Virtual events for Easter in Columbus, craft ideas, Easter meals, and more

Easter falls on Sunday, April 12, 2020! Easter may look a little different for you this year…okay, a lot different. No visits with the Easter Bunny, no (in-person) church events, no community Easter egg hunts, and no large family gatherings. While there won’t be any Easter egg hunts in person, except for at your homes, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate and enjoy some Easter magic. We’ve gathered a list of virtual Easter events, Easter meals to-go, Easter crafts, and more for an at-home Easter in Columbus.

Easter Meals in Columbus

If you plan to cook or order out for Easter dinner, it’s time to place your order now! If you can, avoid going in the grocery store and shop online or opt for delivery (but order now, because dates are backed up by 3-5 days). See out list of grocery stores offering pickup and delivery.

Don’t want to cook? We’ve put together a big list of restaurants offering carryout for Easter meals in Columbus with pickup or delivery. Note: hours and availability may change over the next week, so place your order as early as possible, and call to verify details. We have provided links and phone numbers, as we won’t be able to continually check back on the status of each restaurants availability.

Easter Basket Fillers

Need some ideas for Easter baskets? We put together a huge list of Easter Basket Fillers for all ages! (besides the obvious and necessary Easter candy).

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Virtual Egg Hunts in Columbus

Easter Egg Hunts in the Neighborhood

You’ve probably seen pictures and Facebook groups about neighborhood bear hunts. Neighbors put teddy bears and other stuffed animals in their windows so families can walk or drive around to spot the bears. With Easter coming up, many will be switching out the bears for Easter eggs. Tape up colorful pictures of Easter Eggs in your windows to bring some joy to kids in the area. Look below for the Easter Egg Suncatcher craft and Shaving Cream Easter Egg craft – these would be perfect!

Another option is to draw Easter Eggs with chalk throughout your neighborhoods!

Virtual Egg Hunt at home

You can’t be with extra family members this year, so have a virtual egg hunt! Use FaceTime, Zoom, Google Hangouts, or other ways to connect with other family members. Let the kids hunt while the family watches. If there are 2 or more households with kids, have them do the hunt at different times so everyone can watch. Kids can open the eggs at the same time, and check out the goodies inside together!

Want to involve the others? Label eggs with friends and family members who would have been there, so kids can show them virtually when they find their eggs! You can also make it a treasure hunt, and have family members think up the clues.

Let me know if there are any that I missed in the comments or at info@columbusonthecheap.com.

Virtual Easter Events in Columbus

Rapunzel & the Easter Bunny LIVE AT FIVE with Paulettes Princess Parties and Canvas Creations For You: Monday, April 6 at 5 pm

Sidewalk Easter Egg Hunt with FIT4MOM Upper Arlington: April 6-12 Decorate your neighborhood with sidewalk chalk Easter Egg Hunts for others to find! Take a picture of your creations and use tag #2020F4MEggHunt so everyone can see your creations.

Virtual Easter Keepsake Craft hosted by FIT4MOM Columbus North: April 8 at 10:15 am. You’ll need Paint (White or Yellow), Paper, and Markers

Virtual Shaving Cream Easter Egg Art hosted by FIT4MOM Columbus North: April 10 at 10:15 am. You’ll need Shaving Cream, Food coloring/Paint, Baking Sheet/Dish, Paper, straight edge- ruler or spatula. Can also use this method to color Easter eggs

Drive Thru Easter Bunny at Easton Town Center: April 11 from 4-6 pm. Stay in your car, but drive by to wave at the Easter Bunny!

Andrea Bocelli Easter performance from empty Duomo Cathedral of Milan: April 12 at 1 pm. 

Let me know if there are any that I missed in the comments or at info@columbusonthecheap.com.

Live Streaming Good Friday and Easter Services

North Broadway United Methodist Church
Good Friday Worship: April 10 at 7 pm

Vineyard Columbus
Virtual Good Friday Service: April 10 at 7 pm
Easter At Vineyard Columbus: April 12 Livestream at 9 am and 10:30 am

Broad Street United Methodist Church
Good Friday Worship Livestream: April 10 at noon
Easter Sunday Worship Livestream: April 12 at 11 am

King Avenue UMC
Maundy Thursday Worship: Thursday, April 9 at 7pm
Good Friday Worship: Friday, April 10 at 7pm
Easter Worship: Sunday, April 12 at 10am

Indianola Church of Christ
Online Easter Worship: April 12 at 10:30 am

Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church
Drive-In Easter Worship: April 12 at 9:30 am. Drive to 3660 Kenny Road in Columbus, Ohio (43220), park and stay in your cars! Turn on your hearts and radios (frequency announced at service) to hear the good news that Christ is Risen!
Virtual Live stream: 11 am for those who prefer to stay home.

Holy Week at St. Joseph Cathedral
Holy Saturday: Saturday, April 11 The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night – 8 p.m. Broadcast on St. Gabriel Radio, 820 AM, Columbus, and 88.3 FM, Portsmouth. Live-stream at www.columbuscatholic.org, Diocesan Facebook page, and Diocesan YouTube Channel
Worship Aid  
Easter Sunday Mass: April 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Broadcast Live on NBC4 TV, Columbus, Broadcast on St. Gabriel Radio, 820 AM, Columbus, and 88.3 FM, Portsmouth
Live-stream at www.columbuscatholic.org, Diocesan Facebook page, and Diocesan YouTube Channel
Worship Aid  
Broadcast in SPANISH: La Mega 103.1 FM, Columbus – 10 a.m. Audio archive available on St. Gabriel Website, Video available on Diocesan YouTube Channel

Let me know if there are any that I missed in the comments or at info@columbusonthecheap.com.

Virtual Easter Races

Easter Egg 5k Virtual Race: Sat April 11 2020. The Easter Egg 5K is a a great family virtual only event that provides the fun of Easter in a virtual 5K run/walk! Participants receive an event shirt and finishers medal. All race packets will be mailed to you. Register here.

Decorating Easter Eggs and other crafts

Tips for coloring Easter Eggs with Toddlers. We’ve used the egg beater method and it was so much easier!

Want to get fancy? Check out 85 Best Easter Egg Decorations and Designs to Inspire You This Spring from Country Living Magazine

Looking for a neat way to decorate eggs?  Try this!

Awesome Easter Crafts at Crafts by Amanda

• Cottonball Easter Bunny
• Cottonball Container Bunny
• 11 Cardboard Tube Crafts for Easter
• Easter Bunny Mason Jars – love these!
• Easter sgg sun catchers
• Handprint lamb

Other Easter Crafts

• Cottonball Handprint Chick Craft For Kids
• Shaving Cream Painted Easter Eggs
• DIY String Easter Eggs – great craft for adults and older kids!

Paint some Easter rocks

Grab some rocks and paint and make chicks, bunnies, easter eggs, and spring flowers!

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