The Associated Press: Aggressive parents force egg hunt cancellation
An annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children has been canceled because of misbehavior last year. Not by the kids, but by the grown-ups.
Too many parents determined to see their children get an egg jumped a rope marking the boundaries of the children-only hunt at Bancroft Park last year. The hunt was over in seconds, to the consternation of eggless tots and the rules-abiding parents.
This story is sad-funny.
We've put on an Easter egg hunt at our house every year of the last 15 or so. Parents get sent outside to hide eggs. They get devilish. Some eggs get half-buried. Others are painted in camo and concealed in the bushes. Others are placed high, or low. Then the kids get to hunt. Big kids have a limit. Usually there are still un-found eggs an hour after the hunt starts. There's like 20+ eggs per kid.
A parent has occasionally given their kids help of the "'warmer, warmer, colder, colder" variety. I don't think anyone has shoved another kid, punched out an egg-hoarder, mugged a toddler for his egg basket, or otherwise misbehaved. We'll have to increase the alcohol quota and see if something entertaining can happen.