My mom sends the BEST packages. Granted, they don’t come as frequently as they used to, since I guess she assumes that now that I’m Making It On My Own I can buy my own giant Mr. Potato Head or demonic singing hamster robot. They are even more exciting now because of their rarity! And the fact that Rachel is marginally less likely to throw them from a third story window through annoyance (or bloodlust?). This weekend I got a popcorn egg decorating kit! I assume for the lesser known holiday of Popcorn Easter, when a giant, sentient corn ear travels to houses at night and leaves popcorn eggs for all the children.
In case you are behind the times, a popcorn egg is just like a popcorn ball, but egg shaped!
Between hardboiled eggs and Cadburry Cream eggs on the Egg Tastiness Spectrum
The kit came with a bunch of different candies and marshmallows, and a tube of white “chocolate flavored candy glue” to attach them to the egg. It also had instructions that stated (among other things) that you would need “scissors and creativity!!” Megan insisted that reading the instructions was totally necessary but I was filled with the spirit of POPCORN EASTER ADVENTURE and paid her no heed.
Me, paying Megan no heed! Later she bit me in punishment.
Unfortunately, Steven, with characteristic and annoying artistry, clearly made the best popcorn egg person:
He's happy because he's made of smashed tootsie roll and popcorn!
After softening up the green tootsie roll, I twisted it in strands to give my guy greasy looking hair! Also, his mouth was made of pink Good N’Plenty pieces.
The owl napkin holder does not approve
Megan decided not to compete with Steven’s face making skills and did a pattern instead:
So ready for Popcorn Easter right now!
Unfortunately, the colorful sprinkled pieces ended up tasting like death inside:
The popcorn eggs themselves tasted delicious! Way better than the candy we had used to decorate them. I can say that this was, without a doubt, the best Popcorn Easter ever! Thanks, Mom Ladd.
In my defense, I didn’t ACTUALLY bite Trish…although if she starts being creative again without reading the instructions, I might.
Also, I’d like to give a shout out to the tootsie roll wrappers – they win the best finger protector award, for sure.
Also also, this was DEFINITELY the best Popcorn Easter ever!
So Happy Right Now!
Those eggs were mad tasty!
You guys are fun!
Is that the world’s largest crossword puzzle I spy in the background? If so, it makes excellent wall art!