As part of the Easter celebration, the Easter egg hunt was created. Traditionally, the Easter egg hunt is a game or competition for children, where there is a race to collect hidden and/or scattered decorated eggs. In modern times, the "real" hard-boiled eggs, have been replaced with plastic eggs and candy. The competitive aspect of the egg hunt, developed such that plastic eggs began to contain prizes, candy, and toys. The Surprise Egg phenomenon has extended the Easter egg hunt/prize tradition year round.