Do you find Easter eggs throughout the house long after Easter? I used to dread the years it was too cold or raining or snowing because that meant hiding eggs in the house. I was always sure I would remember where I hid them but, without fail, I would find eggs when I was cleaning.
If you’ve never had a really old hard boiled egg crack, you are one of the lucky ones. It’s not a smell you soon forget, and since it’s usually summer when you find it, airing out the house is pointless.
To escape this time bomb of eggs I suggest using plastic eggs willed with treats to hide. Your nose will thank you. You may still find some of those later but you won’t have to gingerly walk out to the trash can praying you don’t drop it.
Hiding Easter eggs also let’s you find all the places you’ve been overlooking during your regular cleaning, like behind the couch and under the beds.
No time like the present to vacuum. Wait, did I just say that? Forget it, the kids won’t notice if you’ve vacuumed under the beds this year and since no one else is look, I say leave it. The dust will help conceal the eggs and that’s what you’re going for anyway. Sometimes procrastination does pay off.
If the weather is nice, dye those eggs outside or at the very least, do it in the garage. No matter how careful you are and how much newspaper you put down, someone is going to spill egg dye. Try to do it somewhere it doesn’t matter. After enough years you will have a lovely colored garage floor that cost you nothing. See, you meant for it to happen.
Also, Easter egg dye will stain the kids clothes, no matter what the package says so maybe you should just have them dye eggs in the tub. I’m all about preventing the mess in the first place.