A couple of weeks ago I took two baskets from the Easter box in the garage, bought a dozen plastic eggs and took them over to E's so es could get some practice looking for hidden eggs prior to attending the Easter Fun Day at Trinity. The den provides many good hiding places, though I keep the eggs mostly out in the open. If ec is in bed, I can put eggs on the floor and other low surfaces, but if he's up the eggs must go out of his reach. What fun we've had with this activity! When es hides eggs for me to find, she often will place several together or put some in the same places I just did. One of the best parts is ec walking around the den pointing out the eggs es hasn't yet found. Boy, he's sharp! He tends to put the eggs in his mouth, which is OK until he bites into one and the brittle plastic cracks, with sharp edges. So I hide the hard plastic sorting shapes blocks for him to find. He's good for two or three before getting distracted by something.
Both children enjoyed looking for eggs in the church yard on Saturday. ec was content after he found two right off the bat; he had one for each hand! His sister was much more competitive, moving into the bigger kids' turf after her section was depleted. Each egg held a small piece of candy, and many had a slip of paper linking to a book or toy prize.
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