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Dear Reader,
Are kids ever too old for an Easter Egg Hunt? Apparently not. Last week I asked readers and they replied...
"Suzanne, my children are 29, 35, and 37. Somehow they never got tired of the Easter Egg hunt...all grown-ups in grown-up jobs. But you would never have known it, by watching them racing around at our cabin in the woods looking for Easter eggs. Last hunt [eggs were filled with] pieces of paper with things like: 'Mom will bake you a carrot cake, one poem written for you, one compliment on demand, a knitting lesson, a fly fishing lesson, help moving, dog sitting,' etc. It was hilarious watching them all scurrying around the yard trying to beat each other to find the most eggs. It was fun and we celebrated throughout the year as they cashed in."-- Gerri D.
"One year when my son was getting older, we made the egg hunt something of a scavenger hunt. Instead of treats hidden in the eggs, there were clues and puzzles that pointed him to where the next egg was, with the final egg giving the location of the Easter Bunny's treasure, which was all the treats and the basket. Our son loved it so much that he wanted to do it every year! -- Jennifer L. M.
"When my three sons, now 33 and 31, got too old for the basket hunt, I asked them what they wanted to do. They said, 'Skip the basket, fake grass, hard boiled eggs and jelly beans. Cut to the chase! We want the 12" high, chocolate bunny.' So the night before Easter, my husband and I crawled around our small house and hid the three bunnies. This was an adventure for us because the boys knew every hidden hole in our small home, but we did it. They had a great time finding the chocolate bunnies and eating them, ear by ear, tail by tail. Have a great hunt!"-- Sue M.
"Hi, Suzanne, If it seems Paul is feeling too old to hunt eggs, consider enlisting his help to plan the hunt for his brother and sister. Older siblings can be very good at hiding things." -- PhilisAnn B.
Thanks to everyone who sent in Easter Egg Hunt suggestions. The Sarasota, Florida Easter Bunny is now filled with ideas.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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DEFENSE OF AN OTHER (Fiction) by Grace Mead
In this legal thriller, a young, closeted gay lawyer named Matt Durant is attacked in an alley behind a club in the French Quarter and fights back, killing one of his attackers. Thrown in Orleans Parish Prison he calls his boss for help. The novel then follows the course of his trial and explores its consequences.
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