Easter Hat Parade Excitement! Wordless Wednesdays...

There's nothing quite like a primary school Easter bonnet parade!

 

Outside of the Christmas season, Easter is my kids' favourite time of year. Absolutely no need to explain why.

 

Each year at school the season is kick started with the inaugural Easter bonnet parade. While I truthfully find the whole affair a little stressful, my younger kids came home from school just so excited about the event and I knew I'd have to get in on the action whether I was willing or not.

 

With two kids who have somehow leapt straight into high school from the crib, I have really noticed how terribly short childhood actually is. Already my grade five Son has shied away from the whole Easter parade thing, (this despite being initially keen a few weeks back) and I am not about to let these three younger ones escape my Mothering grasp!

 

So we got excited and we got crafty and together we made these gorgeous hats for my youngest kiddos to wear at the event. Treasured memories for us all...

Naturally it was all left until the last minute - the night before (it's the only way to do things in a large family) but that didn't dampen our enthusiasm one bit. After purchasing our party glitter hats from the supermarket, the boys set about drawing Easter images and we hunted down some crafty additionals around the house like ribbons, patty pans and even cut up some Easter gift bags for added pizzazz.

The hot glue gun got a decent workout gluing their creations onto the hats and we topped off the display with little Easter eggs to finish.

I am so glad the toddler grabbed herself her little hat just before we left for the event. It turned out she thought the parade was amazing and she continued to babble about it all day long.
"Go back in the car Mummy...see the hats!"

Do you get excited about children's events like this? Are your children still believers?

 

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