Happy Homespun Easter, Nip-Hunters

Start old school: the whole family colors Easter Eggs the night before, and then the adults hide them around the lawn the next morning.

The nip hunt, however, brings the fun back for the adults. Side Bar: For those that don't know, a "nip" is not something dirty (for shame!), it’s one of those baby bottles of booze tucked on airplanes and in minibars. In New England they're called "nips," and that just sounds fun. Back to the hunt. Go out and bought assorted nips, quality ranging from Day-Glo flavored schnapps all the way up to a good single malt and a tiny replica of the Chambord bottle.

After the kids find their eggs, give them the nips and had them hide them on us. Nothing says “Easter” like the a flock of 10-12 year olds running around the lawn in their finest toting handfuls of booze. (Your neighbors will really love this. Especially if you do it in the halls of an apartment building.) Even our mother, who is a teetotaler of the highest degree (recurring quote “I don’t see why you girls think you need to drink to have fun,”) was turning over large piles of leaves to score that tiny Chambord.

The kids loved turning the tables on the adults, the adults loved the hunt and the after-hunt. It’s just like being a kid again - only with the adult reward of a beautiful cocktail