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20 Easter games for adults at work

Office and digital egg hunts, an egg decorating contest, 60-second spring games and a candy jar guess.

KraftyLab TeamUpdated 9 min read
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Coworkers on an egg hunt between office desks, one finding a pastel plastic egg behind a monitor while another holds a basket

The best Easter games for adults at work are short and easy to join: an office egg hunt, a digital egg hunt for remote teammates, an egg decorating contest, 60-second spring challenges and a candy jar guess. Pick three or four and you have a 45-minute spring social. Every game below has its rule, its supplies and a note when it works on video, and none needs anyone to celebrate Easter to enjoy it.

20 Easter games for work

Grouped by type, so you can mix one of each. Try each game once yourself before the day: if you can't finish it in the time, nobody will.

Egg hunts for the office and for remote teams

The game people search for. Hide eggs only in shared spaces, at every height from knee to shoulder, and count them before you start so you know when the hunt is over.

  1. 1. Classic office egg hunt

    Hide three plastic eggs per player around the shared spaces, each holding a candy or a prize slip. One gold egg holds the top prize, like first pick of the prize table.

    You need: Plastic eggs, small candy or prize slips, a basket or bag per player

  2. 2. Team-color egg hunt

    Give each team one egg color and hide six of each. Teams may only pick up their own color, so the fastest team wins and nobody grabs everything.

    You need: Plastic eggs in one color per team

  3. 3. Question egg hunt

    Every egg holds a light question, like your favorite spring weekend plan. Whoever finds an egg asks the question to the nearest coworker before hunting again.

    You need: Plastic eggs, slips with one question each

  4. 4. Clue trail hunt

    Each clue leads to the next spot in the office, and the last one leads to a basket of treats for the whole group. Use the eight ready clues further down this page.

    You need: Eight printed clues, eight plastic eggs, one basket

  5. 5. Digital egg hunt

    Hide ten small egg pictures in a shared slide deck or team page before the call. The first person to post every slide or spot in the chat wins.

    You need: A shared slide deck or doc with ten hidden egg images · works on video

  6. 6. Show me spring

    Call out a target, like something pastel, something that grows or something egg-shaped. Players have 45 seconds to bring one on camera; the first three score.

    You need: A list of 8 targets for the host · works on video

Most of the team remote? A host runs a virtual scavenger hunt on video, with teams racing through photo and trivia challenges, so nobody has to build the hunt.

Want a host to run your spring games?

A live host brings the games, the timer and the scoreboard, so the organizer gets to play and remote teammates join the same game as the office. Each runs about an hour on Zoom by default (Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request). Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead; the cookie and terrarium kits ship to every guest, so book those about 3 weeks ahead for US addresses and about 5 with guests in Canada or abroad.

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Send your date and headcount. You get a full plan within 24 hours.

Egg decorating contests

A calm, creative half hour that works for every personality. Give it a time limit and real categories, so it ends with a vote instead of fading out.

  1. 7. Egg decorating contest

    Everyone gets two hard-boiled or wooden eggs and 20 minutes. Vote with sticker dots in three categories: most spring-like, most detailed and funniest.

    You need: Eggs, dye cups, markers, washi tape, stickers, paper towels

  2. 8. Paper egg design-off

    Everyone draws a big egg outline on paper and decorates it in 8 minutes with whatever pens they have. Hold them up to the camera and vote in the chat.

    You need: Paper and markers or colored pens · works on video

  3. 9. Team egg mascot

    Each team decorates one egg as its team mascot, names it and pitches it in 20 seconds. The group votes for the mascot it would follow into a planning meeting.

    You need: One egg per team, craft supplies, googly eyes

Want everyone decorating the same thing, at home and in the office? A virtual cookie decorating class ships cookies and icing to every guest, and a terrarium workshop sends a little spring garden to each desk.

60-second spring games

Quick, loud and easy to watch. One player per team per game, best count wins, and plastic eggs mean nothing breaks.

  1. 10. Spoon carry relay

    Carry a plastic egg on a spoon around a chair and back, then hand the spoon to a teammate. Count how many laps the team finishes in 60 seconds.

    You need: Plastic eggs, spoons, a chair as the turn point

  2. 11. Matching halves

    Pull apart 12 plastic eggs of different colors and mix the halves in a bowl. Rebuild as many single-color eggs as you can in 60 seconds.

    You need: 12 plastic eggs in mixed colors per player, a bowl

  3. 12. Jelly bean color sort

    Sort a scoop of jelly beans by color into the cups of an egg carton using only a plastic spoon. Score one point per bean in the right cup.

    You need: Jelly beans, an egg carton, a plastic spoon

  4. 13. Egg-half tower

    Stack plastic egg halves into the tallest tower you can, open side down. It has to stand for three seconds at the buzzer to count.

    You need: 20 plastic egg halves per player

  5. 14. Paper plate breeze

    Fan a plastic egg across the table to a tape finish line using only a paper plate. No touching the egg; fastest time wins.

    You need: Paper plates, plastic eggs, masking tape

  6. 15. Basket toss

    Stand behind a tape line and toss plastic eggs into a basket three steps away. Count the eggs that stay in after 60 seconds.

    You need: A basket, 15 plastic eggs, masking tape

Rather have the challenges, music and scoreboard run for you? A host runs a virtual office olympics in about an hour.

Coworkers at a break room table painting and decorating eggs with pastel dyes, brushes and stickers

Candy jar and guessing games

Low effort, high suspense. Set them out in the morning and reveal the answers at the end of the party.

  1. 16. Candy jar guess

    Fill a clear jar with jelly beans and count them as you go. Everyone writes one guess with a name; the closest guess wins the jar, and a tie goes to the earlier guess.

    You need: A clear jar, candy, slips and a box for guesses

  2. 17. Whose spring photo?

    Ask volunteers to send one spring photo ahead of time: a garden, a hike, a pet in the sun. Show them one by one and let the group guess whose it is.

    You need: Photos sent ahead, a slide deck · works on video

Easter games for a video call

Nothing to ship and nothing to buy: everyone plays from a desk at home, and they work in a hybrid room too.

  1. 18. Emoji spring rebus

    Post emoji clues in the chat, like a sun plus a flower for sunflower, or a rain cloud plus a coat for raincoat. First correct answer in the chat scores.

    You need: A list of 10 emoji clues for the host · works on video

  2. 19. Blind bunny sketch

    Everyone draws a bunny with their eyes closed in 30 seconds, then holds it up to the camera. The group votes for the best and the most surprising.

    You need: Paper and a pen · works on video

  3. 20. Hatch the word

    The host reveals a spring word one letter at a time, like BLOSSOM or MEADOW. Players type a guess in the chat at any time, but each player gets only one guess per word.

    You need: A list of 10 spring words for the host · works on video

Need a quiz round too? Our 50 Easter trivia questions come in five rounds with answers and a quiz to screen-share.

Eight clues for an office egg hunt trail

Hand players clue 1. Fold clue 2 into an egg at the spot clue 1 names, clue 3 at the spot clue 2 names, and so on. The last egg, at the coat rack, holds a note that sends everyone to the treat basket at reception. Swap any spot your office doesn't have, and keep the answers below to yourself.

  1. 1. I'm full at nine and empty by noon. Look where the first cup of the day comes from.

    Show the spotThe coffee maker

  2. 2. I speak only in pages and jam when you rush me. Check my paper tray.

    Show the spotThe printer

  3. 3. Big ideas are written on me and wiped away by Friday.

    Show the spotThe whiteboard

  4. 4. I drink once a week and never leave my pot.

    Show the spotThe office plant

  5. 5. Lunches wait inside me in the cold. Look under one of my magnets.

    Show the spotThe fridge door

  6. 6. Paper goes in and never comes back. Look beside me, not inside.

    Show the spotThe recycling bin

  7. 7. Every meeting starts by asking whether I'm free.

    Show the spotThe meeting room door

  8. 8. I hold coats in winter and umbrellas in April.

    Show the spotThe coat rack

A 45-minute Easter games plan for work

Teams of 4 to 6, one organizer with a timer. This plan works for 12 to about 40 people in one room or on one call.

  1. 0:00Welcome, then split into teams by egg color (3 minutes).
  2. 0:03Team-color egg hunt; remote players run the digital egg hunt at the same time (10 minutes).
  3. 0:13Three 60-second games, a different player from each team every time (12 minutes).
  4. 0:25Team egg mascot or the paper egg design-off (12 minutes).
  5. 0:37Votes, the candy jar reveal and prizes (8 minutes).

In the office, hybrid or on video

  • In the office: Run the hunt before lunch, set up the 60-second games on one long table, and keep the candy jar at reception all morning.
  • Hybrid: Pair each in-office team with remote teammates. Remote players score through the digital hunt and the video games while the room plays at the table.
  • On video: Use the digital egg hunt, Show me spring, the paper egg design-off and the three video games. One host shares the screen and keeps score in a slide.

Keep it easy for everyone to join

  • Call it a spring social: egg hunts and candy jars are fun whether or not someone celebrates Easter.
  • Keep a non-candy prize option, and check labels for nuts and gelatin, since many jelly beans and marshmallows contain it.
  • Make every game opt-in, and give anyone who would rather sit out a job: timekeeper, judge or photographer.
  • Never hide eggs in personal desks, drawers or bags.
  • Many offices close or run short on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, so most teams play Monday to Thursday that week.

Prizes don't need to be big: first pick of the candy, a potted tulip, or Easter chocolate gifts for the winning team.

The shopping list

  • Plastic fillable eggs, about 5 per person in at least three colors
  • Small wrapped candy and a few non-food prizes
  • A clear jar and a bag of jelly beans for the guessing game
  • Hard-boiled or wooden eggs, dye tablets, cups, markers, washi tape and stickers
  • Spoons, paper plates, an egg carton, a basket and masking tape
  • Sticker dots for voting and slips of paper for guesses

Easter games for work FAQ

What are good Easter games for adults at work?

An office egg hunt, a team-color egg hunt, an egg decorating contest, 60-second spring games like matching halves or the basket toss, and a candy jar guess. Pick three or four for a 45-minute party.

How do you do an Easter egg hunt for remote employees?

Hide ten small egg pictures in a shared slide deck or team page before the call and give everyone the link at the same moment. The first person to post every slide or spot in the chat wins. Show me spring, where players bring a pastel or egg-shaped object to the camera, works as a second round.

How do you make Easter games inclusive at work?

Frame it as a spring social, keep every game opt-in, offer non-candy prizes and check candy labels for nuts and gelatin. Customs vary from family to family, so keep the games about spring fun rather than belief.

When should we hold Easter games at work in 2027?

Easter Sunday is March 28, 2027, and Good Friday is March 26, when many offices close early or entirely. Most teams play Monday to Thursday that week, March 22 to 25.

Can someone host Easter or spring games for our team?

Yes. A live host runs Spring Time Fun & Games or a scavenger hunt on Zoom (or Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request) in about an hour. Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead and kit workshops about 3 weeks for US addresses. See the virtual scavenger hunt or ask for a free quote.

Have a host run your Easter and spring games

Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead, kit workshops about 3 weeks for US guests. Send your date and headcount for a full plan within 24 hours.

Get a free quoteSee the virtual scavenger hunt