Play Group Easter Party and Egg Hunt

On Wednesday mornings, the kids and I meet with several other moms and preschool aged little ones for some play time and socialization.  The kids enjoy playing with each other, and I will admit, I enjoy the 2 hours of adult conversation—even if it is frequently interrupted by demands for juice or arguing toddlers!

Today was our group Easter party and egg hunt.  We were short a few kiddos, but we still had a fun time.  We kept things pretty low key with cookies, goldfish crackers, and juice boxes. 

One of the mothers brought a set of Resurrection Eggs.  Each egg contained an item that symbolized a part of the Easter story.  It began with a donkey in the first egg to represent Jesus’s arrival in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and ended with an empty egg to represent the empty tomb!  The older kids were quite spellbound and enjoyed seeing what was in each egg.  Since I was elected to open the eggs and tell the story, I don’t have a picture of that.  However, I did find a link to site where you can purchase a set a Resurrection eggs here.

 While the kids were eating, I went out and hid the eggs.  After doing our little Resurrection Egg lesson, we took the kids out to hunt.  We managed to snap a couple of group pictures before releasing the hounds.

 

And of course, the best part of the egg hunt, and getting back inside and checking out what kind of candy you got in your eggs.  C immediately started chowing down on a small bag of Skittles while B had to empty every egg and select the best candy. 

Like his mother, he is not much of a sour or chewy candy person, but he loves chocolate.  And he hit the jackpot—someone had put Hershey Kisses in their eggs!

Overall the kids had a blast.  And the mommies had fun too!