Easter egg hunt
We had a pseudo-egg hunt yesterday…in the house (it’s April and yet it was freezing cold out!). I say “pseudo” because my hubbie is Catholic while I’m Buddhist, but in name only and not exactly practicing. Therefore, we don’t celebrate Easter or any other religious holidays, just the “perks” that goes with it, like Christmas with just the tree and the presents underneath.
Tyler came home the other day from school and asked if the Easter Bunny would be coming and if he can have an egg hunt…I figured “why not?” It’s something for the kids to do while everything was closed on that day and that activity will keep them occupied for maybe…half an hour. Enough time to sit and have a nice breakfast without anyone tugging at my leg.
The hubbie and I have similar perspectives on religion, we both believe that we don’t need to attend a service/mass or a temple or church to have faith. People might disagree with us on this point, but it’s working for us…so far. I mean, I’ve seen people who attend church/temple and yet they have the ugliest soul.
Our philosophy is that we try to live harmoniously with our common men/women, we treat people the same way we’d want to be treated…with respect, we try to live honestly and charitably. Karma is our best friend. “What comes around, goes around” way of life, you can say.
Tyler hasn’t asked us what “religion” is yet. I’m sure it will come as he gets older. But for now, an egg hunt is just that…a treasure hunt. And he sure had lots of fun with his siblings and cousin running around the house rummaging through pillows, pots and pans to look for that prize. And we’re just happy to oblige.
So what did you do this weekend my internet friends? Is Easter an important holiday at your house? Have you introduce religion to your children?  Â
We had a pseudo-egg hunt yesterday…in the house (it’s April and yet it was freezing cold out!). I say “pseudo” because my hubbie is Catholic while I’m Buddhist, but in name only and not exactly practicing. Therefore, we don’t celebrate Easter or any other religious holidays, just the “perks” that goes with it, like Christmas with just the tree and the presents underneath.
Tyler came home the other day from school and asked if the Easter Bunny would be coming and if he can have an egg hunt…I figured “why not?” It’s something for the kids to do while everything was closed on that day and that activity will keep them occupied for maybe…half an hour. Enough time to sit and have a nice breakfast without anyone tugging at my leg.
The hubbie and I have similar perspectives on religion, we both believe that we don’t need to attend a service/mass or a temple or church to have faith. People might disagree with us on this point, but it’s working for us…so far. I mean, I’ve seen people who attend church/temple and yet they have the ugliest soul.
Our philosophy is that we try to live harmoniously with our common men/women, we treat people the same way we’d want to be treated…with respect, we try to live honestly and charitably. Karma is our best friend. “What comes around, goes around” way of life, you can say.
Tyler hasn’t asked us what “religion” is yet. I’m sure it will come as he gets older. But for now, an egg hunt is just that…a treasure hunt. And he sure had lots of fun with his siblings and cousin running around the house rummaging through pillows, pots and pans to look for that prize. And we’re just happy to oblige.
So what did you do this weekend my internet friends? Is Easter an important holiday at your house? Have you introduce religion to your children?  Â
Well, I guess you know where I stand with the whole religion thing! I think ultimately, it’s what each individual family makes of it.
For me, going to church is about the community. I grew up without organized religion and really hungered for it, envious of my friends who had one. That’s why I want to give that to Jolie, even if later she decides to reject it.
My husband and I are not religious although we do believe in God. He comes from a strong buddist background. His father is still very active in the chuch. I’m not sure how we’ll handle religion when the kids get older. I guess we’ll let Grandpa handle it when the time comes.
No Easter egg hunt at my place. I gave my kid a basket and said it was from the Easter Bunny. She could not have cared less. About the Easter Bunny, that is. She loved the basket and all the presents in it. What can I say? I’m raising a commercial kid.
My sis cancelled the easter egg hunt because of the extreme snowfall and has rescheduled for next Saturday.
Now we have to go….
I grew up in a semi-church going household, the wife in a really church going house.
While we both wouldn’t consider ourselves religious, we do think it’s important to introduce the kid to it.
We haven’t been putting much of an effort into finding a church though.
Our Easter egg hunt is the gift that keeps on giving. The kids had so much fun finding the eggs that they have saved them and keep hiding them for each other to find. Again and again and again. It’s provided hours of entertainment!
We are religious. We have taken the kids to church with us since the day they were born. However, we don’t celebrate Easter. I’ll give you 3 guesses as to our relgion!
Anyway, I think it’s important for us to inculcate our religious values into the kids when they are young. As they grow they will have to decide for themselves what path they will choose.
That being said, it sounds like you and hubby are doing a fine job of raising your family with good values. And I also agree that there is a lot of religious people who have very ugly souls, which is incredibly sad and somewhat hypocritical if you ask me. In order for religion to work for a person you need to live it in your everyday life and not just on Sunday’s in my humble opinion.
Glad your family had a good time on Sunday!
I grew up going to church, but my husband is agnostic. I started going back to church a few years ago with the kids, and he supports me in it. I just want them to have some sort of spiritual foundation, and our church is a broad mixture of Christians, Jews, and Hindus and a host of other faiths. I absolutely expect them to make up their own minds about religion as they get older, whether it’s deciding they’re Buddist (as my grandparents were), Christian, Hindu, atheist or whatever.
Well, you already read my post about praying so I guess you know my answer already.
I too believe in the karma of things, sort of.
That’s the great thing about the US. For the most part you can practice or not practice religion however you choose.
Our Easter is pretty much as yours. While I am a non practicing Catholic, my hubby is an aethiest & our kids are… nothing. We only practice present giving & over eating during the “holidays” too, lol.
Easter is important in our house though I’d probably start egg hunting next year when my tornado becomes 3 years old …
As for religion, we teach him the Lord’s prayer … hehe