Family Events/Activities over Easter?

TequilaMockingBird

Hi all,

What to do over Easter? Anyone hear about any events suitable for kids?

Thanks,

Sueme.

tulipandthistle

Spooky! I was just about to post the same question, since the hubby is deserting us on Good Friday to go to Sligo Rovers....

Eagles Flying is open from Good Friday onwards, we're going on Monday and maybe around there for our picnic.

Are the shops open Good Friday? (Sorry to hijack your post);)

TequilaMockingBird

Picnic...eagles...flying... :eek:

Brave woman!

Is it Easter when theres horse racing on a beach somewhere? Vague, I know!

tulipandthistle

sueme wrote: »

Picnic...eagles...flying... :eek:

Brave woman!

Is it Easter when theres horse racing on a beach somewhere? Vague, I know!

I was having that :eek: moment when I was typing that we were going to do that.... maybe we will picnic somewhere else..... :pac:

magnumlady

Eagles flying is brill, I love that place.

There is a Easter Bunny Hunt on Saturday in Johnston Court and also face painting and things.

brianthebard

Um, I know this is the sligo board, but there's also an easter egg hunt at the museum of country life in Mayo (don't hurt me!!!) its a really nice spot though, perfect for kids. I'd say its worth a look, although it could be fairly busy, I don't know.

tuppence

brianthebard wrote: »

Um, I know this is the sligo board, but there's also an easter egg hunt at the museum of country life in Mayo (don't hurt me!!!) its a really nice spot though, perfect for kids. I'd say its worth a look, although it could be fairly busy, I don't know.

Theres a North leitrim Glens walking festival in ahem Leitrim (manorhamilton to be precise!) this weekend too.

Xiney

we used to always decorate easter eggs at home... but now that I think about it, are "food colouring" and white hen's eggs available in Ireland? I've never seen either.

TequilaMockingBird

Food colouring - yep.
White eggs - dunno...duck eggs maybe?

Xiney

fair enough, thought maybe the food colouring might be a little unpopular because Europe seems more concerned about unnatural food dyes than North America (even though food colouring, to my knowledge, is vegetable based). It might have souned really ignorant but I couldn't find vinegar so..

Xiney

There's some free bunny world thing at horkan's, advertised in the weekender.

Don't know how I feel about "learning about the fun of owning a pet" (sounds like you're just begging to have your kids whine about owning a bunny) but, if you explain first that you will NOT buy one and you're just going to pet the cute bunnies, maybe it could be fun.

TequilaMockingBird

Thanks Xiney, I used to dye my hair with that food colour! (Looked like something out of a horror movie if it rained!) No, its widely available, my daughter enjoys covering the ENTIRE kitchen in it regularly! :mad:

Xiney

haha!

well, in that case, what we used to do is this:

In plastic pint glasses, make egg dye: 10 drops of food colour (in any combination you want) a cup of boiling water and a tablespoon of white vinegar (or a teaspoon of the double strong stuff from Lithuanica)

Boil up a bunch of eggs (for four people we used to do two dozen - 6 each, but that's probably overkill)

while eggs are still warm (in some cases scalding hot!) draw on them with wax crayons. Then, dump them into a cup of dye and start on the next egg.

Lift eggs out with a spoon, dry on paper towels. Spray with cooking spray, and rub off wax. Also makes the eggs super shiney. You can also get fancy and before spraying them, dye them again, and put them into another pot of dye, (a darker dye is best) and get a multicoloured egg.

Place in a basket and admire for a while, then stick it in the fridge and eventually make a whole lot of egg salad and potato salad.


(Sometimes the dye leaks in through cracks in the eggs, and Easter technicolour potato salad was always a fixture at the table with our Easter Ham...)

TequilaMockingBird

You and your vinegar girl!? Have you sought help for this addiction?!

Great idea, thanks Xiney. I'll have a few kids over during Easter, so we'll defo do this. Must make note to buy cooking spray... regular cooking oil would do the same thing, do you think?

Xiney wrote: »

haha!

well, in that case, what we used to do is this:

In plastic pint glasses, make egg dye: 10 drops of food colour (in any combination you want) a cup of boiling water and a tablespoon of white vinegar (or a teaspoon of the double strong stuff from Lithuanica)

Boil up a bunch of eggs (for four people we used to do two dozen - 6 each, but that's probably overkill)

while eggs are still warm (in some cases scalding hot!) draw on them with wax crayons. Then, dump them into a cup of dye and start on the next egg.

Lift eggs out with a spoon, dry on paper towels. Spray with cooking spray, and rub off wax. Also makes the eggs super shiney. You can also get fancy and before spraying them, dye them again, and put them into another pot of dye, (a darker dye is best) and get a multicoloured egg.

Place in a basket and admire for a while, then stick it in the fridge and eventually make a whole lot of egg salad and potato salad.


(Sometimes the dye leaks in through cracks in the eggs, and Easter technicolour potato salad was always a fixture at the table with our Easter Ham...)

Xiney

I'm sure it would, just put a bit on a paper towel and rub away!

if you don't get all the wax off it's ok, it adds to the colour, just don't believe your mother when she says that of course you can use the pukey brown crayon she's going to take all the wax off anyway! (grumble)

(The vinegar thing is inherited, my mother uses it for everything and she always puts a tablespoon into the dye and a tablespoon into the water for boiling the eggs. I know for the egg boiling it's to keep any cracked eggs from leaking out, but I have NO clue what it's for in the dye. I think it's just because she already had the bottle out and figured "what the heck")

red bellied

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For your very last chance to join the Sligo Rovers Super Reds come along to the home game Vs Bohemians from 7pm-7:45pm at the players tunnel with a completed application form(available in club all-weather shop or Jako Sports)and the child to have their photograph taken.For further information
contact club Media Officer Dermot Brannigan on 0876172295

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TequilaMockingBird

red bellied wrote: »

Benny the Bull will be giving a present to one child at every home game this season.All sponsored by Scruffy's Karaoke,available for all kinds of functions at 0868216484. At this weeks home game Benny presented Jenny Kenna with her present,Jenny was accompanied by her father Padraig.
For your very last chance to join the Sligo Rovers Super Reds come along to the home game Vs Bohemians from 7pm-7:45pm at the players tunnel with a completed application form(available in club all-weather shop or Jako Sports)and the child to have their photograph taken.For further information
contact club Media Officer Dermot Brannigan on 0876172295

http://www.sligorovers.com/content/view/501/88/

A Super Reds season ticket is only 10 euro per child for those under twelve!

So what did Jenna get Mr Advertising Man?

magnumlady

Xiney wrote: »

There's some free bunny world thing at horkan's, advertised in the weekender.

Don't know how I feel about "learning about the fun of owning a pet" (sounds like you're just begging to have your kids whine about owning a bunny) but, if you explain first that you will NOT buy one and you're just going to pet the cute bunnies, maybe it could be fun.

I'm going to that!!:D I really want a wabbit.....only I'm not allowed one:(

There's a big weekend on at Tullyboy Farm in Boyle (yes I know its not Sligo). It looks great, if my kids were younger I'd take them.

Xiney

magnumlady wrote: »

I'm going to that!!:D I really want a wabbit.....only I'm not allowed one:(

Yes, I want a rabbit too. Just get some carrots... and onions... and a big pot...

tulipandthistle

Xiney our eggs are dyeing as we speak!(type) with food colouring and white vinegar bought in Tesco. I have to admit though, I did swap a few of the eggs around in the shop so that I could have the lighter ones.

Tomorrow we are making birds nests with shredded wheat, melted chocolate and little eggs (you know the sweets I mean, don't you?)

Red Bellied, we were thinking of getting a Super Reds season ticket for the wee man but he is only two and a bit and he won't be going to every game - so don't know yet.....

tulipandthistle

Xiney wrote: »

Yes, I want a rabbit too. Just get some carrots... and onions... and a big pot...

Don't forget a dash of vinegar....;)....the vinegar you would've used in the easter activity....

Xiney

tulipandthistle wrote: »

Don't forget a dash of vinegar....;)....the vinegar you would've used in the easter activity....

I wish it wouldn't be completely silly for me to dye my own easter eggs. I must confess I once held an Easter Dinner party in University simply to have an excuse to dye eggs.


I need to make friends with someone who's got children that I can kidnap regularly and do arts and crafts.


(mmmmm mini eggs...)

TequilaMockingBird

Xiney wrote: »

I need to make friends with someone who's got children that I can kidnap regularly and do arts and crafts.

You have made friends with people with kids here What time shall we drop the kids off?

red bellied

sueme wrote: »

So what did Jenna get Mr Advertising Man?

Havent a clue what she got.

Its great value. 10 euro per child for the season. Even if it was only used for four or five games it would still represent a great saving. Without the ticket it is 5 euros addmission for under twelves. I have two kids and they are both signed up. Rovers have actually reduced the price of this season ticket from 40 euros last season to 10 euros this season.

People dont know how lucky they are to have a professional club on there doorstep. Alright the quality isnt the English Premiership or Serie A but the buzz and excitement is the same.

Great offer by Rovers, alot cheaper than bringing the kids to Anfield once a season.

Xiney

sueme wrote: »

You have made friends with people with kids here What time shall we drop the kids off?

Right as soon as I can get my "I'm actually an axe murderer you met on the internet" axe stowed away...


:P

TequilaMockingBird

Xiney wrote: »

Right as soon as I can get my "I'm actually an axe murderer you met on the internet" axe stowed away...


:P

Pffft... I know my internet axe murderers, I have met many, but a weird Canadian girl who likes to paint eggs and is scared of soldiers doesn't sound lik...


oh, hang on...