Hello, Over the 20 years of our granddaughter growing up at our house and throughout her schooling, we have been involved as much as we can. Some days/weeks it was an overnight stay for 4-5 days and then soccer/ballet practices, etc. Going to the beach and enjoying life as it could be enjoyed on the coastal living format we have provided. School activities and a young toddler to teen activities kept us busy all day… But, now, she is a Junior in college and the times together are few and far between. We, as understanding grandparents, understand the situation. So, a nice visit is always a glowing moment to “catch up” and enjoy the memories of those fun times. (We all walked down to the local park and now, her old climber is gone and only a few benches are left. It was a little sad as we spent tons of days, warm and cold, in that sand pit with the kids’ climber in the center.) During the Spring Break when school days were upon us, it was an egg coloring contest with everyone in the family involved. The contest got pretty artistic as the year moved forward. "Guess which one(s) are doing their own thing... " One other year, I made an egg holder for everyone to decorate and let the drippy eggs sit in them while they were drying. If you want to make your own “Eggman,” the balance of the original design has to be centered as the egg puts on the pressure and the downforce centers it straight down. Otherwise, it flips over to one side. Add your own photos or art work on your blank spaces. Then fold the sides around to shape the project. The raw pattern (light blue is for stability, cut on that edge… the color is for examples only, you could recolor everything.) Disclaimer: In these hectic times: If anyone is not liking the idea of using 12 good, edible eggs for such a silly fun thing to do like boil and then color for an Easter Egg Hunt, then subs***ute in place, those break apart, colorful plastic eggs. (So no scramble egg breakfasts would be harmed in the process, during these serious “foodie” times of our history.) Jnaki Mr. Eggman, Mrs. Egg, and little Eggbert... OR Eggberta… Now, there was plenty of time in those early days past, to make a short “stop action movie” of the local Egg Family on a friendly activity in the neighborhood. The film takes camera patience and plenty of review, before moving on to the next part of the script… YRMV I was trying to make a movie soundtrack and then it was a copyright moment. So, while watching the live action film, play this You Tube video of “Waiting On A Friend…” It is one of the best… to showcase the action of my little movie.
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