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Easter Eggs
The Easter egg is one of the most identifiable symbols of Easter. The egg is the symbol of fertility and new life, and the customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for many centuries.
In Medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent. Eggs laid during that time were often boiled or otherwise preserved. Eggs were therefore enjoyed as a part of Easter meals, and a prized Easter gift for children and servants.
From our research, Easter eggs were originally painted with bright colours to represent the sunlight of spring and after they had been painted, etched or decorated, were often given as gifts between romantic couples. |
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The eggs were always enjoyed by children who would love decorating and playing games with them. There are many ways to decorate Easter eggs.
Easter Egg Games
Many games have been developed over the years using Easter eggs.
One of the most popular is the Easter egg hunt, where children of all ages will search around their house or at the local park for Easter eggs that have been left by the Easter bunny while they were asleep. Often older children will help younger children to find some Easter eggs.
Many countries also celebrate by playing a game called Easter egg roll. Children will line up at the top of a grassy hill and will roll their eggs down the hill and the person who rolls their egg the furthest, without breaking it, shall be the winner. The most famous egg roll takes place on the White House lawn every year.
Another Australian game is the Egg-knocking game. Everyone pairs up and everyone then chooses an egg. The two partners take turns tapping their partner's egg with theirs. The first egg to crack loses and the winner goes on to challenge other winners until there is one egg left.
Try a Chocolate Egg Latte this Easter
This video shows how to combine a chocolate Easter Egg with Coffee to make a deliciously different way of having your Latte this Easter |
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The Easter Egg Farm
Pauline the hen can't concentrate well enough to lay an egg. The other hens call her lazy. But, then a wonderful thing happens. Pauline concentrates very hard--and lays a most unusual egg, one with a pattern on it. Soon she lays more and a lady offers to buy all her eggs for the town's annual Easter egg hunt. Then, the unexpected happens. . . . Full colour throughout. |
Planning an Easter Egg Hunt
The tradition of Easter egg hunts goes back many centuries. As a symbol of fertility and new birth, eggs planted around the home bring to mind the rebirth of Jesus. Incorporate that same feeling of joy into your hunt and make it fun for the whole family.
To generate the most fun, decorate the house in a festive ‘Easter’ style. Finding eggs is great fun, however sprucing up the home inside and out can really create a holiday feeling.
Before hiding any eggs or baskets, you will have to decide which kind of eggs to use and what should be in the baskets.
Eggs can be either real, artificial, or both. Real eggs provide all the fun of decorating. Families can spend time together making up and executing all kinds of interesting designs at a very low cost. Artificial eggs have the advantage of saving some time and being filled with all sorts of delightful surprises. Eggs can contain chocolates, jewellery and much more.
Similarly, baskets can be filled with anything that will fit. Everything from miniature flashlights or toys to puppies or kittens have made their way into the Easter baskets for kids to find. Stuffed or chocolate bunnies (my favourite), magic tricks or games all bring joy to young hearts.
You can have even more fun by making the basket the first thing to find. There are many creative ways to do that. Drawing a little maze or map for them to navigate is one way. Providing treasure hunt clues is another. Don’t spend too much time getting the children to look for the basket as they will want to move on to the egg hunt fairly quickly otherwise frustration may set in.
Once the 'hunter' has their basket in hand, the fun really begins. A mixture of easy-to-find eggs together with others that present a challenge provides a good balance. Easy to find items give the younger children incentive to continue, since they see rewards right away. The eggs that take a little more time and effort to find help draw out the game like an interesting movie in which everyone is eager to discover what comes next.
So our hint is to plan your Easter egg hunt well rather than just have a free for all where everyone searches randomly. The kids will have much more fun, and so will you as you watch their path to success.
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