This is what my living room floor looked like on a dark cold night last week when all of the kids were fast asleep.
Sorting and organizing almost 30 piles of treats for our neighbourhood kids...making sure that everyone ended up with the exact same items and the exact same amount.
Because today was the day when our neighbourhood friends arrived family-by-family to our court, and the kids searched high and low through everyone's yard until they found all of their treats.
I had prepared all of the candy into a scavenger hunt for the kids and we spent the morning furiously running around hiding hundreds of treats all over everyone's yards.
Then as the clock hit 10am this morning, crowds of people starting walking up our court...and the fun began.
Our court was all of a sudden a buzz of little people and older kids too running around desperately trying to find every single item on their page--searching in bushes, behind rocks, under trees, in planter boxes and all over the grass.
Searching until every single box on their sheet was checked off. Then proudly showing everyone their stash.
And as the buzz died down and the treats were finally all found, the kids sat to explore their baskets and nibble on treats and food from our snack tables...
because a basket full of treats on Easter weekend is exactly what the Easter bunny had in mind.
And Terry and I are now off to hide more eggs since the real Easter bunny arrives tonight and our house will all of a sudden be a buzz all over again tomorrow morning as Mini Eggs, foil wrappers and plastic eggs will be scattered about--and 4 little kids will be racing all over the house with excitement.
Thank you to our wonderful neighbour friends for a great morning and for all of your contributions and help! Childhood memories are in the making.
Happy Easter weekend everyone.
Enjoy the chaos. Eat the chocolate.
Erica xo
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