becomingkate

 So I'm kind of over the Easter egg hunt. There are only so many clever things to do for one child in the same yard every year. After they're too old to go for public hunts at the park or whatever, what can you do? I thought I topped myself pretty well last year with an original poem of clues for the eggs and I hoped last year would be the last year I'd have to do it. I asked him last night if he still wanted an egg hunt (he knows it's me that hides the eggs, so I'm not ruining the Easter bunny or anything). He said yes. So this year, I was saved by April Fool's Day! I made a prank Easter basket full of random things from the house, like a can of beans, a highlighter, an empty candy wrapper, etc. And I put dog treats in the eggs and hid them. Our dog was very pleased. I was a bit worried it wouldn't go over well, but it's not really about the candy. We have candy from Halloween. We'd have candy from the previous Halloween if I hadn't thrown it away. Thankfully, he was a good sport and I think even enjoyed it a little. I told him his Easter present was that he can get an extra game this month. And then we ate Halloween candy. He was happy.