Easter Egg Hunt

ksammut

I posted last Easter that my 8 (7 at the time) year old son just completed his Easter egg hunt in our yard. As he started his love for coins about a year or two before last Easter, I decided to fill the eggs with some candy but mostly with wheat cents, some 90%, and other coins I knew he liked but did not have.

He must have mentioned last year's egg hunt dozens of times this past year so I decided to fill this year's eggs with 90%, shield nickels, some older Indian head cents, flying eagle cents, and some buffalo nickels plus a few other surprises. My local B&M guy was great in helping with the selection and because my son and I come in at least once a week and spend several hundred, he cut the price in half.

I thought some of you, who have young collectors in the family, might want to have your own special Easter Egg hunt this year. It was so much fun to see the expression on his face when we got inside and opened the eggs. He now thinks the Easter Bunny has to be a coin collector too.

Ken

tahoe98

....good idea!!

ksammut

<< <i>....good idea!! >>



Thank you. I hope you and others try it.

ricko

Interesting idea. Cheers, RickO

kranky

Our church does a huge Easter egg hunt and while most of the plastic eggs have a piece of candy inside, I put about 10 Kennedy halves and 5 Prexy dollars in. I thought about using older coins but was afraid the finder wouldn't look closely enough to see what it really was. Hopefully the Kennedy's and the dollars will generate a double take.

RWB

When I was ten our church had a big easter egg hunt after the sunrise service. They used plastic eggs and announced well in advance that the eggs would contain special prizes including money and a certificate for a $25 savings bond. That got a lot of us kids excited and the sunrise service was very well attended. (These were always held outside on easter Sunday – rain, snow or sun. I was in the town band and remember every freezing and rain-soaked easter morning.)

They lined all us kids up and showed us the search areas. Different areas for different age groups. We were told not to open the eggs until everyone was reassembled. The hunting went well and I doubt any stone, bush, or church downspout went unchecked.

Once all were reassembled, the youth minister gave the word to open eggs. Within a moment a groan came from nearly all of us kids. Nearly every egg contained a Bible verse or a picture of some obscure saint...not what most of us considered a special prize. A few kids got a dime and the minister’s daughter won the savings bond.

That was the last easter egg hunt for many years.

Billet7

<< <i>When I was ten our church had a big easter egg hut after the sunrise service. They used plastic eggs and announced well in advance that the eggs would contain special prizes including money and a certificate for a $25 savings bond. That got a lot of us kids excited and the sunrise service was very well attended. (These were always held outside on easter Sunday – rain, snow or sun. I was in the town band and remember every freezing and rain-soaked easter morning.)

They lined all us kids up and showed us the search areas. Different areas for different age groups. We were told not to open the eggs until everyone was reassembled. The hunting went well and I doubt any stone, bush, or church downspout went unchecked.

Once all were reassembled, the youth minister gave the word to open eggs. Within a moment a groan came from nearly all of us kids. Nearly every egg contained a Bible verse or a picture of some obscure saint...not what most of us considered a special prize. A few kids got a dime and the minister’s daughter won the savings bond.

That was the last easter egg hunt for many years. >>



Fatal mistake. The scripture is fine, but dashing the dreams and hopes of a five-year-old (or a ten-year-old) isn't a good idea. The scripture should have accompanied something sweet. JMHO

Coinosaurus

That reminds me - I have an egg coloring party to attend with a four-year old on Saturday night.

The coloring always smells bad, I think it is vinegar-based. So it should be highly reactive with copper. Not sure what it would do to silver, nickel, or clad-coinage. Seems some experimentation is in order

RWB

Acetic acid.

tahoe98

<< <i>Our church does a huge Easter egg hunt and while most of the plastic eggs have a piece of candy inside, I put about 10 Kennedy halves and 5 Prexy dollars in. I thought about using older coins but was afraid the finder wouldn't look closely enough to see what it really was. Hopefully the Kennedy's and the dollars will generate a double take. >>



...i think the prez bucks DEFINITELY!

farthing

You might want to include a few foreign coins - never know what interest that might spark!



A great way to introduce world geography and history.

ksammut

<< <i>You might want to include a few foreign coins - never know what interest that might spark!



A great way to introduce world geography and history. >>



Very good idea. I will include some foreign along with what I have already.

Thanks.

pocketpiececommems

We put coins in the eggs for the grandkids instead of candy. We hide them in the yard and like I told my wife if they lose them I can hunt the coins with my metal detector.

RWB

We hide them in the yard and like I told my wife if they lose them I can hunt the coins with my metal detector.

Whew! I thought you were going to say that you hid the kids in the yard, and if they got lost you could find the kids with the metal detector. (Been a long week.)

lordmarcovan

Where's your yard, so I can look for stray eggs that might've gotten missed?

SaorAlba

I think I might salt a few of the plastic eggs with some Peace dollars - at least my five year old coin fiend will appreciate them - but her siblings could care less.