Tom got some hinged plastic eggs at Fred Meyer this week, and we decided to try "hiding" some for Dorothy. Since she's not eating chocolate or much sugar yet, we put Cheerios and goldfish in them (probably her two favorite snacks). We distributed them mostly on and around her toys in the living room, plus a few in the dining room.
We weren't really sure whether she would figure it out, but we underestimated her. Once she woke up and came into the hallway, she immediately spotted that there was something new sitting on her hippo. She enjoyed grabbing and shaking the eggs, listening to them rattle. Eventually we showed her how to open one, and she discovered the Cheerios inside. After that, she opened every egg she found, or brought it to us if she couldn't get it opened, and devoured plenty of Cheerios and goldfish. She also had lots of fun opening and closing the eggs, and hiding the smaller ones inside the bigger ones.
We didn't do much else to celebrate Easter, but I think Dorothy thinks it's a pretty good holiday!
Posted by Elizabeth Nugent at March 27, 2005 08:35 PM