As a likely result from years and years of foreign volunteers in the NPH houses, many NPH homes now have a tradition of doing an Easter egg hunt. NPH Guatemala is one of those homes, which meant we got to have fun during Holy Week decorating Easter eggs! Rather than using a dye kit like I would in America, we prepped our eggs like they do in Guatemala. You break off the top end of the egg, empty it out, paint the shell, fill the egg with confetti, candy, a small amount of money, etc., and then seal that baby up with tissue paper! Then, when the egg is found, you have to smash it open to see what's inside. Kind of awesome, right? Decorating Easter eggs in a way I had never done before was really fun. Here's some photos of the process!
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| literally PAINTING the eggs |
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| eggs waiting to be filled and sealed |
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| DONE. Finished products ready to be hidden. |
For our egg hunt, we has special "grand prize" eggs filled with pretty significant amounts of money. I thought our gold, silver and bronze eggs (one set each for the boys, girls, and babies) were so pretty!
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| Even at 23 years old, glitter still captivates me. |
Easter morning arrived and it was finally time for the egg hunt! After the kids impatiently sat through Mass, they got to run outside and see what they could find.
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| RUN, CHILDREN, RUN. |
I had to laugh when it seemed we hid the golden egg for the boys a little too well... It took them FOREVER to find it, poor guys :(
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| "It's there somewhere, keep looking..." |
Since I know you were all desperately wondering about the Easter egg situation down here in Guatemala, I'm glad I was able to clear things up. Both the kids and the volunteers had a great time decorating, hiding, and hunting the eggs. HAPPY EASTER! :)
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