Easter Weekend Fun

I was reading through the newspaper this week and saw many advertisements for Easter Egg Hunts for yesterday. There were several ones for free in local parks, but I saw that the Amana Heritage Society held an anuual one that you needed to register for and it was $3 per child. I figured that an almost 3 year old might have better luck coming home with something at an event that seemed a bit more organized.

We got there at 8:30 (it was a little chilly) and got to meet the Easter Bunny. Madeleine wasn't too sure what she thought of him at first, but later wanted to go back and see him again.





They even had some live rabbits that the children could pet.



They gave those under 5 a head start and off they went searching for their Easter 'nests'. Bonus - every child went home with a nest. There were 5 that had special 'glitter eggs' in them that meant the child won an extra prize. We didn't bother looking for any of the special ones - I think the older kids had that part covered.

Madeleine with her Easter 'nest'. Each nest had the usualy jelly beans, a chocolate lollipop, pencil, some other assorted candy and 3 Amana eggs. The eggs are hard-boiled and then painted and dipped in some sort of glue. They are supposed to last for years.




We finished the weekend off by making a chocolate bunny cake. Note for next year: since you have to frost a cake that has been cut, go with a white cake. The crumbs will be less obvious! Madeleine decorating the cake:



The finished product. Note the unibrow (Easter Bunny needs eyebrows mommy) and his green 'arm'.