25 Easter riddles with answers and 10 egg hunt clues
Easter riddles about bunnies, eggs and spring for kids, teens and adults, plus egg hunt clues at the end that lead to hiding places around the house.
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Easy riddles for kids
I hide eggs all over the yard, but I've never laid a single one. Who am I?
easy
The Easter Bunny.
In the story, the Easter Bunny hides eggs, but rabbits don't lay eggs.
I'm a rabbit you can eat, and most people start with my ears. What am I?
easy
A chocolate bunny.
Chocolate bunnies are a favorite Easter treat, and the ears are the easiest part to bite first.
I'm empty on Saturday night and full on Sunday morning, and you carry me by my handle. What am I?
easy
An Easter basket.
Easter baskets are filled with treats for Easter Sunday morning.
I break out of my very first home using only my beak. What am I?
easy
A chick.
A baby chick pecks its way out of its eggshell.
I'm a bun with a cross on top, but I'm not angry at all. What am I?
easy
A hot cross bun.
Cross can mean angry, but on this bun it means the cross shape on top.
I have floppy ears and a fluffy face, but I only hop when you walk. What am I?
easy
Bunny slippers.
Bunny slippers look like rabbits and go wherever your feet go.
Kids hunt for me every Easter, but I never run away. What am I?
easy
An Easter egg.
Easter eggs are hidden for an egg hunt, and they stay where they're put.
I'm grass, but no lawnmower will ever cut me. I'm made of paper, and I sit at the bottom of a basket. What am I?
easy
Easter grass.
Easter grass is shredded paper or plastic that looks like grass in a basket.
I crack open, but I never break, and there's a treat inside me instead of a yolk. What am I?
easy
A plastic Easter egg.
Plastic eggs snap open in the middle so a small treat can be hidden inside.
Harder riddles for kids
Which direction is hiding in the word EASTER?
medium
EAST.
EAST-ER: the first four letters spell EAST.
Take the last two letters off BUNNY, and you get a bread roll. What is it?
medium
BUN.
BUNNY without the N and the Y is BUN.
Which thing you wear on your head is hiding in the word HATCH?
medium
A HAT.
HAT-CH: the first three letters spell HAT.
Which part of your mouth is hiding in the word TULIP?
medium
A LIP.
TU-LIP: the last three letters spell LIP.
Which thing you wear on your finger is hiding in the word SPRING?
medium
A RING.
SP-RING: the last four letters spell RING.
Which vehicle is hiding in the word CARROT?
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A CAR.
CAR-ROT: the first three letters spell CAR.
Which sound a baby chick makes reads the same backward and forward?
medium
PEEP.
P-E-E-P spelled backward is still P-E-E-P.
Rearrange the letters of HARE to get what your ears do.
medium
HEAR.
HARE and HEAR use the same four letters.
Take the last two letters off something you carry on an egg hunt, and you get a word for lying in warm sunshine. What is it?
medium
BASK.
BASKET without the E and the T is BASK.
Three kids found eggs. Ava found more than Ben, and Ben found more than Cal. Cal found 2, nobody found the same number, and together they found 9. How many did Ava find?
medium
4.
Cal found 2, so Ben and Ava found 7 between them. Ben found more than 2 but fewer than Ava, so Ben found 3 and Ava found 4.
Riddles for teens and adults
Rearrange the letters of EASTER two ways: once to get people at a meal, and once to get a puzzle like this one. What are the two words?
hard
EATERS and TEASER.
EASTER, EATERS and TEASER all use the same six letters.
I have long ears and run fast, and I sound exactly like what grows on your head. What am I?
hard
A hare.
HARE sounds the same as HAIR.
Rearrange the letters of LAMB to get a soothing cream for dry lips.
hard
BALM.
LAMB and BALM use the same four letters.
Rearrange the letters of PALM, as in Palm Sunday, to get something that lights up a room.
hard
LAMP.
PALM and LAMP use the same four letters.
Rearrange the letters of NEST to get a word that means mailed.
hard
SENT.
NEST and SENT use the same four letters.
An egg hunt has 28 eggs. Mia finds twice as many as Leo, Leo finds twice as many as Sam, and together they find them all. How many does Mia find?
hard
16.
If Sam finds 4, Leo finds 8 and Mia finds 16, which adds up to 28.
Egg hunt clues
You wear me outside on chilly days. Put your hand in my pocket to find your next egg.
easy
A coat pocket.
Hide the egg in the pocket of a coat hanging by the door.
Rubber ducks swim in me at bath time. Look inside me, but keep the water turned off!
easy
The bathtub.
Hide the egg in the dry tub.
I give the flowers a drink when it hasn't rained. Today I'm empty, so look inside me.
easy
The watering can.
Hide the egg inside an empty watering can.
We keep your feet dry when you jump in puddles. Look inside one of us.
easy
The rain boots.
Tuck the egg inside one boot.
Dirty socks and shirts wait in me until laundry day. Dig all the way to the bottom.
easy
The laundry basket.
Hide the egg under the clothes.
Apples, bananas and oranges sit in me on the kitchen counter. Look under the fruit.
easy
The fruit bowl.
Tuck the egg underneath the fruit.
Your crunchy breakfast lives inside me. Look behind me in the cupboard.
easy
The cereal box.
Hide the egg behind the box on the shelf.
Someone with four paws and a wagging tail naps on me. Look under my cushion.
easy
The dog's bed.
Skip this clue if you don't have a dog.
At cleanup time, all the toys go inside me. Lift my lid.
easy
The toy box.
Hide the egg on top of the toys.
Last clue! Your pillow and blanket live on top of me. Look underneath to find your basket.
easy
Under the bed.
Use this as the final clue and hide the Easter basket under the bed.
Plan the round and team scores
8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.
60
These are adjustable house rules. Pause whenever the group needs more time.
Team 1: 0
Team 2: 0
Use this set with a group
Read a prompt, allow thinking time, then invite an answer or a pass. For a timed round, choose a turn length before starting. A host can keep the printed answers out of view until the round ends.