We hit the Spring Fest over at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam this weekend. It wasn't something I would normally check out but my 3yo's BFF (ok, her mom) wanted to meet up there with some other mommy friends and hang out. I wasn't really expecting much but was more than a little surprised.
There were tents with craft stations, healthy snacks, multiple bounce houses, a batting cage, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and tons and tons of other booths with information on all sorts of things to do in the community, whether you were looking to attend college, learn about diet/nutrition, or take the kids to the Hawaii Nature Center. There is a youth program on Hickam that teaches kids how to dance, so they did a couple of numbers, then played music and invited the rest of the kids to get up on stage and follow along with them- that was a blast!
The most interesting was a Maggot Art station for Earth Day. Some paint was applied to the paper using an eye dropper, then about a dozen maggots were placed in the paint. As they crawl around, they mix colors and leave interesting wriggly patterns on the paper. Kind of gross but kept the kids' attention. (Um, yeah... that is one piece of art that is NOT going on my refrigerator!)
Anyway, I wasn't really expecting to have a good time but it was fun and I would totally do it again if we were going to be around next year.
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We did another Easter Egg hunt in our front yard this year. A nearly-4-year-old is a LOT better at finding eggs than a nearly-3-year-old. Then again, it probably doesn't hurt that the nearly-13-year-old was spotting for her.
No matter what you believe or whether/how you celebrate, I hope everyone has a great weekend and remembers to cherish the little miracles that happen around us every day.
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