My co-worker Karina (a huge Barack Obama fan btw) mentioned today that she wished we could have outdoor egg hunts like the one they have on the lawn of the White House in Washington. Our weather (especially lately!) is not conducive to outdoor egg hunts, although I do know people who have done it. I have friends that organize a neighbourhood egg hunt on their street, no matter how cold the weather is. Of course, they also go on a 2-km hike with their kids every weekend, rain, snow, sleet or shine. I, for one, don’t want to get frostbite trying to loosen frozen eggs from the ground. For me, indoors is definitely better.
The problem at my house is that my husband is tall (6′3″), while I’m a diminutive 5′ or so. When we hide eggs, he always goes for spots way above my sightline, so if he doesn’t give my son the right clues, those suckers can hang around, undetected, for months.
Tips for hiding eggs:
1. Place eggs at a reasonable height for all the kids.
2. Count the number of eggs you put out, and make sure they’re all accounted for at the end.
3. If you’re hiding chocolate eggs, watch your pets don’t get them first. Baking chocolate is toxic to dogs.
4. Use chocolate or hard-boiled or artificial eggs instead of raw ones (obviously, a bit of a no-brainer). You don’t want little hands dropping raw eggs on your carpet.
5. For littlest children, keep your hunt to one or two rooms, and not more than 10 eggs, so the tots don’t run out of steam (or interest) before all the eggs are found. Older kids can go all through the house.
6. Make sure everyone has a basket to put their eggs in!
Have fun!
