The Easter Bunny is hopping through a town near you this weekend! How can you turn this day into more than just a day full of family, pastel eggs, and honey glazed ham? Turn your family’s Easter celebration into a project about social good!

While we all love to sit around with our family members to dye eggs and search the lawn for the golden egg, it can be a great time to teach your children about the power of service and volunteering through making it a day of charity. Try one of these Easter-themed service projects in your community this weekend; we guarantee it will only enhance the fun!

• Easter bunny time:
• • Here comes our favorite bunny: Contact your local children or family shelter to see if they have an Easter bunny coming to visit. If they do not, volunteer to dress up for the kids so that they can share in the fun!
  • Breakfast with Peter Cottontail: Get together with your neighbors to plan a community breakfast with the neighborhood kids. It is a great time to meet your neighbors and have fun with the kids in your community. You can even plan a special Easter Bunny visit at the Breakfast.
  • Do the bunny hop: Plan an Easter theme dance in your town hall. Everyone is required to wear bunny ears at the event in honor of the Easter Bunny. Charge an admission price and donate your proceeds to your community’s favorite charity!
• Where is the last Easter egg?
• • Community hunt: Organize a community Easter egg hunt with your other community members. All those who want to be involved can donate one bag of candy to be used in the hunt. Participants are encouraged to donate  a toy during the event for a child in need.
  • Egg hunt name call: Contact your local shelter or hospital about your egg hunt. Ask them for a list of children’s names who are asking for toy donations. Put a child’s name in each egg. Families can donate a toy to the name of the child whose egg they find.
  • Hold an Easter egg decoration competition: Are you skilled in the craft of egg dying? Decorate eggs for charity! Participants choose their favorite charity, and the winner gets all proceeds from the event donated to his or her charity.
• Easter dress fashion show:
• • We all know, there is some pretty tacky Easter wear out there. Hold a tacky Easter dress fashion show! Donate all proceeds to charity.
• It’s time for the parade:
• • Hold an Easter Day parade filled with all things Easter themed! It is a great way to get your community to volunteer together and it will be a fun way to start the day!

 

Whether you are celebrating Easter this weekend or just spending time together with your friends and family, the weather is perfect to get out and be active in your community! We hope that these tips will help your share the power of social kid with your community and family. Happy Easter!

How are you celebrating the power of service this weekend? Share with us in the comments section below, we would love to hear your stories!