your nyc easter egg hunt guide, pt. 1

we're going on a bunny hunt..

Hi! Easter is almost here and I refuse to let you spend the next two weekends doing nothing because you didn't know where to go. So I did the work and rounded up the best Easter events + egg hunts I could find - just don’t forget to BYOB (bring your own basket). If you know of any others I missed, leave a comment below and I'll add it in. Plus, scroll all the way down for some of my speech therapist-approved basket stuffers that you won't immediately want to throw in the trash. enjoy! 🐰

Saturday, March 28th

Trinity Grace Church Annual Easter Egg Hunt | Prospect Park, Brooklyn | 10am-12pm - egg hunt kicks off at 10:30am

Ok this one is the move if you're in Brooklyn. It's free, it's massive & it's in Prospect Park. There’s separate egg hunts for different age groups and tables set up for games, crafts, and snacks. And of course, no shortage of great restaurants nearby for lunch.

Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store Easter Egg Hunt | Park Slope, Brooklyn | 10am

A low-key, free backyard egg hunt followed by an Easter and Passover story time and crafts. Plus, bloody mary’s and an egg hunt for adults!
RSVP to sara@blueribbongeneralstore.com

Brooklyn Heights Spring Egg Hunt | Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn | 10:30am

A free neighborhood favorite and a great (i.e. contained) choice if you have toddlers. AND there’s a bake sale. For kids ages 3 and under go to Harry Chapin playground. Children 4 years and older go to Pierrepont Playground. Families with kids in both age groups can choose which to attend.

Easter Egg Hunt at Bartow-Pell Mansion | Pelham Bay Park, Bronx | 10am-2pm

This one might be the most cinematic egg hunt in NYC. Hunting for chocolate filled eggs on the grounds of a historic mansion??? iconic. $15 per child.

Pioneers Easter Egg Hunt | Jamaica, Queens | 10am-2pm

This one has it all and it’s free! Bounce houses, face painting, crafts, food, thousands!! of stuffed eggs & separate hunt zones by age so your toddler has a chance. Check in starts at 10 AM, but get there earlier for wristbands.

Sunday, March 29th

Lou’s Helpin Hand Egg Hunt | Staten Island | 2:30-5pm

A community event with face painting, arts & crafts, AND the Easter Bunny, all for a $10 requested donation. Register here.

Green Meadows Easter Egg Hunt | Douglaston, Queens | 11am-5pm

The most countryside experience you’ll find in NYC. An egg hunt + live animals, an Easter Bunny, tractors, and a super slide. $14/person ages 2+. Print your ticket ahead of time! Also happening on Saturday 3/28 & next weekend.

For babies, always a board book or two. I love all of the books by fellow SLP, Tabitha Paige - beautiful illustrations with an emphasis on vocabulary and early language concepts. I would pick this one for Easter. Books with life-the-flaps, like this one, are a great way for babies to interact and engage more while reading + you can incorporate repetitive vocabulary like “open” or “who is it?” on each page.

For toddlers/older kids, I love these Ooly paint sticks - chunky enough for tiny hands and pretty much unbreakable (unlike crayons). A cooperative game or puzzle is great at this age - I just ordered this one. I also like to include small-ish toys or activities for restaurants or car rides, like a Sticker Wow book. I’m also throwing a themed Crazy Aaron’s putty in there and this spring travel Magnatiles set.

And then the timeless, cheap classics that I will never not include: bubbles, a few plastic easter eggs filled with stickers or temporary tattoos (endlessly entertaining and secretly great for language: target words like "open" and "close," practice sorting colors, play hide and seek) and finally a snack or treat they love: my daughter is really into Skout bars and YumEarth lollipops.

Ok that's it from me! Part 2 coming soon with next weekend's events!