All our kids have known up to this point has been great spring weather come Easter time with egg hunts usually taking place in warm weather attire. Well this year was a different story. Our neighbors and myself decided to put on a neighborhood Easter egg hunt this year to get to know more of the kids in the area. We chose to do it two weeks before Easter as Spring Break preceded the week before Easter and many families would be out of town for that. We had planned to do it rain or shine as there really wasn't any other good days to move it to in case of inclement weather. The weather report had shown a chance of snow but with no accumulation.
Well snow it did for three days and it all stuck. There was 6+ inches on the ground and more was falling. We really hadn't planned on the weather being what it was but the kids all enjoyed it nonetheless. They came dressed in their snow clothes, participated in a few activities in the warmth and dry conditions of the garage while waiting for all to arrive, and then it was a mad dash to find the eggs hidden in the adjoining yards.
We did move the 0-2 age group indoors for their initial hunt but the rest were not slowed by the conditions. It made it easy to hide some of the eggs as we'd just drop them in the snow. I'm sure we'll find a few once all the snow melts. We had 40-50 kids show up and I'm sure there would've been more if the weather was better. Maybe it will have to be a new neighborhood tradition.
4 comments:
An Easter egg hunt in the snow with pumpkin baskets...yeah, that is different. Still looked fun though!
Let's hope for a warm weekend here in SD. Don't bring any snow with you. :)
Debbie,
I'm looking forward to leaving all the snow behind and enjoying some warm weather!
Looks like a fun time was had by all.
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