How to save a Peep on Easter...

Start with a Monday night Dinner and Family Home Evening. A Lesson with Friends (Jen and Shawn and their four kids) designed to remind us all of the true meaning of Easter. Follow-Up with the Activity of decorating Easter eggs. Be sure to end with the traditional refreshments for such an occasion a Easter egg hunt where the kids eat enough candy they are guaranteed to stay awake for days. (remember a Peep is not designed for a hunt as they do not fit easily in plastic eggs)

Next Mom was so prepared for Easter that she knew to wash and style the girl's hair on Friday because there would be no time on Sunday morning. I even got them to try on their Easter dresses for pictures. Phoenix was happy to strike a pose yet Avery whose hair was tight and hurting did not want to be bothered by a photo shoot! (During the photo shoot the Peeps are double bagged...first in a tied WalMart bag and then in a tied garbage bag in the basement storage so as not to arouse suspicion of any kind)

Add three excited children the night before who didn't want to go to bed but rather wait up to "catch the Easter Bunny". Gently Blend with that two tired, horrible parents who slept in too late and in a mad rush to get everyone to church did not allow their children to touch...look at...or breath on their Easter baskets until after church. Even though the poor kids had looked around the house and found their individual baskets "hiding" places...imagine the childhood torture! Those slightly sugared marshmellowly yummy Peeps staring up at them! We are the worst parents ever!


Mix in three color coded Easter baskets. Flavor with child's favorite color Peeps... (Avery=Purple, Phoenix=Yellow, Stone=Blue) (What??? I thought this was "Save a Peep" It's not looking too good for the Peep's right about now)

Since Avery's birthday falls in the same month as Christmas try and distract her with a gift she has been believing she could not obtain for the next 11 months. (And you thought the Peep was toast!)


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And her purple Peep's are Toast! Avery literally devoured these pour little morsels all 10 of them within 2 minutes. I had never seen anything like it. I grabbed the camera and started to take pictures. The flash didn't even seem to detour the hungry beast. The whole time she ate the sound of a continuous "MMMMMMMMMMM......MMMMMM" was coming from her lips and it only got louder and softer with the amount of food in her mouth at a time. All I can say is I so wish I would have captured this little gift on video! But I will share what I do have with you...enjoy!