Our neighbouring suburb, Lyons organised an Easter egg hunt this weekend. We're enjoying a period of lovely weather at the moment, so it made sense to head round the corner and look for chocolate eggs under the autumnal leaves.
The day was put on by the local Rotary club, and everything from start to finish was terrific. The children started by decorating paper bags into which they would collect the Easter eggs and then we enjoyed some games on the grass while we waited for the concealment of the eggs.
We were then arranged into rows corresponding with our childrens' ages and then we were off.
It was funny to watch Amy's competitive spirit kick in at this point.... Other people's children were bulldozed out of the way as she forged ahead, Audrey and Eli hand in hand, it was incredible to watch.
Initially our search looked bleak. The event had attracted quite a number of kids and despite Amy's heroic efforts (to beat other kids into the ground) we initially only had two small eggs to show for our endeavors. Fortunately more searching found us a respectable number and the children sat on the grass and ate their loot.
Afterwards, there was a really good sausage sizzle, face painting and a bouncey/jumping castle.
We headed off around midday, we'll definitely be back next year for more.
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