Some of the things we have been a part of recently have been The Owl Prowl; where we learn about the owls in our area and then go out in the dark and call for them (and they really do call back!), made bird houses for the bluebirds in our area (although ours still remains empty), snowshoeing, pulling sleds (of course) and now Easter Egg Dying!
Apparantly the juice of a few berries can go a long way. We dyed eggs using remnants from cranberries, walnuts, onions, and rose hip. Some gave great color, others did not. I liked the walnuts the best. It gave a real 'bird's egg' look to the egg. And it was just pretty. If it wasn't a hard boiled egg I think it could be a deoration.
While we waited for our eggs to be dyed we did a few crafts like the flower you see in Matthew's hand above. Ella Jane is hard at work spelling her name here which is why her mouth is open.
We colored...
and said "Ta Daa!" (this really is what she is saying here)
And perhaps the most favorite craft of the night was of course these little jelly bean carrots. Does her face not crack you up? When I pulled this picture up I just loved it. It still makes me smile.
We are almost never out at night because the kids go to bed at 7:00pm (and this event took place in the evening) but this was well worth the extra effort!
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