3 great ways to entertain the kids this Easter

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The Easter school holidays are here! A two-week break from school that brings the kids that seasonal wave of excitement. And parents a certain degree of fear that they may hear those dreaded words… ‘I’m bored!’

So, before you hire an adult-size bunny costume and scramble around for random eggs in the misguided hope that it should do the trick in terms of entertaining your little ones for the entire break, here at the East of England Co-op we want to make it Easter-easy for you with 3 great boredom busting activities…

1. Throw an Easter egg hunt

If you have a flock of little lambs to keep entertained, an Easter egg hunt in the garden or a park is the perfect way to soak up a few hours. Plan a route, write out some Easter-decorated clues, and plant trail markers to guide them to their exciting treasure.

Head to your local East of England Co-op store and pick up our Co-op’s Easter Egg Hunt Basket, which provides 20 small, foil-wrapped, milk chocolate eggs with four egg hunt markers to point your intrepid explorers in the right direction.

There’s also the Co-op’s Happy Easter Egg Hunt box, Lindt’s Lindor little eggs, Maltesers Mini Bunnies, and multipack mini egg pouches, like Cadbury Mini Eggs.

For the finish line, you could throw in some champion treats like the Co-op’s 12-pack Easter Character Cupcakes.

Co-op Fairtrade Happy Easter Egg Hunt

Maltesers White Chocolate Mini Bunnies Bag 58g

Co-op Happy Easter 12 Hoppy Bunny Cupcakes

2. Bake an Easter traybake cake

Easter is a special time of celebration, togetherness, and eating with family and friends. A perfect occasion for the kids to try their hand at helping you bake the ultimate cake for an Easter visit to share the joy, try following our sensational Easter traybake cake recipe. 

And there are few cakes with bigger ‘wow’ factor than an Easter traybake cake. It’s the king of cakes. A sensational showcase for all things seasonal. Think fudge-frenzy, chocolate-collision, buttercream-bounty, all topped off with an Easter egg explosion.

Pick up everything you need from your nearest store and don’t forget those Cadbury Mini Eggs, Milkybar Mini Egg Bags and Smarties Mini Eggs for a tantalising toppings. Follow our recipe to create this baking legend.

Cadbury Mini Eggs Bag 80g

Milkybar Mini Eggs Bag 80g

Smarties Mini Eggs Bag 80g

3. Explore great days out

If the little ones have seen more than their fair share of decorative and chocolate Easter chicks and bunnies, why not upgrade to some real-life animal action and get close to nature by taking them to Banham Zoological Gardens in Norfolk or Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Suffolk?

Take advantage of our Member Perks scheme offering 50% off entry to these fabulous Zoological Society of East Anglia charity-run venues!

Banham Zoological Gardens in Norfolk is a world of natural wonders and home to more than 2,000 animals, from Asian leopards and Russian tigers to more familiar animals found in our own British wildlife.

Africa Alive Zoological Reserve is the perfect place to set your sights on some of Africa’s most iconic animals, from majestic giraffe to heavyweight rhino, while learning more about their natural instincts, habitats and conservation.

If you’re not an East of England Co-op member yet, don’t worry, you can join today to benefit from this ZOO-per offer and many others this Easter – and all year round!

Get out in nature

Take advantage of our Member Perks scheme offering 50% off entry to these fabulous Zoological Society of East Anglia charity-run venues!

Get 50% off entry at Banham Zoo Get 50% off entry at Africa Alive

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