When both Raine and Tyler were old enough, I finally caved in and bought kits to make colored eggs. The first time we made them, it was at least a few days before Easter, and I thought, what do people do with their eggs once they are colored? Storing them in the refrigerator seemed pointless, as did using them up to make deviled eggs. If you are going to go through all the hassle of making colored eggs, you want to be able to view and enjoy your creations for awhile. So we displayed our eggs in an egg carton that I cut and filled with fake Easter grass, and once Easter arrived we took all those (now rotten, but thankfully not smelly) eggs out onto our deck and had a contest to see who could throw their eggs and hit one of the trees in the woods. And that's how that tradition was born. Now the kids view coloring the eggs as a means to get to throw them at trees. Go figure.
Our favorites clockwise--Tyler's Raine's, Jay's and mine.
Tyler couldn't wait for a picture to be taken. See his egg flying into the woods?
My three kids getting ready to throw eggs. Usually I throw them, too, but it was freezing out there!
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