Car trips can be long and frequent over the holidays, with relatives to visit and adventures to be had. Bring some paper from home, and make bingo cards for the car. Who’s first to see five yellow cars? Or who’s first to see 4 number plates containing the letter M?

Organise a quiz competition in the garden or indoors and ask Easter-themed questions. Examples: “What date is Easter Sunday this year?” “What do people eat for Easter?” etc. And best of all? The prize is an Easter egg filled with treats!

Probably best to play outdoors. Place an Easter egg in the middle and let everyone throw or roll their egg as close to the large target Easter egg as possible. The one who comes closest wins the Easter egg.

This favourite game for older players can be turned into a tournament. Pick a hard-boiled egg to stand up to being tapped by each contestant’s egg. If you dye or paint the eggs first, you’ll have a showy competition egg. The egg with the strongest shell wins. And at Panduro, contestants are allowed to tap with both the pointed end and rounded end of their egg!

Print an Easter Memory or draw the pictures together first. This game is as fun to play on a rainy Easter day at home as it is to bring to an Easter get-together or on a car journey.

For gatherings that enjoy competitions, try combining these games into a whole tournament. Divide the guests up into teams and have them compete in different contests. Naturally, they will be competing for the greatest trophy: the Golden Easter Egg! Which should naturally be brimming with treats.