Easter egg hunt clues: 54 riddles for an indoor and outdoor scavenger hunt (2024)

An Easter egg hunt is a great way to entertain children during the Easter holidays. With fun rhymes, clues and a little imagination, read the Easter egg hunt clues aloud and see your little ones guess where the yummy items are hidden.

Some Easter egg hunt clues can be harder than others, while some can lead the children outside to mix up their play. Why not throw the ultimate egg hunt this Easter Sunday (31st March 2024) and treat your children to some delicious chocolate goodies along the way. Follow our Easter egg hunt clues for guaranteed fun...

1. Fridge

This is something in your kitchen
Meat, milk and yogurt it does hold
The reason you put them in this
Is because it helps keep them cold

2. Clue hidden in a book

This clue is on some shelves
So go and take a look
It's hidden among words and pictures
Inside your favourite...

3. Hanging on the washing line

For the next clue you may have to run
Because it's where our clothes dry in the sun

4. Letterbox

The next clue might be hard to spot
It's where the postman puts things in a slot

5. TV

The next clue is where you go
If you want to see a show
I am black as night but can be filled with light through me things can be seen

6. Washing machine

We hope this clue's not spinning round
With lots of soapy bubbles
If Mummy turns this machine on
The poor clue will be in trouble!

7. Living room

This is a place in a house
Where you might find a bookcase
A couch and coffee table
A TV and fireplace

8. Dining room

I have four legs, but cannot walk
You sit at me when you use a fork...

9. Wellington boots

This clue is hiding in the dark
In somewhere rather smelly
We put these on to jump in the mud
It's hidden in a...

10. On their bed

It's been a long day, it's time to rest
You can lie down on my chest...

11. Washing basket

Lift up the lid
Of a basket, not a box
The next clue is hiding
With dirty pants and socks!

12. Bedroom drawer

The next clue is hidden in a place
Where Daddy keeps his socks
We hope they're not too smelly
Or the clue will get a shock!

13. Hidden in a dollhouse

In a tiny living room
It's too small for you to live in
Hurry! Can you find it soon

14. Dog bed

A furry friend guards this clue
He keeps it where he sleeps
I hope he hasn't nibbled it
Quick – go and take a peek

15. To the car

The next clue, if you peep
Is near something with four wheels and goes beep

16. Bird feeder

Fill me with seeds and put me up high
My guests come from up in the sky

17. Tree

On a hot day, I give you a shady seat
Come sit here now to find what you seek
I grow big and tall and you love to climb on me!

18. Fence

I separate your house from your neighbours and I made from wood
Do you remember where I am stood?

19. Flowerpot

I hold flowers in my base and love to be watered.

20. Printer

I'm full of paper and ink, but I am not a book like you might think.

21. Clock

I make a ticking sound and tell you the time.
Where can you find me?

22. Microwave

I make a beeping sound when your food is done.

23. Watering can

Use me to give plants a drink, you fill me up from the kitchen sink!

24. A swing

Reach new heights by swinging on my seat, a regular chair just can't compete.

25. Pillow

I am under the place where your head rests, after a long day of takings tests. Where the tooth fairy leaves your pound is where the next clue can be found.

26. Shoes

Check the item that you put on your feet to go outside!

27. Toaster

You put bread in me, and it comes out nice and crispy.

28. The sink

A delicious boiled egg is served in a cup, but when you've finished eating where do you wash it up?

29. Where you keep your toothbrush

You're nearing the end of the Easter gold rush, now head to the place where you'd find your toothbrush.

30. Dictionary

Find me when you need to know how to spell a word.

31. BBQ

I've got charcoal in my belly, and metal feet.
Once I am hot, it's time to eat.

32. Garden hose

Use me to cool down the ground on a hot day
I am long and effective I must say, I wonder whether you will find me

33. Soap dispenser

Give me a tap and I'll give you some suds,
I come in handy when you're covered in mud.

34. Freezer

I'll give you cubes and cold creamy treats,
when it comes to negative temperature, I can't be beat.

35. Ironing board

I have legs, but fold up tidy and flat,
I keep clothes crisp without the laundromat.

36. Garden furniture

You can lay on me or sit, and put me up or down,
I'm better with cushions, and keep you off the ground.

37. Drinking cup

The treasure hunt is almost up, have you checked inside the cup?

38. Computer

I can take you to places you've never seen
But first, type your password in on my screen.

39. Stove

I never get angry, but I do get hot.
I'm the perfect place for a pan or a pot.

40. Front door

I have a round knob and also a lock.
Visitors and salesmen may give me a knock.

41. Bike

Hop on, let's go, don't make me beg.
My wheels are fast, but use your legs!

42. Shower

Jump inside, the water's fine! If it's not, just take your time. I will help you smell nice and clean, do you know who I am?

43. Stairs

To reach the top, you will start low on the first step. With every step, the goal you'll reach. Although the journey might make it hard to breathe.

44. Mirror

When you stare at me you see yourself in reverse. What turns everything around but does not move?

45. Cereal box

I am dry and crunchy – that's how I'm made! But people like to see me bathe. In a box or in a pouch, the perfect meal for any slouch.

46. Socks

I keep your feet warm and always come in pairs.

47. Scales

You'll usually find me in the kitchen. I don't mind a little weight.

48. Welcome mat

I greet every guest but never say a word.

49. Birdhouse

If not for me, the birds would live in the tree.

50. Flowerbed

I'm a bed without sheets and always dirty.

51. Tap

Use me to give plants a drink. You'll fill me up from the kitchen sink!

52. Wardrobe

Find this clue in the place your clothes hang.

53. Sheets

It's what we lie under when we go to sleep, this egg is hiding in the...

54. Porch light

I give light to the porch, so you can see your steps in the dark