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Showing posts with label peeps. Show all posts

Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter Celebrations

Some friends came over to play one morning, and we made bunny ears together.
Megan painted noses and whiskers to make the bunnies even more cute.
Even though Dallin looks mad, he really liked his ears and wore them for a few days.

 

We traditionally have an Easter scavenger hunt for the children.
We held it on Saturday afternoon, and one of Erin's friends joined us.

This year we put effort into it and the children had more of a challenge.
The first clue sent them to pick up their baskets from the grapefruit tree.


They visited other areas of the yard...


...and house...
(yes, the beaver skull contained a clue!)


 ...and back to the yard.


They had to decode some of the clues using a key.


Thanks to grandparents for providing a fun package with prizes for the treasure hunt!
We supplemented with some candy (but the chocolate melted even in the shade).


 Later that evening, we dyed Easter eggs.





 Library Peeps Contest

Each Easter, the Yuma library has a diorama-making contest utilizing peeps. Last year we heard about it too late, and we couldn't find peeps left in the stores, but this year we were prepared and stocked up early. The theme was "Peeps in Literature."

Megan and Erin worked on one together. 
Theirs was entitle, In a Peeple House, based on this book.


Ian's was A Tale of Two Peeps based on his favorite Charles Dickens' book
complete with a guillotine and his own knitting.


 There were quite a few entries, and these were a couple of our favorites:

Harry Peeper


The Wonderful Peeps of Oz