It seems like, by the time Easter is actually here, most of the excitement is past. Of course, there is still the key aspects of Easter itself, from the Bunny’s basket to the religious foundation for the day…but so much happens the Saturday before!
I’m almost hesitant to post about the Easter egg hunt that we’ve gone to for the past couple years, because it seems to be a secret so far and we would love it to stay that way! Out by a lake, not far from home, they host a hunt for kids in the afternoon and adults in the evening. The eggs all have tickets inside, and they ask parents to help police a “10 eggs per child” policy so that everyone gets in on the action. The hunts are split up by age groups, to keep them from being too crowded, and for the 0-3 age group there were 9 kids, including ours! After the hunt, you can go inside and pick out prizes for your tickets, candies and stuffed animals and little toys.
After that, we set our sights on a different kind of egg: duck eggs. Well really, it was less about the eggs and more about the wet lands in general. John had found online a “wet lands exploration” event for kids! It was half inside and half hours, and it had activities about beavers and ducks and fish and archery and all sorts of other stuff. Much to my amazement, Eric participated in a lot of the “big kids” activities! He stood in line to go into a “beaver dam” and learn about beavers, colored a frog hat, and decorated his own binoculars. I guess he really is growing up! Danny preferred just to run around outside enjoying the gorgeous day.
Once we got home, the boys played outside for a while so I could cobble together supper and boil some eggs so we could color them! It’s been years and years since either John or I have colored eggs, and I had grown up making pysanka (Ukranian Easter eggs), so it was a learning opportunity for all four of us. I’d learned a great trick from some of my online mommies that let Danny get in on the action, and he took to it a lot better than I expected him to! With an egg in a wire whisk and a cup of orange dye, we talked about eggs and water, white and orange, in and out, splash and drip…all sorts of great Easter egg language. He had a ball, and even wanted to wipe up after himself when he was done.
And so, we had Easter! The bunny came in the morning and hid the eggs we’d colored so that Eric could hunt them down, and both boys were rewarded by small Easter baskets with all sorts of goodies. John will probably be eating hard boiled eggs all week.
I don’t think he’s complaining.
It seems like, by the time Easter is actually here, most of the excitement is past. Of course, there is still the key aspects of Easter itself, from the Bunny’s basket to the religious foundation for the day…but so much happens the Saturday before!
I’m almost hesitant to post about the Easter egg hunt that we’ve gone to for the past couple years, because it seems to be a secret so far and we would love it to stay that way! Out by a lake, not far from home, they host a hunt for kids in the afternoon and adults in the evening. The eggs all have tickets inside, and they ask parents to help police a “10 eggs per child” policy so that everyone gets in on the action. The hunts are split up by age groups, to keep them from being too crowded, and for the 0-3 age group there were 9 kids, including ours! After the hunt, you can go inside and pick out prizes for your tickets, candies and stuffed animals and little toys.
After that, we set our sights on a different kind of egg: duck eggs. Well really, it was less about the eggs and more about the wet lands in general. John had found online a “wet lands exploration” event for kids! It was half inside and half hours, and it had activities about beavers and ducks and fish and archery and all sorts of other stuff. Much to my amazement, Eric participated in a lot of the “big kids” activities! He stood in line to go into a “beaver dam” and learn about beavers, colored a frog hat, and decorated his own binoculars. I guess he really is growing up! Danny preferred just to run around outside enjoying the gorgeous day.
Once we got home, the boys played outside for a while so I could cobble together supper and boil some eggs so we could color them! It’s been years and years since either John or I have colored eggs, and I had grown up making pysanka (Ukranian Easter eggs), so it was a learning opportunity for all four of us. I’d learned a great trick from some of my online mommies that let Danny get in on the action, and he took to it a lot better than I expected him to! With an egg in a wire whisk and a cup of orange dye, we talked about eggs and water, white and orange, in and out, splash and drip…all sorts of great Easter egg language. He had a ball, and even wanted to wipe up after himself when he was done.
And so, we had Easter! The bunny came in the morning and hid the eggs we’d colored so that Eric could hunt them down, and both boys were rewarded by small Easter baskets with all sorts of goodies. John will probably be eating hard boiled eggs all week.
I don’t think he’s complaining.