The arrival of spring and celebration of Easter always fills me with hope, even given the current situation. The days are growing longer and our world once again fills with color as the trees sprout leaf buds and the first flowers begin to emerge.
Easter includes some of our family's favorite traditions, including an egg hunt. This year, though, scrambling around a park in search of candy-filled plastic eggs isn't an option.
With in-person events canceled and church services taking place online, Easter will look different in 2020, but that doesn't mean it can't still be a special time filled with happy memories.
Macaroni Kid has an idea to help you create a fun neighborhood Easter egg hunt while still practicing social distancing. Kids will have as much fun decorating their eggs as hunting for them!
1. Print our FREE Easter egg designs
You can get four designs — including a plain egg — here!
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2. Color and hide the eggs around the house
Encourage your kids to be creative in their designs and decorations. They can use stickers and stencils to create their own look! If you have green construction paper, cut it lengthwise in a zigzag pattern to make grass so your eggs have somewhere to "sit."
Make as many eggs as you want and hide them around your house while the kids are busy with another activity.
3. Hunt for eggs!
Let the kids know when they can "collect" the eggs. And, as always, have a lovely Easter.
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Together, we can add a little fun and color to our neighborhoods and give our kids some joy -- even on this most unusual of Easters.
Kyrie Collins is the publisher of Macaroni Kid Highlands Ranch-Parker-Castle Rock-Lone Tree, Colo.
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