EDINBURG — Although the past several days have been gloomy and rainy, this did not stop the Easter activities. In fact, some found ways to celebrate the holiday indoors and out of the rain.
Children of all ages sat around a table filled with colorful markers here at the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg to decorate their own paper Easter baskets while others had determination and dedication on their faces as they decorated cascarones.
Many attended the event in festive attire by wearing pastel colors like pink, blue, yellow and purple; some even wore glittery bunny ears.
The museum hosted its annual Easter event, ¡Cascarón!, on Saturday in which families not only decorated Easter baskets and cascarones but took Easter photos, and enjoyed a book reading while also having the opportunity to learn a little history.
For René Ballesteros, community engagement officer and project manager at the Museum of South Texas History, the event gave families the opportunity to continue the Easter tradition of decorating cascarones.
He explained that the event usually sees around 400 attendees throughout the day.
“It’s all about the kids having a good time, seeing the exhibits and having fun,” Ballesteros said.
Mission native, Suzette Cruz, 37, attended the event with her 8-year-old daughter Olivia Cruz who enjoys taking part in arts and crafts activities.
She explained that the museum’s event gave her the opportunity to partake in a fun and festive mother-daughter activity.
They sat and smiled as they decorated their paper baskets.
“It was fun, because normally when I get a basket I don’t really like the design so I got to make my own,” Olivia said, adding that this year’s basket is her favorite.
Sam Moreno, 41, from Edinburg smiled as he took photos of his three sons, Moses, Solomon and Elijah, decorating Easter eggs, each taking a different creative route.
Moses, 8, drew a face on his cascaron while Elijah, 5, painted his cascaron all one color — green because it’s his favorite.
Solomon, 7, on the other, hand-painted a pink and purple strip across his cascaron because he was decorating it for his little sister.
“Coloring them!” Elijah said excitedly when asked what he liked about Saturday’s event.
Seventy-year-old Mary Jane Vela, a native of Edinburg, attended the event with her five granddaughters after one of them, Sierra Salazar told her about the event.
“It was my idea. Their parents didn’t even know,” Vela said with a laugh, adding that she woke up her kid so that she could bring her granddaughters to the event. “They were all excited.”
Not only did the museum host indoor activities but they also hosted their own egg hunt in which they hid 720 Easter eggs provided by Daniela Gonzalez.
