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Easter at Home Options

Macaroni Kid brings you Easter options while in quarantine

April 3, 2020

Egg My Yard & Other Local Delivery Options 

Where My Peeps At? Peeps Hunt (April 5th) SO we are going to do a Peeps scavenger hunt!! I will provide a map of the parameter (downtown LS and some of the surrounding area) and 12-15 bunnies will be hidden! Each family will receive a list of clues leading you to the bunnies! The last clue will lead you to me where each kiddo will receive a basket of eggs & other fun stuff!! Hosted by a wonderful organization, Pass It On KC!  FREE. April 5th, 10am-1pm.

Let her know you will be join on her Facebook event-https://www.facebook.com/events/356174815290632/?notif_t=plan_edited¬if_id=1586038618945663


Egg My Yard (JDFR Fundraiser)- Wake up to a yard full of eggs on Easter weekend! Filled with candy & toys, delivered and hidden in your yard for a fun surprise. 

Cost: $25 for 25 eggs, $45 for 50 eggs 

When/Where: Night of your choice, Friday April 10th or Saturday April 11th.  Multiple areas available in KCMO general area.

How:  Message or email to reserve your spot Angie.Giegerich@gmail.com.  Link to more info: Egg My Yard JDFR Fundraiser  All proceeds donated directly to JDRF to Cure Type 1 Diabetes.


Egg Your House for Easter-  Let us help make your Easter morning memorable. This will be our 2nd year offering this service to the towns around the KCMO area. We will get everything ready and deliver it to you the night before Easter, April 11th. We are also offering an adult option of this as well, all the information is on the flyer. Eggs filled with candy & today unless others specified.

Cost:  $25 for 30 eggs, $35 for 40 eggs, $50 for 60 eggs, $45 for chick backpacks with 40 filled eggs. Additional items $2 each bucket for girls & boys or $4 each bucket with personalization. 

When/Where: delivered APRIL 11, 2020, 10pm until finished. Serving all fo the KC Metro area- Blue Springs, Independence , Lee's Summit, Grain Valley Sugar Creek , Raytown, and others. 

How: cash app ($SHAYZLEISKREATIONS07) PayPal (SHAYZLEISKREATIONS07@GMAIL.COM) Facebook pay (LARISHA TURNER). Link to more info: Egg Your House For Easter


Egg My Yard (JF31 Fundraiser)- Surprise your friends and family by having candy filled eggs scattered in your yard for an Easter morning treat! Proceeds help our Company dancers go to Nationals!

Cost: $20 for 25 eggs, $40 for 50 eggs, $75 for 100 eggs

When/Where: Lee's Summit area

How: Order on Eventbrite here- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/egg-my-yard-tickets


Egg My Yard Unleashed Pet Rescue and Adoption Fundraiser-  Easter egg hunt fundraiser delivered to YOUR HOME, benefiting the pets at Unleashed! Whether we're still in quarantine or not, we'll bring Easter to you!  How it works when you order yours: A lucky recipient of your choice will wake up on Easter morning to a yard covered in eggs filled with candy! 10 LUCKY winners will find a surprise Golden Egg in their yard filled with cash and/or gift cards valued anywhere from $10-100! You'll be contacted after all egg deliveries have been scheduled with a delivery time in which the Easter Bunny will be hiding eggs around the house, in the front and/or back yard! All proceeds from this fundraiser go directly toward helping Unleashed Pet Rescue save homeless animals!
Cost: $50 for 25 eggs, $100 for 50 eggs, $150 for 100 eggs, $250 for 200 eggs

When/Where: KC Metro area

How: ORDER YOURS NOW by emailing unleashedegghunt@gmail.com. (Should we still be in quarantine we will adhere to all CDC guidelines for safe deliveries!) 


Egg My Lawn by Play Cafe We were scheduled for Opening Day this week with exciting Easter Events! Even though we cannot meet at the café, we will bring the Easter Party to you! We will bring the Easter Egg Hunt to your front yard with EGG MY LAWN!  *If you would like to hide your eggs inside the house, let us know at checkout and we can drop it off to your front porch before Saturday, April 11.

Cost: $30 for 36 eggs, an Easter collection bag, bunny ears and a craft for each child (up to 4 children) and a sign in your yard. Includes delivery and set up.

When/Where: morning of Saturday, April 11th.  LEE’S SUMMIT & SOUTH KC (email us with questions on delivery area)

How: order here- https://myplaycafe.com/s/shop. Email with questions tiffany@myplaycafe.com 


Egg My Yard (Starz Fundraiser)- Wake up to an Easter egg filled yard and support your local dancers (Starz Dance) too!  Precautions are in place for safe deliveries. We egg your front yard. 

Cost: $40 for 50 eggs, $30 for 35 eggs, $20 for 25 eggs.

When/Where: delivered & hidden night of Saturday, April 11th. Serving Oak Grove, Grain Valley, Blue Springs, Odessa

How: Send us a message on our Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/StarzDanceStudio/ payment- Venmo:ton-romo-17 or PayPal: tkromo@sbclgobal.net. Orders due by Monday, 4/5


Easter Baskets Delivered to Your Door by Wild Child- The Easter bunny has been busy making surprise deliveries! Now through April 10th, purchase any item(s) on our website and a Wild Child associate will create a custom Easter basket for you complete with your chose outfit, 1 dozen eggs, egg dye and and easter basket!
Cost: varies based on the cost of the outfit/item chosen (cost includes free delivery, one dozen fresh eggs, an easter basket and an egg coloring kit)

When/where: delivery within 20 miles of Lee's Summit & Liberty areas up until April 10th.

How: www.wildchildresale.com/shop Promo code BUNNYSURPRISE 


Easter Cupakes- Here comes Peter Cottontail hoppin' down the bunny trail hippity hoppin', Easter's on its way! Introducing Easter Egg cupcakes from Yummies by Yoka! Choose from any of our classic flavors (Chocolate, Vanilla, Lemon, Strawberry, Almond, Dark Chocolate) for just $2 each! (Minimum of 6 cupcakes per order and 2 per flavor.)

When/Where: Delivery or pick up. Pick up in Independence the evening of Friday, April 10th from 5:30-8 pm or Saturday, April 11th from 9 am-12pm or 2pm-5pm.  Delivery available to Independence, Lee's    

Summit, Blue Springs and Raytown.

Cost: Order via messenger on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/YummiesByYoka/. *Taxes are not included in $2 price. Minimum of 50% payment is due upon ordering in order to secure your pickup  

time. Limited quantity available.  Or, order via our website here https://yummiesbyyoka.com

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Zoom Call From a Storybook Princess- All local business, Storybook Theatre (Blue Springs), will bring extra magic into your home when you book a 15 minute private Zoom phone call with a Storybook princess!  The princess will interact with your child, answer questions, read a story, and more! 

Cost: Each 15 minute phone call is $10. You will be emailed a link to connect to your video call at your scheduled time.
How: Find more details and book your call here: https://www.storybooktheatrekc.com/princess-phone-calls


Online Options Done Locally

Easter Challenge Online (week leading to Easter)- Summit Park Church in Lee's Summit is holding a fun Easter Challenge- 7 days of Easter family challenges! There will be a new challenge every day leading up to EASTER WEEKEND! We will be picking winners throughout the week, and we are giving away the biggest easter baskets you’ve ever seen...they will be FILLED TO THE BRIM with goodies and prizes! Submit your videos and photos by tagging @summitparkchurch AND use #hoppyeasterspc for your chance to win! Find your challenge of the day at https://www.facebook.com/SummitParkChurch


Easter JamOnline (April 11th) is an Easter celebration BIG enough for the whole family! Join us Saturday, April 11 for: engaging activities, an Easter story presentation everyone can understand and enjoy, family questions to spark conversations and a fun song to sing or dance along to. Hosted online by Blue Springs Christian Church https://www.facebook.com/BlueSpringsChristianChurch
The activities and videos will be posted here https://www.facebook.com/events/1139681106380738/ by 8:00am Saturday, April 11.
A few things you will want to gather from around your house for the activities: 2 Peeps* (or large marshmallows), microwavable plate, microwave (you can leave it in your kitchen), toothpicks, marker or Sharpie (optional), 10-20 pairs of socks, and a laundry basket.
*need Peeps? We have some available at the church office entrance. Help yourself!


Hoppy Easter egg coloring contest! Color one of the eggs linked below, take a photo of your wonderful coloring job and post it to this event no later than 10pm Thursday, April 9 to be entered into the contest. Gift cards to local merchants will be awarded to the winners of each age bracket. Winners will be announced on Blue Springs Christian Church's Facebook page Easter weekend: https://www.facebook.com/BlueSpringsChristianChurch

Be sure to get the egg for your age bracket:
Preschool: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Preschool-Easter-Egg-Coloring-Page.pdf
K-5th Grade: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Elementary-and-Preteen-Egg-Colorign-Page.pdf
6th-12th Grade: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Teenage-Easter-Egg-Coloring-Page.pdf
Adults: https://www.bscc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Adult-Easter-Egg-Coloring-Page.pdf
If you do not have access to a printer, you can pick them up from the church office door. 


Virtual Egg with Greenwood Parks & Rec- We rescheduled our GIANT Egg Scavenger Hunt to April 4th instead, and we’ve moved it online! We will post virtual 360° tours on our Facebook page so you and your family can search for the giant egg hidden in a couple of the videos! Not every video will have an egg! Check our Facebook page on April 4th for this fun online hunt! https://www.facebook.com/GrandviewParks


Online Easter Servicesalmost all churches are hosting online Easter services. Search your town for churches then find them online.  So many options!

 

Fun Ideas to Do on Your OwnWe found a few ideas beyond the traditional hiding plastic eggs (filled with toys, candy, money, and gift certificates), dyeing eggs and easter baskets 


"Plant" jelly beans in your yard the night before Easter. Then after they go to sleep go out and put suckers or filled plastic eggs in the jelly beans places, as if they grew into suckers/big eggs.


Egg WarsReady to eat those decorated real eggs? Have an egg war (make sure their boiled eggs)!  Face off with a partner and challenge their egg  "nose to nose". Hit the tips together on the count of 3, the egg that doesn't crack wins!  Each egg has two ends so the fun continues.  After they crack you can peel and eat. 


Egg Hunt WalkDecorate paper eggs to hang in your window (visible from the street). Then take your kids out on a walk in the neighborhood to hunt for eggs in other windows.  This is being promoted nationwide so others do know about it.  You can also contact neighbors and friends to encourage them to participate.  This group is dedicated to the concept https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975131139212932/


Paint and Chalk your House- Chalk can be used to decorate your sidewalk and even the bricks on our house to make if festive for Easter. This adds even more fun to see for those doing their Egg Hunt Walk (mentioned above). You can also use tempera or finger-paint on glass (with drops of dish soap to make clean up easier) to decorate your glass doors and/or windows.  Try putting a bunny or cross on your glass door or windows.  Use painters tape to tape off sections to get more of a stained glass window look.  So many fun ideas circulating online- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975131139212932/


Snow Eggs- What if we get snow on Easter? Make a big snow ball and then use spray bottles with colored water to decorate your snow egg!


Unique gifts to keep them busy- Need some new ideas for gifts that will keep them busy during the time?  Here are a few: Squirt guns, themed origami sets (ie Star Wars, Harry Potter), create your own puzzle kits, perler beads, gardening supplies, chalk, legos, paper airplane books, aqua beads, Shrinky Dinks, glow in the dark plastic eggs, supplies for making slime, items for a Ninja Warrior Course, 


Salt Dough Easter Baskets & Eggs- Use a basic salt dough recipe to make Easter baskets and Easter ornaments or garland.  Bake at 250 degrees for 2 hrs. You can google salt dough Easter eggs or basket or click here for one we like: https://www.designmom.com/diy-salt-dough-eggs/


Fun with Food- Your eating all 3 meals at home now (or mostly) so have fun with it! Color your eggs or pancakes a fun color for breakfast. Have egg salad for lunch.  Make "egg nest" with spaghetti then serve  meatballs as your eggs. Make cupcakes or sugar cookies for the family to decorate for Easter. 


Do you have ideas to add? Comment below, we'd love to include them!  Have a favorite local business doing something special for Easter, let us know! We'd love to help our local businesses during this difficult time by listing them here.