Every year, we hide the children's Easter baskets, but we try to do something a bit different each time. Sometimes it's just a matter of finding clever places to hide them. Sometimes we hide them outside, in the trees or in the woods. Last year, we had the children find their baskets treasure-hunt style, with clues leading each to their own basket. This year, I decided to go with an idea I saw in Family Fun magazine while sitting in the doctor's waiting room.
After church, Bo hid all of the eggs and then we hid the baskets. Each basket was then attached to a piece of yarn and wound around the whole first floor and, in some cases, through the dog door and out onto the porch, then back inside again. About half-way through the winding, we switched yarn color. Then we wound the strings around the stair railings and up the stairs, where the children were waiting in their rooms. We handed each one their string and gave a few rules--no running, no disturbing anyone else's string, no looking for the basket without using the string, and you must have your picture taken with your basket before you tear it apart.
It was a blast. The children seemed to appreciate the challenge, and they really had to work to find their baskets.
I love fun traditions!
