125 Best Places To Hide Easter Eggs (Indoors & Outdoors)

Are you looking for the best places to hide Easter eggs? Whether you are planning the most epic Easter egg hunt or you’re the Easter bunny looking for new inspiration for where to hide Easter baskets, you’re sure to get plenty of great ideas!

These Easter egg hiding places include the best spots indoors and outdoors, with easy hiding spots and trickier egg-hiding ideas to challenge the big kids too! After all, does the joy of going on an egg hunt ever really go away?

When you’ve planned the best Easter egg hunt ideas and the perfect Easter egg fillers, where to hide them is the final piece of the puzzle!

Two kids wearing bunny ears peering over a kitchen counter at easter eggs

But first, where did this tradition even come from?

Why Do We Hide Easter Eggs?

The tradition of hiding eggs for Easter has been around for centuries, with eggs having association with the season of Spring and new life. For early Christians, this was adapted to also make the empty eggshell a metaphor for Jesus’ tomb.

Hunting for eggs at Easter time is thought to have come from Germany, back in the 16th century, as a German Lutheran tradition when men would hide eggs for the women and children to find.

The egg hunt is also linked to the Easter bunny, known back then as the Easter Hare, who would bring baskets of Easter eggs for children who had been well-behaved and hide them around the house and garden for the kids to find.

While the exact origins are unclear, these days it has become somewhat of a fun sentiment for kids of all ages to enjoy.

The Best Places To Hide Easter Eggs Indoors

Woman hiding easter eggs under a couch cushion

Easter egg hidden in stem of a fake plant

The best thing about hiding Easter eggs indoors is that you don’t have to worry about the weather or any of those other potential risk factors – ants, melting eggs or a muddy backyard! This makes indoor Easter hunts a great option if you are only wanting to keep your hiding places in the indoor area.

Here are some indoor hiding places for Easter eggs:

Under cushions
Fruit basket
Inside a shoe
In a basket of laundry
On a bookshelf
Inside the washing machine
Shoe rack
In a pot plant
Under the bed
Under pillows
Inside the sheets
In clothing drawers
Kitchen bowls
Between stuffed toys
Refrigerator
Freezer
In the lampshade
Window sill
Underneath furniture, like chairs and sofas
In the kitchen cupboards
Behind the curtains
In a flower bulb
In plain sight (sometimes the most obvious places are overlooked)
In a hat
The pantry
Dining chair
Dishwasher
Washing Machine
Dryer
Inside slippers
Bread box
Dollhouse
Inside built Lego sets
Fridge egg carton
Under a rug
Behind decorative items
Cutlery drawer
Bathroom sink
Inside the bath
Inside the shower
Candlesticks
On a game console
Gaming controllers
Toothbrush holder
Soapdish
Coffee table
Held by Barbies or other figurines
On top of the vacuum cleaner
In the toilet roll holder (if you have a little room in your hanging toilet roll, this is a great hiding spot for an egg or two)

Looking for a challenging hiding spot indoors? The hardest places to hide Easter eggs are usually those that hide an egg inside somewhere out of sight. Here are some expert-level egg hiding places for older kids and adults:

Inside a cereal box
Taped under the dining table
Behind a picture frame
In hanging clothing pockets
Inside a toilet roll
The junk drawer
Buried under LEGO
Inside the rice container
Microwave
Kettle (make sure it’s empty and not recently used)
On top of wall clocks
Inside mugs in the cupboard
In a pen holder
Amongst craft supplies
On top of the shower
On top of the television
Inside an empty water bottle
Inside a tissue box
Glasses case
On top of an air conditioner
School bags or lunch boxes
Inside suitcases
In a handbag or gym bag

Where To Hide Easter Eggs Outdoors

Easter eggs hidden in the leaves of an outdoor plant

Outdoor Easter egg hunts are a great way to start the day with some fresh air, get the kids outside and be creative when it comes to hiding spots. Depending on the weather, outdoor egg hunts can take place in the backyard or even at a local park.

When looking for where to hide Easter eggs, an outdoor Easter egg hunt is a great option if you have a big group involved as it can reduce the risk of items getting broken indoors from over-excited kids.

But it’s also fun to have an Easter egg hunt that takes them both indoors and outdoors to find the best hiding spots and treats!

Here are some places to hide Easter eggs outdoors:

Letterbox
Garden bed
In a potted plant
On top of a car tyre
Underneath steps
Under a doormat
Within the coils of the garden hose
Exterior windowsills
Inside a cubby house
On play equipment
Birdbath
Front doorstep
Tree branches
Behind garden ornaments
Wheelbarrow
Between garden rocks
In hedges
Inside gumboots
Inside skates
Scattered on the lawn
Inside outdoor shoes
Windchimes or hanging ornaments
Around the swimming pool
Underneath the barbecue
Within outdoor furniture, such as a patio chair or table
On the trampoline
Swing set
Sitting in a door wreath
Peg basket
Along the fence panels
In a hammock
On top of solar lights
On the barbeque grill plate

If you are hiding Easter eggs for older kids, teens or adults and want some extra hard egg-hiding spots, here are some great hiding places to try:

Finding easter eggs up a ladder — Grandad added some challenging hiding spots to last year’s Easter hunt

Under the BBQ cover
Buried in the sandpit (best to use plastic hunting eggs for this type of hiding place)
In pockets of clothes hanging on the washing line
Hidden in the garden shed (younger kids might not like to come in here alone)
On top of a ladder
Under pot plants
Buried under garden rocks
On the garden shed roof
In the place that you hide your spare door key
On top of a sensor light

Where To Hide Easter Baskets

Easter basket with stationery and candy gifts

So we’ve covered the best Easter egg hiding places around the house and yard, but what about if you want to hide an Easter basket too? It can be a bit of fun to send the kids on an Easter hunt around the house for all of their gifts but Easter baskets need a much bigger hiding spot!

I still remember the year I tripped over my Easter basket as a teen on the way to the bathroom on Easter morning. Eggs rolled in every direction, including down the stairs near my bedroom door. That sure wasn’t a great hiding spot… HA!

Here are some easy places to hide Easter baskets:

Under the bed
In the closet
Behind the couch
Under the dining table
In a dollhouse
In a cubby house
Under a tree in the backyard
In mum and dad’s room (this means no sneaking chocolates before the parents are awake!)
On a bookshelf
On the front doorstep

Tips For Egg Hunting Fun For Parents

Child wearing bunny ears finding easter egg on top of a hedge

When planning an Easter egg hunt, there are so many different ways to do this. You can find lots of different Easter scavenger hunt ideas here. But when it comes to making your egg hunt a success, here are a few tips for parents (and the Easter bunny if he is needing some new inspiration):

Consider the ages of the children – If you are planning an egg hunt for younger kids, choose easier hiding spots, including plenty in plain sight to make it easier for them. For bigger kids, you can try some more challenging spots or have them use Easter hunt clues to discover where the eggs are hidden.
Know how many eggs you have hidden – This is especially important for chocolate eggs! Make sure you know how many eggs are hidden before you start so you can know if any are unaccounted for at the end. The last thing you want is melted eggs attracting ants in your house or yard.
Remember your hiding spots – If you do have some unaccounted for eggs, make sure you know everywhere you’ve hidden them so you can go on a quick egg-hunting search to help the kids find the last of the eggs.
You don’t have to use chocolate eggs – If you would rather not overload the kids with excessive sugar, hide tokens instead that kids can redeem at the end for chocolate eggs and other prizes. This can often be even more fun than finding chocolates. Especially for bigger kids who have a better understanding of the value of tokens!
Leave clues for harder spots – My father-in-law does a great job of leaving the kids clues, such as a bunny print or paper egg cutout pointing towards the harder hidden eggs. This is another option instead of setting up actual clues for your hiding spots.

Hiding Easter eggs and baskets can be a great way to make the Easter holiday even more fun for kids of all ages. With these creative hiding spots, you’ll have no trouble coming up with some creative hiding places for your Easter eggs this year! Have a happy and safe Easter!

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