This is Charlotte's 3rd Easter and obviously Cailin's 1st. Charlotte participated in at least 3 egg hunts (possibly more, but I have a bad memory). She thoroughly enjoyed the hunts but wasn't the most competitive participant. At her future preschool's hunt, she was terrified the Easter Bunny would come near her. At the ChickFilA hunt, she was worried the cow would come near her. She is not fond of mascots. At each hunt, she wanted to investigate each egg as she found it. She clearly didn't realize this meant the big kids were going to take all of the available eggs. Thanks to Dollar Tree, we had plenty of junk food for her on Easter morning.
Much like Christmas, we tried to focus more on the religious holiday than the secular parts (despite the overabundance of egg hunts). I found directions for "Salvation Eggs" on pinterest (shocker, huh) which Charlotte enjoyed. In each of the 12 eggs, there is something to help tell the story of Jesus' death and ressurection. Charlotte could better understand the story with props like nails, rocks, and cloth.
Easter morning, we had to wake Charlotte up so she'd have time to check out her basket before we left for church. She had a great time at church (as usual) and came out shouting "Jesus is alive!" This church is amazing. The methods they use to get through to toddlers is impressive. And it pays off. Charlotte was so hyped up on sugar that she didn't nap that day. We spent the afternoon together and she crashed early.
Cailin celebrated Easter by sampling our sweet potatoes. She seemed pleased.
Happy Easter all. Jesus is alive!
The pictures are out of order but I can't adjust them.
Debbie, this is Ran from Citylife btw. I think you are just amazing. I could not have contemplated even one egg hunt and doing all these fun projects when our second was so little. How do you have the energy?! :) You are a wonderful mom!
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind. I got the idea for salvation eggs from your fb post. Your boys are lucky to have you. Hope things aren't too crazy with an upcoming move. Where are ou headed??
DeleteDebbi, I have the Resurrection Eggs story book from Miss Patty Cake (it rhymes!) and my children are too old to enjoy it as much as your girls would. If you'd like to have it, let me know and I'd be happy to drop it in the mail for you. We've long since lost the "real" set of eggs that I bought, and I've had to re-fill them every year since the kids like to play with them for about 2 weeks before and after Easter!
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