AUSTIN, Texas -- Since many families are unable to attend church or Easter egg hunts this year, some children have come up with a safe and creative way to still enjoy the tradition.

• Brother and sister have created a social distancing egg hunt
• Plan on making "Easter trees" with paper eggs

Eleven-year-old Haylee Mizer and her brother, 7-year-old Downing Bolls, are trying their best to make the most of the ongoing pandemic, and for Easter they have decided they can still do an Easter egg hunt while practicing social distancing.

The idea that has caught on in their South Austin neighborhood takes after the recent “bear hunts” that families have been doing during their walks. The premise is to go bear hunting during family walks by spotting teddy bears left in front of windows.

The alternative Easter egg hunt idea is similar.

“If they come over here, they will find Easter eggs,” Downing said.

 

The Arispe Family kneel in their garage path where they have created a chalk design that reads "Every Little Thing is Gonna Be Okay." (Spectrum News)

That’s because the siblings have come up with an alternative to decorating actual eggs, and have been busy cutting and decorating paper eggs. When they’re done, they add some string and hang them up on a big tree in their front yard. It’s become an Easter tree.

“You’re walking past people’s houses on the sidewalk, and you just have to spot the eggs like a real Easter egg, but you cannot go get them,” Haylee explained.

This sister and brother are trying their best to stay positive for this unusual Easter.

“This is going to get better. This isn’t the end of the world. We’re going to have it. Just have faith in God, because he’s helping us right now,” Haylee said.