An EGGSTRA Fun Day!

Today we had our annual Easter egg hunt with our homeschool group. The weather was GORGEOUS and we ended up with 5 teens doing the work and about 40 hunters. The kids had a BLAST. After the egg hunt, we had a bakesale and a raffle (we raised close to $60 for a future event). I had to leave at noon to go and get my dad from dialysis, but I am so fortunate to have two great teenagers and so many wonderful friends that made sure everything ran smoothly in my absence! I came back to the park after getting my dad and we ended up hanging out until after 3 PM. The kids LOVED just getting to play on the playground.

Will was so cute during the hunt, carefully walking around and picking up eggs. Sophie would shake every egg before she put it in her basket, so she ended up putting down any with stickers or a special prize ticket in them because they didn't make noise. What is so great with the homeschoolers is that no one thought it was strange that the kids over 10 still wanted to hunt eggs.

I got some many positive comments from those that attended that it really made me feel good about going to the effort to have the hunt. To see so many happy kids, relaxed parents (and grandparents) does ones heart good!

We brought our ladder golf game with us. It was a big hit with the kids. Deanne and I think we may have the kids work on making more of them to sell at a local craft fair.


The details:
What: Easter Egg Hunt
When: Thursday, April 13; 11am Egg Hunters/10am TeensEaster Egg hunt & Raffle!!!
Where: Miami Riverview Park 587 Branch Hill-Loveland Rd Loveland, OH
Who: EVERYONE including teens!
Cost: Free
Organizer: Laura Riesenberg

Come and join us for one of our favorite and best attended events! The hunt is open to ANYONE who wants to hunt for Easter eggs (regardless of age). I also need teens to come early (around 10 AM) to help stuff and hide eggs. Donations for PEANUT FREE and NON CHOCOLATE candies or other small prizes are much appreciated. We ask for safety reasons that candy be individually wrapped. Little bags of skittles, individual bags of jelly beans, ring pops, small size airheads, small boxes of nerds, those safety suckers are just a few suggestions. Small toys (like stickers, bracelets, necklaces and whistles) also work, but please avoid those small bouncy balls as they are a choking hazard. We will even have a couple of prize eggs that will win a special Easter basket! The hunt will start around 11 AM. Plan to picnic and play following the hunt.

Bring your quarters! We will have both a bake sale and a raffle. We need donations for the raffle. Anyone unwanted items for our WHITE ELEPHANT raffle are appreciated.....games your kids have outgrown, puzzles, food, books, old happy meal toys, stuffed animals, toys, home decor items...your "trash" is someone elses treasure...anyone who has been part of one of the raffles before has seen that a two liter of pop sometimes goes before something that is significantly more valuable! Bring raffle items with you and place on the raffle table when you get there! Donations for the bake sale are also appreciated! Profits from the raffle and bakesale will be used to offset the cost of future H2H activities.

RSVP to Laura Riesenberg. If you decide at the last minute to join us, that is fine, there is no need to RSVP, but it is helpful for us in getting a count as to how many hunters we will have.

Directions: Take I-275 to exit #52 (Loveland/Indian Hill) and turn LEFT at the bottom of the exit ramp. Follow to the first road on the right (Hopewell) and turn RIGHT onto HOPEWELL. Follow about .3 mile to Branch Hill-Loveland Rd and turn LEFT onto BRANCH HILL-LOVELAND RD. Follow about 1.5 miles to the park entrance on your RIGHT. MIAMI RIVERVIEW PARK. We will meet near the playground.