Dear Reader-
Last week while out making the regular trip to Walmart for diapers, wipes, and other household needs, I came upon an Easter egg dying kit...for only $0.97.
Seeing as how I grew up dying eggs the night before Easter (and then eating one for breakfast the next morning), I decided to try it with my children. Oh boy! What a hit!
I do try to instill in my children the true meaning of Resurrection Day, but this tradition of dying eggs is one that will last, I'm sure!
For days now, Sunshine Daughter has been relentlessly inquiring about when the egg coloring fest will begin. When I joyously announced that tonight was the night for dying eggs, she rushed over to me with arms out wide, thrusting herslef upon my lap with a huge hug and kiss crying, "Oh! Thank you Mama!" It was if I had given her the world...for the low price of $0.97!
Her pure elation over this family time activity put us all in good spirits tonight. After supper, I quickly filled the cups with warm water and vinegar. As I dropped the color tablets into the cups, the anticipation in our kitchen hightened. We eagerly marked up our eggs with the wax crayon (included in the $0.97 kit, of course!) and dunked them in the bright cups. After seveal minutes, the eggs were lifted to reveal secrect messages marked on the eggs by Dada. When the first green egg reached the surface, we all "oooed" and aaahed" over Dada's now decoded declaration of "I love my family!" Wow! Did this ever elicit reactions!
The children all laughed, smiled, and absorbed Dada's love, now tattooed on that little green egg. This simple and fun activity tonight reminded me just how special these traditions are to the children, and how they help to bind us (and keep us) together. For me, the evening was summed up by Princess Daughter who, after I removed her egg from the dipping cup, remarked, "It's a family egg."
Although our brightly colored eggs will be eaten within days, our memories of this Easter family tradition will certainly linger. And so will that vinegar smell!!!
Celebrating the little things in life that bear so much meaning,
Sarah D.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
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We did the same tradition of dying eggs two nights ago and used the same $0.97 kit as well. It was a hit with Cayden as he and his DaDa wrote their names and funny faces on the eggs. We found that after you dip one and let it dry, then try dipping half of it in another color and the results were beautiful: half one color and half another.
I just love you Sarah.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Much love,
Nancy Alleluiabelle
I loved the "family egg" quote.
Your whole family looked resplendent in their Easter-best this morning.
I'm sure I'm not the only admirer at how well you take care of them!
Finally finding your blog, and loving these stories! Loving them! How absolutely adorable and precious these moments are.
I really loved the towel episode. I just read yesterday about one of the high points of the relationship between a melancholy parent and sanguine child (me and J!) being that they help the parent to loosen up and enjoy life a bit more. I thought of that while I read about your little lady's enjoyment of your eyesore. (And I think of it already, so many times a day, with Jameson!) What a blessing they are.
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