Easter is my favorite holiday. It is not that I am a devout Catholic and strictly
adhere to the Lenten rules, though I do find solace in the sense of renew the season brings, rather it is the feeling of
freshness that comes with Easter that never fails to raise my spirits after the long, cold winter. Even if I did not
have children I would likely color eggs and create baskets just for fun. One of my favorite Easter traditions is the
peek-a-boo sugar eggs. I have many memories of treasure hunts that ended with the discovery of my basket which always
contained one of these treasures. The eggs are edible in the same way that a gingerbread house is edible, you can eat
them but they are fairly gross and stale. But for a child it is absolutely amazing to sit and ponder just how exactly
the Easter Bunny was able to create the sugary orb and insert the candy animals inside. One year, when my first son was just a toddler, I bought I kit at Wal Mart to make my own eggs. The attempt was disastrous. At first we could not get them hollow and then we made them too thin and they collapsed. It was not his fault, he was just two at the time and not strong in the fine motor skills department. After our failure we sat and happily ate the candy animal contents and moved on to other projects. I recently started receiving the Hearth Song catalog and came across another kit for the eggs. This one looks to be easier and less complicated. I might order this kit and give the project another go. If not, I am sure the Bunny will leave a few in our baskets for magical enjoyment.
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