Easter activities all around

It's the week before Easter and to welcome spring, we have been out and about and have participated in a few Easter activities over the past few days. Despite fighting off a fever, Amelia desperately wanted to go and see the Easter bunny. So on Friday evening we went for a quick visit. We were there early and the first ones to meet Mr. Bunny. 

The church, which hosted this event, also had some fun games and coloring activities for the kids.

The next morning, our church hosted a Family Easter celebration called Road to Resurrection. It was an hour long journey through Jesus' experiences from Palm Sunday thru Resurrection. They decorated the entire church and had 5 stations set-up. The first destination was Jerusalem, where everyone awaited Jesus arrival on the donkey and sang Hosana to him. 

At the second destination we met a servant who prepared and served a passover meal to Jesus and his followers and invited us to have a taste of some of the foods Jesus ate. 

At the third destination we entered a dark jail cell and heard from Barabbas- a prisoner who knows he doesn't deserve to be set free. 

Next, we headed to the Cross, where a roman soldier wondered if he did the right thing by being part of Jesus' road to the cross. 

The last destination of our journey led us to the side of a road, where we met Cleopas who informed us that Jesus has conquered death and is alive today. 

The event finished with a picture and a cookie and a better understanding of the Holy week. 

This was a fabulous family activity and the volunteers did an awesome job and it inspired the kids to ask questions and learn more about the life of Jesus.

Then it was home for a quick nap as we had planned to go to the town's annual Eggstravaganza at a local park in the afternoon. After a week of temperatures in the mid 70s F (24C), a cold front came thru on Saturday afternoon and it was quite cold during the egg hunt. Nonetheless, we put our jackets on and headed out. Both kids participated in the egg hunt for 1-3 year old and had fun collecting colorful plastic eggs, filled with candy, stickers and other trinkets. 

Showing off their treasures: 

Please notice that Amelia only collected purple eggs!

There was not only the egg hunt but the town offered free train rides, face painting, bounce houses and other fun family activities. We went to ride the Choo Choo train first since Elliot was so excited about the train. 

There were also some princesses and action figures walking around. Amelia loved seeing Jasmine, her favorite princess: 

To finish of this fun-filled day and to warm up our stomach, we enjoyed a funnel cake before heading home. 

Our Easter activities have been plentiful and we are excited about Easter to be here in a few days. We have nothing special planned except for being together as a family and hunting for some more eggs in the park, Hopefully by then this cold front is over and Spring will be back in full bloom.