Hey y’all! I’m so excited for Easter this weekend! I always have so much fun prepping for our annual Easter contest! Easter is one of my favorite holidays. It’s right up there with the 4th of July!

But before I get too far into my article this week, let me ask you a question. Are you ready? Like really, really ready? Are you ready to find out the names of the winners in our Annual Easter Hunt Contest? OK, if you are really sure…here we go!

Congratulations to the following winners of our Easter Egg Hunt!
– Adam Haldeman
– Kase Werner
– Ira Paulhamus
– Colton Reed
– Lily Styer
– Caleb Haldeman
– Parker Kauffman
– Nixon Bower
– Aveah Hinkal
– Arowyn Ireland

Your prizes can be picked up in our office at 280 Kane St. South Williamsport, Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., on Fridays we normally close the office around 1:00 p.m.

In case you are curious — the final total was 154 Easter Eggs. In the March 18th edition, there were 56 Eggs in the regular paper and 34 in the Home Improvement section. There were 64 in the March 25th edition.

We want to offer our sincerest thanks to everyone who entered! Seriously, y’all are amazing! I received a ton of entries in the contest and can’t wait to continue the tradition next year! Of course, we’ll have another one for Halloween in October too!

There are a few days left until Easter, and if you are looking for something to help celebrate the holiday that isn’t more candy or dyed eggs that are going to end up deviled eggs or egg salad in a couple of days, check out these fun crafts! It’s a win-win, you can distract the littles aways from the impending candy mountain and have a cute little keepsake for future Easters!

I hope that you all have a Happy & Blessed Easter!

Hatching Chick Craft

Supplies:
• Colored construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Popsicle stick
• Yellow feathers
• Googly eyes

Directions:

Start by cutting out the bottom of the egg with white paper (if you want your chick to go up and down, cut two eggs out and staple together)

Decorate the egg shell with the construction paper making it pretty! Like the zig zag and polka-dots idea pictured!

Glue the egg to the popsicle stick and cut out a little yellow chick. Add some eyes, a beak, and the yellow feathers where you want.

Paper Plate Chick

Supplies:
• A paper plate
• Orange construction paper
• Glue
• Yellow Easter grass
• 2 googly eyes
• Scissors.

Directions:

Start by cutting out some legs, a beak, and some feather hair using the orange paper.

Then cut out the middle part of the paper plate (you won’t need the rigged edges)

Cover the circle with white glue and stick on the yellow grass. Press firmly down so it sticks good!

Glue on the rest of the pieces and you have an adorable little chickee!