Sugar Buzz weekend is almost here
The Easter long weekend is upon us and that means two things for our kids: turkey and chocolate. If someone could come up with a chocolate turkey… but enough of my dreams. Cooking turkey is my excuse for teaching the girls math, which does not bode well for their future as we often have to put off turkey dinners for two or three hours while I make up for the miscalculated timing.
The chocolate part of the day has its own challenges. Like figuring out new places to hide the eggs. After four years they know enough to go straight to the little lip at the top of the wooden water wheel or they develop clever chocolate-maximizing strategies like shaking every tree until the leaves fall off. But we’ve got a few tricks up our sleeves this year, like the half tennis ball that will be sitting innocently out on the lawn. You have to get up pretty early… well, 10am, to fool this bunny.
Now the chocolate madness doesn’t end at our driveway. After loading up here, we’re off to one of our favourite public easter egg hunts, down at Seaview School in Lantzville. That’s where the Lantzville Rotary Club puts on its annual hunt on Sunday, complete with prizes, best Easter hat contest, and non-candy food to eat. Things get underway at 1pm. [my apologies, we got this wrong in the newspaper and it said 11am]
Up in Errington every day of the long weekend from 10am – 4pm, Tiger Lily Farm has a “Candy in the Hay” game along with easter egg and basket decorating, and of course visits by the Easter Bunny (second only to Santa Claus in being in several places at once).
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, enjoy the annual Milner Gardens Children’s Easter Bunny Hunt from 10am – 4:30pm. Armed with clues, the kids have to find the bunnies hidden around the grounds and then trade in the bunnies for treats. Adults are $7.50 and kids under 12, accompanied by an adult, are free.
Down in Cedar on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Yawning Acres is holding their 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Hayride. After a mile and a half ride in the covered hay wagons, you’ll stop by the banks of the Nanaimo River, where adults can settle around the campfire with a hot chocolate, while the kids search through the forest for easter eggs. Runs from 10am to 4pm each day – $10 for adults and $5 for kids.
