Regardless of how many times we tried to teach Cal the phrase "Easter egg hunt," it invariably came out "Easter Haunt." (Which, being a Gothic-lit enthusiast/analyst, sounded promising. Zombies = unholy resurrection, anyone? Anyone?)
Anyway... our first "Easter haunt" of the week took place as part of our weekly park days activity with the moms from my congregation. It was super low-key, but turned out to be so fun. You know I love that combination. Everyone contributed eggs, and while the kids were playing on the jungle gym, I went and "hid" them (a.k.a. scattered them in plain sight across the grassy lawn at the park). It was the right "challenge" level for most of the toddlers, and we were lucky enough to have very cooperative big kids with us, who were super gentle with the babies. Here are a few shots of the search underway:
One little anecdote I want to remember... one of the moms brought empty eggs, which I didn't think would matter to the kids. To my surprise, I watched Cal pick up each egg he found and shake it to test whether or not it had candy in it. If it didn't, he'd promptly toss it to the side and continue onward.
Here's a shot of [most of] our park days attendees:
Guess who's son is obsessed with candy...
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