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My holiday minute to win it series has been so successful I figured I better keep it rolling! So I’m bringing you some fun Easter themed minute to win it games that would be perfect if you’re planning an Easter party, classroom celebration, youth activity, or family gathering. Minute to Win It games are one of the easiest ways to get everyone laughing and involved. These family friendly Easter Minute to Win It games are quick, simple, and require very little setup. Each challenge lasts just one minute, which keeps the energy high and can work for groups of all ages.
How to Play Minute to Win It Games
The rules are simple:
- Players have one minute to complete the challenge.
- If they succeed, they win the round.
- If they don’t finish in time, the next player takes a turn.
- The person who completes the challenge the fastest wins.
You can play individually, in teams, or tournament style, depending on the size of your group.
10 Family Friendly Easter Minute to Win It Games
1. Egg Stack Attack
Supplies
- Plastic Easter eggs (separated halves)
How to Play
Players must stack as many plastic egg halves as possible into a tower using only one hand. If the tower falls, they must start over.
Goal: Build the tallest stack in one minute.
2. Jellybean Transfer
Supplies
- Jellybeans
- Spoon
- Two bowls
How to Play
Players hold the spoon in their mouth and transfer jellybeans from one bowl to another without using their hands.
Goal: Move the most jellybeans in one minute.
3. Easter Egg Match
Supplies
- Plastic eggs filled with different small items
How to Play
Create pairs of eggs that sound the same when shaken. (example could use rice, legos, candies, sprinkles, beans, popcorn kernels, beads, sugar, sand, paperclips, pom poms, cotton balls etc).
Players must shake and match the eggs by sound. Open to reveal if they made correct matches at the end.
Goal: Match the most pairs in one minute.
4. Color Sort
Supplies
- Plastic eggs
- colorful candies (like jellybeans)
How to Play
Sort as many candies into the corresponding colored easter egg using only chopsticks.
Goal: Sort as many candies as possible in one minute. For an easier variation with younger children eliminate the chopsticks and just have them sort the candies by color into the matching colored eggs.
5. Egg Spoon Relay
Supplies
- Plastic or raw or hard-boiled eggs (depending on how challenging you want it to be).
- Spoons
- Cones or markers for a turning point
How to Play
Players balance an egg on a spoon and race to a designated point and back. If the egg falls, they must stop, pick it up, and continue. If egg breaks they must start over with a fresh egg.
Goal: Complete the relay without dropping the egg.
Variation: Play as a team relay where each teammate must complete the course before passing the spoon. Could play that if the egg breaks that person or team is out.
6. Bunny Hop Balloon Race
Supplies
- Balloons
How to Play
Players place a balloon between their knees and hop across the room like a bunny without dropping it.
Goal: Reach the finish line before the minute is up.
7. Easter Egg Roll
Supplies
- Plastic eggs
- Straw
How to Play
Players use a straw to blow a plastic egg across the table or floor.
Goal: Get the egg across the finish line before the timer runs out. Or could play the person to get the most eggs across the finish line in a minute wins.
8. Bunny Tail Transfer
Supplies
- Large marshmallows
- Spatula
- Bowl
- Blindfold
How to Play
Players are blindfolded and use a spatula to transfer as many marshmallows to the bowl as possible in one minute.
Goal: Get as many marshmallows into the bowl as possible before time runs out.
9. Peeps Line Up
Supplies
- Peeps marshmallow chicks
How to Play
Players must line up as many Peeps on a table as possible before time runs out. The catch? You can’t use your hands.
Goal: Line up the most Peeps in one minute using feet, face, mouth or any other body party. But no hands!
10. Bunny Ears Ring Toss
Supplies
- Headband with bunny ears
- Plastic rings
How to Play
This one is played in pairs where one player wears bunny ears and the other player tosses rings trying to land them on the ears.
Goal: Land as many rings as possible in one minute.
These family friendly Easter Minute to Win It games are a simple way to add excitement to your holiday celebration. Because they’re quick and easy to set up, they work well for Easter parties, classrooms, youth groups, and family gatherings..
If you’re looking for other fun Easter ideas check out Easter Egg Hunt Party & Printables.