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The
Egg Hunt
The
egg hunt is a
longstanding Easter
tradition for many families. Whether you attend an old fashioned
community egg hunt,
or have a simple affair in your own back yard, take time to make
the egg hunt an
enjoyable part of
Easter.
For young children,
hiding real or plastic
eggs is a rite of passage at
Easter. If you
choose to use real eggs, limit the number that you hide. Always
keep your boiled
Easter eggs refrigerated until shortly before the start of
the hunt. Otherwise, long periods at room temperature combined
with being hidden outside where its warm could spoil the eggs.
Save the cartons as you
color eggs, and
after the hunt, give each child a big enough section of the egg
carton to hold their eggs. Award prizes to the top three egg
finders, to make the contest even more enjoyable.
Older children
probably won’t be as interested in an old-fashioned Easter egg
hunt, and may need you to spice it up and make things a little
more challenging. Hide
plastic eggs instead of real ones. Plastic eggs can be
filled with coins, candy, small toys, and dollar bills. Older
children will find this particular type of
egg hunt fun, and
will enjoy looking for the unique prizes.
If you have middle
school age children who still want to participate, turn the
egg hunt into a
scavenger hunt. To work well, this entire game must be
thoroughly planned out from beginning to end. Inside each
plastic egg, place
handwritten clues. The kids can divide into teams. Each team is
given the same clue to start. When one clue is figured out, it
will lead them to another egg with another clue inside. The team
that finds the prize first, splits it among team members.
Eggs are still hidden
and hunted for on
Easter, carrying on this unique tradition. A little
creativity can make the experience enjoyable for kids of all
ages. Happy hunting!
Marcia Chumbley is a
work
at home mom and grandmother in Minnesota. She
is the owner of a
Christian Work From Home Moms
website
at
Faithful Grannies
http://www.faithfulgrannies.com
bringing generations of
Christian Work From Home Moms,
Grandmothers, Parents, Boomers and Families together
while providing resources, inspiration and affordable
advertising while balancing the work at home experience. She
holds a degree in Business and is a CMOM.
Article Source:
Christian Work At Home Grandparents -
CWAHGrandparents.com
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