Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ and held on a Sunday between March 21 and April 25. The first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox.
Next year Easter Sunday is more than 2 weeks earlier than this year on April 8th and in 2013 even earlier on March 31st
I felt a bit sad this year as my children are now 21, 20, 18, 17 and 15 so there wasn’t any little ones to create an Easter egg hunt in the garden for…or so I thought.
They were most disappointed not to have the traditional hunt, so there I was in the afternoon hiding crème eggs in trees and plant pots for them to go and find.
I don’t think it was about the chocolate. As I watched them running round laughing excitedly, I realised It was more about holding on to their childhood and the fun things they remember. They know they are too old for it now but they don’t care. It made us all laugh.
I’ve been able to give them those experiences and memories that they can look back on, and one day they will do the same with their own children.
We try and do the same thing at school. Providing memories and experiences children will talk about and remember when they are older.
When I was at school, about 8 years old, I took part in a play. I was a Tawny owl and had to sit in a tree and say 2 words. The tree was built and placed in front of a ladder and I had to sit on the top of the ladder so it looked like I was in a tree. I was so proud! I can’t remember what the play was, just my line and what it felt like sitting on the top of that ladder,lookng at the audience. Fame!
I remember the school discos and how excited I was. How smart I felt in my disco burnt orange rara skirt and Toyah Wilcox T-Shirt!I loved that T-shirt.
I hope our school children remember the owls visiting school, the Royal Wedding day, the Cinderella theatre company visiting, the African drum and dance workshop, the school disco and much more.
What do you remember from your school days?
