Easter Egg Hunt Activity

The Friday before Easter weekend my students and I were able to complete a really fun and successful activity: an Easter Egg hunt around the school using eggs, snow, the school secretary, the vice principal and my car to reach their "treasure" which was some really yummy donuts! Here are some pictures and text documenting our fun "free day" activity!

Letter #1: Given after each students was handed an Easter egg to color when they walked into class!

Good morning students!
Welcome to a wonderful day!
A day full of Easter, fun and play!
You'll first need to color your eggs to begin,
put your name on the back so your prize you can win!
When it's all colored and sparkling bright,
I'll go hid the eggs and you can begin your flight!

The students had 10 minutes to go find their small eggs with their names on it AND the big sparking "golden egg" which they could find for a big prize! Once all the students found their eggs, the golden egg or the 10 minutes time had passed they came back to the classroom for another clue.

You found the golden egg! You did it you won!
Now just one more step until our Easter hunts done.
Before YOU are awarded with your big winner's prize,
you must help your classmates win a prize.
Think of a place that is golden too...
a place where Miss Rogers' goes when all her work is through

Now before you go you'll need to find one more thing,to access the reward you'll need to ask "The King"
The king will have something you'll need to unlock
the "treasure" inside that Miss Rogers bought!

Before the students ran out of the classroom to go find "The King" (Principal Sites) I caught them and read them another clue.

I've just been informed the king's fleed away!
He was needed in some country far far away...
But do not worry and don't be distressed
He has left someone in charge, someone SECOND best! 

Now just in case you can't see him he'll wear something bright,
Go on! Start searching! We can't take all night! (Vice Principal Wells)

OR

She works really hard each morning and night
on the computer and phone, sometimes her job just bites! (School Secretary- Maria)

Then the students would go find the principal or talk to the school secretary to get my car keys. They would then go and find my "golden" car and bring back to the classroom the treats that they found. While the students were eating and enjoying their treat I would read the last and final note to the Golden Egg winner.

They found their prize, the class is eating their treats!
Now for YOUR time to be rewarded!
In the back of the room you'll find a locked bin,
open the door and see your prize within.

In the back bin I would have a big package of cookies bought from the store that the student would take home and enjoy. It was a great activity day! I can't wait to do it next year!