13 Easter games you HAVE to play over the long weekend - laughter guaranteed

Want to get the kids and adults involved in a game together? Charades is the answer. Create your own cards that contain holiday-themed words and phrases like "bunny," "coloured eggs," "baby chick hatching," and more to truly get in the Easter spirit.

Depending on the Easter weather situation, this could be a great option for the older kids when they're itching to get out of the house for some fresh air. Croquet, which can be played with two, four or six players, has one main objective: use the mallet to get your ball through the numbered hoops in the correct sequence order. The team that completes the course first wins.

Head outside and split your family into pairs. Have each pair toss water balloon "eggs" back and forth. When someone pops an egg, their team is out — and soggy!

Set up five hula hoops on the floor and assign a point value to each (e.g. the closest hoop is 10 points and the furthest hoop is 50). Give each player five plastic eggs. Have them toss the eggs into the hoops to see who can rack up the most points.

This game is similar to regular tag, except to avoid being tagged, players can yell out an Easter-related word to keep whoever's "it" at bay. To make the game more challenging, choose a theme. For example, themes could be "types of Easter candies" or "types of flowers." Players can only use the same word once.

Easter-fy this classic outdoor game by using wooden eggs instead of traditional bocce balls. Toss one egg as a marker and then see which player can toss the egg closest to it.

Fast-paced games always get the heart racing! For this game, see who can stack up the most plastic Easter egg halves in 60 seconds. Don't let it topple over!

For older kids, you can up the competition factor in the egg hunt by introducing stealing rules. Declare that it's allowed for kids to steal eggs from each other's baskets — but if the snatcher gets caught, they have to fork over one of their own eggs.

Play hot potato with a boiled egg, or up the ante with a raw one. Toss the egg back and forth. When the music stops the one left holding the egg is out.