Take one empty basket and leave it where the children will discover it, when they return from their morning walk.
Remember to give the hens a little chocolate the night before.
(This only works if done the night before Easter Sunday. Possibly only in Zumerset)
Then the fun begins.
It’s fast-moving and even with my camera set to sports mode, it’s near on impossible to capture the hunt in progress.
The hens are ingenious when it comes to laying chocolate eggs around the garden.
And occasionally, there is an element of humour in their choice of nest.
So there you are. Another easter egg hunt complete. Very like last year and previous years, but that’s the thing with family traditions. They tend to stay the same.
Since the disastrous year of the white eggs, the children always remind me. Long before Easter. We must make sure that dark chocolate is ready to feed the hens. Just a few crumbs. Not masses.
(The hens always lay in threes. Funny how they do.)
Happy Easter.
Joining in with #CountryKids
now that looks like a lot of fun and your kids enjoyed the effort from your lovely chocolate laying hens
They certainly enjoy it. Always a lot of discussion about how the hens manage to wrap the eggs. 😀
I love the way you left the basket ready for them to find – clever hens although where’s mum’s chocolate? #countrykids
The children found lots of clutches of three eggs, and just one clutch of two. It was agreed that this must be the eggs for the grown-ups!
It looks like such fun and they seem so happy.
They did have fun. Gradually changed over the years and they all make sure that everyone finds some eggs.
What a lovely egg hunt! I love the fact you gave the hens a bit of chocolate the night before, haha. Mel #CountryKids
Middle daughter never ever forgets to remind us. It really does start several weeks before. I hate to think what would happen if we forgot one year.
Love it! What a great egg hunt 🙂 clever hens! #CountryKids
They are very clever. Realised I should have taken a photo of the hens too, but they were probably resting at the time. Especially after all that laying.
Gorgeous photographs – it really is funny that chickens lay eggs in threes! What a wonderful egg hunt! We must be neighbours as we also hail from Somerset! Lovely to find your blog! #CountryKids
Very good of them to lay three eggs in each nest, seeing as there are three children to cater for. We have four layers (hens), but being old girls, and having lived through several Easter Sundays, they know the score. Wise old birds.
That looks like lots of fun. My Easter egg hunt pictures didn’t turn out great. Weather was dull & girls ran from one place to the other
It was overcast here too. Glad we had the hunt earlier in the day. The afternoon was a wash out!
A lovely tradition and a great collection of eggs; lots of fun for the children and so rewarding to see their faces light up when they find an egg. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.
It is the ultimate treasure hunt! Wouldn’t miss it.
Thats a lot of yummy eggs! An interesting day filled with chocolates =) #countrykids
They are very fair about sharing them out between them. They are pretty good. This stash of chocolate will last them for weeks.
Oh what clever hens! 😉
Sounds like so much fun!
Feeling guilty that I didn’t include a photo of the hens. Clever bunch.
What a mega fun Easter hunt! I am so bummed I didn’t do one this year! Next year though! #countrykids
Always next year. (Comes round far too quickly as well!)