so, it’s easter sunday… and the boys and I have made our rounds to several ‘egg-hunts’. and each and every egg they collected contianed, you guessed it… CANDY! Now, I’m not knockin’ a little easter chocolate and a few jelly beans, but come on, people! Some originality here would be nice.
I try to switch it up a little each year and do something different… something that requires kids to use their brains a little… I’ll admit this year I went a little overboard, but all in the name of a lower dental-bill in a month or 2…
my son collects LEGOs (probably because I happen to love them… so, okay I collect LEGOs in my kid’s name… but that’s not my point). He’s got a bunch of Lego Knights which the pieces fit quite nicely inside those small plastic eggs. So, before the egg-hunt, I give him a picture of the character he has to build and he has to collect all of the eggs with the pieces he’s looking for and build the knight in order to get his easter basket (which I fill with other non-candy items) his little brother (who’s only 4) has to build something less complicated with his pieces.
one thing I’ve noticed that is fascinating is that these 2 boys who would normally STRANGLE each other for touching the other’s toys, actually team up and help each other find the missing pieces and build their toy… it’s a beautiful thing, really. I have friends that do a ‘treasure-hunt’ style egg-hunt, where they hide clues in each egg to find the next one… which is pretty cool too. Everyone gets their treat at the end and they have to work as a team to get it. just some good ideas I thought were worth sharing if you’re tired of all the candy.
