ECE Easter Recap!

Every springtime, our Early Childhood Education sites take Easter very seriously. 

They make sure that no eggs go un-dyed, no surprises un-found, and that the 

Easter Bunny feels thoroughly welcomed when he arrives at site... 

This past week was no exception, as our ECE students dished out a proper Easter 

eggs-travaganza in the form of egg finding, egg dying, egg decorating, and egg 

dropping. 

After agreeing that the Easter Bunny's name is 'Sunny', the Pre-K students at our University 

of Portland site helped to make a big sign (big enough so that Sunny could read it) in preparation 

for his arrival. It must have succeeded in making him feel at home, because Sunny popped over 

during nap time and hid eggs all throughout the toddler and Pre-K room! That sneaky bunny. 

Smiles all around at this eggs-citing hunt

Once the last egg had been found, it was time to dye more eggs and to decorate a special

Easter Bunny cake that staff had graciously baked (see pics at top!). It looked like everyone 

was happy for such a sweet ending to an even sweeter day. And judging by a special gift 

that was left for our VHFLC teachers, we think a certain someone agreed...

Meanwhile, over at our VA site, everyone was busily occupied with an egg drop that our 

VHFLC team had been prepping over the course of a couple days. Kids invited their families 

to make egg-protecting contraptions at home, and then tested them out once they got to 

school. Of the 11 contraptions, only 2 resulted in broken eggs! Not bad at all...

Over at our St. Luke site, some of our youngest ones were experiencing the magic of Easter 

egg dying. Mixing different colors always provides for great surprises and learning opportunities!

'Till next year... We're ready for you, Sunny!