children moping around the place so it can be a good idea to have a small Easter party for them. If you plan carefully it doesn't take too much doing and will keep everyone happy!

Lots of traditional Party Games can be adapted to Easter themes, like word games and drawing games that you can give an Easter theme - you can even download some that are ready to use, all you have to do is print them out.

Instead of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, you can put the beak on the Chick - or the ears on the Bunny, either will fit the theme just as well. You could go one step further and place the Chick in the nest. The children can draw, decorate and cut out their own chicks ready to place them in the nest. When everyone has done that, just like the traditional Donkey game, blindfold the player and see how close to the middle of the nest they can place their Chick.

Another game that uses up some of that extra energy children have at holiday times is 'Duck, Duck, Goose' - sit all the children in a circle with one walking round the outside. They tap each of their friends gently on the shoulder saying 'Duck' - until they reach the one they choose to be 'Goose'. The Goose then has to jump up and chase them round the circle trying to catch up before they get back to the empty space. You can play this for ages, I find it's a good one for just before they eat, a tired child sits and eats much better than one who is full of energy!
 

There are all kinds of Crafty projects and games you can do - painting eggs, making cards and table decorations, Easter Bunny masks are great to make too. It doesn't take much imagination to keep them busy.

Food is easy, bite size Sandwiches, crunchy carrot sticks for Easter Bunnies, muesli bars with lots of Seeds for Easter Chicks - and healthy too. You can have a small dessert - but not too much with all the chocolate that's around! I make simple cookies in the shape of Easter Characters and let the party goers decorate them with small tubes of coloured icing.

End result - tired, but happy children.