I’m writing this the night before what is becoming a yearly spring-time tradition: our neighborhood Easter egg hunt. It’s so much fun for me as an adult to watch children, including my own, enjoy what has always been one of my favorite holiday activities.
Neighbors gather together at the park with our kids and we smile and chat. The kids hold their baskets or bags and look at the roped off sections of grass with eggs that are not really hidden at all, glistening in the morning sun.
Promptly at 9am the hunt begins, some kids run and start grabbing furiously, others have to be coaxed or cajoled. Some are so young they don’t really know what’s going on at all and perhaps a parent or neighbor will bend over pick up an egg and give it to the littlest of the littles.
It’s all over in 10 minutes or less, but it feels like fun that will last forever in memories and pictures. Children open their eggs and examine the treats hidden inside. Parents tell them not to eat too much candy because it’s far too early, but we all know the kids are going to be on a sugar high before you can say brunch and you know what, it’s fine; they’ll survive the treats.
We’ll all walk home slowly because we’re not in a hurry. We’ve had fun and still have a whole day ahead of us filled each other. My children will walk in front of, behind me, or to the side of me and I’ll know that even though I thought Easter was fun when I was a child, it was never as fun as it is now that I get to see it through the eyes of my children.
What do you do with your family in the spring?
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Sounds like a wonderful tradition. Have fun and Happy Easter!
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Happy Easter!
It’s so true, all of our holiday traditions seem so much sweeter now through my son’s eyes.
same here, it’s so fun to do stuff I did not do as a kid and swore off doing with my kids as an adult….they have fun so I figure, who is it hurting if they hunt for eggs in nice clothes and are hopped up on cookies for the whole day…it is soooo fun!
My husband I had planned to take our motorcycles out for a ride of about 350 miles. Then I realized it was Easter! My youngest son said, “Mom, go ahead and go. It’s not like I’m gonna hunt for eggs.” He’s 15 now.
Hi Mami.. Easter colours like I see here are just gorgeous. Spring in pastel! The kids had their hands full..
We don’t have 4 seasons here, so no Easter.. but the kids just had their 9day schoolbreak. We didn’t get to go anywhere this time because I couldn’t take leave from work. Just managed to take them out to watch CROODS! Great movie!
The holidays get a certain glamour again now that I have children. The sparkle and magic have returned in such a beautiful way. It’s amazing to see life through their eyes, isn’t it? We will be going to fly kites next week. Another renewed childhood tradition.
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Traci
That sounds all kinds of adorable! I wish my neighborhood had something like that when I was growing up. For us Easter was strictly a religious holiday, so we had to dress up in frilly dresses and uncomfortable shoes and go to church for hours… which is not the most fun activity for a five year old.