BBC Good Food - 04.2020

easy family

good advice

Hatch a plan for Easter fun with these easy ideas

from family editorRachel Beckwith

family matters

Pick your style

If you’re hosting a classic

egg hunt for a larger group

of children, you’ll probably

want to hide a good

number of eggs and let the

little ones go free-range. Be sure

to make a note of your hiding spots

(you don’t want any sticky surprises

in a few weeks’ time) and keep

a few extra eggs handy in case

someone misses out.

To entertain your own kids, why

not plant clues for your intrepid

explorers that lead from one prize

to the next? Get creative and make

your own scavenger hunt, or print

our six easy-to-follow clues from

bbcgoodfood.com/egg-hunt.

Plan your route

Homes come in all shapes and sizes,

so adapt your egg hunt to suit the

space you have. Garden hunts are

great fun if the weather is right – just

don’t leave the eggs out in the

sunshine for too long! You’ll also

want to ensure your hiding places

are well away from pets or animals.

Provide a basket

Little ones will need a place to

keep their loot – a basket, bag or

even a repurposed sandcastle

bucket is perfect for this.

FUN & GAMES TOP TIPS

Throw

an Easter

egg hunt

Keep the kids engaged

during the holidays with

an egg hunt around the

house or garden – here’s

all you need to know

about organising one

Choose your eggs

Keep it safe by using small, wrapped

chocolate eggs or sweets. If you’d

prefer to keep the sugary treats to

a minimum, lay a trail that leads

from one clue to the next, with one

main Easter egg or treasure chest

filled with goodies at the end.

Have fun

Once you’ve hidden your eggs and

the kids are ready to go, sit back

and watch their excitement grow

as they run from one place to

the next. Chocolate is a great

motivator, so hopefully

they’ll burn offsome of

that sugar-fuelled

energy in the

process!

DIPPED FRUIT

Gently melt some

chocolate, then dip in

strawberries, raspberries

or banana slices. Kids can

enjoy them straightaway, or

leave to set in the fridgefirst.

CORNFLAKE

CAKES

For an Easter twist on this

classic treat, add crushed

wheat cereal, then decorate

the top with chocolate eggs

to make a bird’s nest.

CHOCOLATE BARK

Reinvent leftover

chocolate by melting it

down and transforming

it into a fancy bark. Decorate

with sweets, small chocolates,

sprinkles, or whatever you like.

5 ways to use

up leftover

chocolate

COOKIE CHUNKS

Break up chocolate

into large chunks and

add to cookie dough,

along with a handful of

dried fruit, if you like.

ROCKY ROAD

Mix up broken

biscuits, chocolate and

mini marshmallows into

rocky road, then decorate

with colourful chocolate

eggs or other Easter sweets.

For all these recipes and more, visit

bbcgoodfood.com/easter-kids

Get

creative

and plan

out a trail

of clues

leading

to an

Easter egg

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Photographs MELISSA REYNOLDS

• JAMES, IMGORTHAND, JON GOLLOP

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