We bought the kit because it had actual camo colors, but you can make camo eggs with any kind of dye. Just add three tablespoons of vegetable oil to your egg dye, stir, and then add the egg. Stir it constantly for thirty seconds and then pull it out. We discovered that they looked really cool if we dyed them in a light color, let them dry, and dyed them again in a dark color. The boys had a great time, Matthew included. This is the one time of the year that he gets to touch eggs (with strict supervision and washing as soon as he's done, of course) and he thoroughly enjoyed himself. All the boys were bummed when we ran out of eggs.
Nathan and Matthew also helped make Rice Krispy Treat nests with jelly bean eggs. Matthew didn't want to help make the nests once he found out his hands would get all gunky, but he did enjoy putting in the jelly beans, probably because he could eat them on the sly.
(I have no idea why Matthew is grumpy in this picture, but Nathan is trying to tickle a smile out of him.)Easter is not a big gift giving occasion at our house, but traditionally there are a chocolate bunny and a few other small treats in each basket. Since there is nowhere in the world that I can buy a chocolate bunny that is Matthew friendly, this year I bought a mold and made him one. And his first ever chocolate bunny was a huge hit! He had no problem biting those ears right off! It did confuse Nathan a bit though. We've never really played up the whole Easter Bunny bit, but Nathan just could not reconcile the Easter Bunny with the fact that Matthew had chocolate because he knows that I have to make stuff like that for Matthew. I think he finally decided the chocolate bunnies (except for Matthew's) were from the Easter Bunny and the rest of the stuff was from me.
After the last session of conference, we headed off to my parents' house for our Easter egg hunt. Once again, in our family the kids know it is us that hides the eggs. Maybe we're just Easter Bunny killjoys, but it works for us. Anyway, either my mom or Esther (I'm not sure which) worked out a fabulous idea to let Matthew join in the fun and still keep his basket allergen free. (Easter is almost as scary as Halloween for a mom who's kid is allergic to milk, eggs, and nuts.) We put Matthew's name or initial on the plastic eggs that were safe for him and after I showed him a couple so that he knew what to look for, he had a grand old time. He would pick up a plastic egg, turn it all around looking for his name, and then chuck it back (literally) if it was not marked as his. The wonderful thing is that he doesn't feel gyped in any way about the crazy things he has to do. It is just his life and he is good with it.
Nathan spent half of his egg hunting time helping Matthew and Daniel discovered that there are benefits to being one of the tallest ones in the hunt.
And then there were deviled eggs for all . . . except Matthew, of course. I mean, why ruin a perfectly good holiday with a trip to the emergency room?
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If it makes you feel any better...we don't do the Easter Bunny at our house. The kids know we're the ones who hide the eggs. On Easter morning we do a chocolate bunny and then some religious type things in their baskets. One year they got scriptures, once it was nice CTR rings, etc. This year it was their favorite scripture in vinyl to hang on the wall of their rooms. So maybe we are Easter Bunny killjoys too.
And we can also understand a bit about the allergy thing. Not in our immediate family, but Carolyn has massive amounts of serious allergies with her kids. So we always have to be really careful and be creative when we have family get togethers too.
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