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We have lots of traditions surrounding Easter but almost nothing for April Fools. What to do when they happen on the same day? After doing the regular Easter gig for almost 20 years for my kids it was kind of fun to mix it up a bit!
The first thing we did was switch the jelly bean trail for something much sadder…RAISINS. (For those who don’t know, a jelly bean trail is a trail of jelly beans on the floor leading from the kids’ bedrooms and down the stairs to the rooms the easter eggs are hidden. This is something my Mom did for us and now my sister and I do for our kids.) It looked like bunny poop!
Instead of hiding the girl’s eggs with the lovely things the Easter Bunny got for the girls he hid the eggs with a variety of random things including old socks with holes, seltzer water and old dog toys.
Finally, THIS Easter Bunny spent about a half hour unwrapping chocolate and rewrapping grapes to make them LOOK like chocolate eggs. (This was the most time consuming part and least satisfying because the girls guessed the eggs were fakes after they saw all the rest. Boo!)
The funny thing about this is the girls forgot that it was April Fools so they really couldn’t figure out why the break from tradition this year until I mentioned that the foolish bunny was doing the same thing at their cousin’s house too! Ha! Loved seeing the dawning of recognition on their faces.
Here is a picture of what the bunny really brought them. The Easter bunny had some extra time on her hands and needed a project so she made new bags for the girls. She also found some neat socks that are a nice little anchor for a challenging day. Jill’s say ‘I have FAITH’ (because of all her church activities but to remind her to have faith in herself), Ellie’s say ‘I am SMART’ (because she is taking a lot of standardized tests for college and junior year is HARD) and Kate’s say ‘I am AMAZING’ (because all middle schoolers need that reminder). Finally, the golden egg brought the girls The Greatest Showman. That was a given because it will just save us money in the long run if we don’t have to keep seeing it in the theater. Ha!