The first eggs we made were with coffee filters cut into egg shapes. They used washable markers to make designs on them. Then the fun part. They took spray bottles of water and sprayed the whole thing, watching the colours bleed together. When they dried, they looked like this:
These eggs were also very easy. I cut an oval out of construction paper and placed it on a square of clear contact paper. The boys got to choose the colours of tissue paper squares to stick inside the oval. Then we covered it with another piece of contact paper and trimmed the edges. No glue, no mess!
When we were young, we never did much for egg hunts as a family. But the last five years, my mom has started doing an egg hunt for all her grandchildren who are over. She buys the plastic hollow eggs in various colours and assigns one colour to each child. Then we hide them in the back yard and each child searches only for their own colour. That way we can make it a little more difficult for the older ones (ie. up in a tree) and easy for the little ones (on a stair). The eggs are filled with things like candy, snacks, toys, and stickers, and everyone seems to enjoy it. We usually spend the last 15 minutes searching all together for that one missing egg.
Kinder has all kinds of great Easter items this year - aren't they adorable? And they have entire Egg Hunt Kits to make it easy for parents or grandparents organizing a hunt.
Kinder® is giving their Facebook fans a chance to win their own Easter basket kit. Kinder® will be giving away one basket each day to a lucky winner on April 8, 10 and 12. Visit the Kinder® Canada Facebook page to enter. Good luck!
"Once again, Kinder® has partnered with Children’s Miracle Network and will be providing 12 baskets to CMN hospitals. As well, Kinder® will be donating another $25,000 to help support this non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals across North America."
Did you have any Easter traditions growing up? Do you do anything with your own children?
Disclosure: I’m part of the Kinder® Mom program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
Hi Marya. I don't do the easter egg thing with my children, but I remember growing up and having so much fun going on the easter egg hunts. There used to always be at least two plastic prize eggs that would have some money in them.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's the best kind of prize!! :) Although I DO love chocolate...
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ReplyDeleteI loved Easter growing up. We went to my grandmother's house a few hours away and always wore our Easter finery. My brothers and sisters colored eggs beforehand with Paas colors and with the wax pencil, we wrote a number on the egg, 1 to 25. My father always hid the colored eggs in our backyard when we were in church. My older brother always found the 25-cent egg! Our parents also hid our Easter baskets around the house and we had to find them. We had a wonderful time together! I'm so glad you are making memories with your kids and family!
Blessings, Amy
That sounds like great memories! Thanks for sharing!
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