Did'ya know

Did'ya know that Easter Bunnies are afraid of dinosaurs?

We went to an egg hunt sponsored by our church on Saturday. It was great because they had a ton of activities doable by toddlers. They painted pictures, decorated cookies, hunted eggs, etc. The egg toss was interesting...Andy looked like he was getting ready to throw the discus and for Doug and Andy it ended with Andy beaning Doug on the head and the egg breaking...at least Doug wasn't coated with egg goo after that but that was the part that he remembered when we talked about the egg hunt at home. Jo had a good time too. She found 2 eggs with the help of mommy and a little girl gave her an egg which Jo had a death grip on for the rest of the time.

Saturday night we went to put the boys to bed and Doug said "I scared." Now Doug can be very silly sometimes and will say "I scared" to some of the strangest things, but usually he says this with a small grin on his face. This time he actually seemed a bit upset. When I asked him about it he said he was scared that the Easter Bunny was going to take his dinosaur [stuffed animal].

I started thinking about how scary some of the things associated with holidays can be. Santa breaks and enters, the Tooth Fairy breaks and enters, the Easter Bunny breaks and enters...the thought of a strange person entering your home can be scary to an adult...not just a two year old. Even with reassurances that the Easter Bunny is nice, knows Santa, and only leaves gifts and therefore will not be interested in taking his dinosaur...Doug was still upset.

In the morning the boys were higher than a kite. They were so excited about the toys the Easter Bunny had left and particularly the chocolate bunny in their baskets that they didn't really notice any of the eggs until I got them hunting for them. Then I repeatedly heard phrases like "I see an egg" "there's an egg" and "I got one, I got one."
When I asked Doug if he was having a good Easter he informed me that his dinosaur had scared away the Easter Bunny.