Each year, we dye eggs and have a contest to determine the best egg. Morgan's best friend, Addison joined in the fun [the child basically lives at my house - which is ok by me - she's sweet and I like that I know where my kids are!]. It was her first time to ever dye eggs, so we really gave her a hard time about it. This year, Morgan's egg was the winner. I was a little miffed since mine took way more skill to make, but I admit hers turned out better. We had a nice time, good laughs, and friendly competition. Morgan was mad that there was no prize, but bragging rights turned out to be ok!
Then it was time for the hunt. I kept it a surprise for the girls, so when I told them, I didn't know what response to expect. It was a response far more enthusiastic then I had envisioned (and you know teenagers don't get excited about anything family-related that often). "We're having an egg hunt? Can we run?" So clearly they thought it was a great idea - and it was a huge success. The eggs were stuffed with more than just candy - you know, things teenagers would want. For the prizes that couldn't fit in the eggs, I put numbers in their place. Some of the prizes included money, nail polish, a magazine, their favorite expensive shampoo, stickers, and gift cards to Starbucks, iTunes, and Panera Bread. Jordan found the most eggs, but Morgan found most of the gift cards. The rule was that everyone got one of those since they were the "Golden Eggs". The girls were good sports and it ended up being a lot of fun. I told them that the hunt was in place of their regular baskets, and they were all right with that, too!
Which goes to show - you are never too old for an Easter egg hunt [Mitchell]!
2 comments:
How fun!!! We too colored eggs this weekend but decided against having a contest for the best egg. That type of competition would have sucked the fun right out of the activity...too many sore losers here. Our egg hunt went well. Mitchell hid the eggs and the girls hunted for them. Greg hid a golden egg just for Mitchell to find so he wasn't completely out of the hunt this year. All in all it was a very nice day!
I cannot believe that a girl of 13/14 has NEVER dyed eggs! Has she been living under a rock?
Also, post a photo of Jordan now that she has her braces off.
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