My kids love decorating for holidays. They also really love it when we have craft projects they can do that will be displayed around the house. This DIY Easter Bunny Wall Hanging is a simple craft all my kids can make and proudly display around our home.First, gather everything you need.Supplies needed: White, peach, and pink felt Small, wooden embroidery loop Pr. Large googly eyes Scissors Craft glueDirections: 1. Begin by placing a piece of white felt inside of the embroidery … [Read more...]
How to Dye Easter Eggs with Food Coloring
If you have plenty of food coloring on hand, there is no reason to run out for an egg dying kit. The truth is you can dye Easter eggs with just food coloring, vinegar, and hot water, and get the same vibrant results as you would with a store bought kit. If you want to try something new this year, take a look below at how to dye Easter eggs with food coloring and get some dazzling results. You will be amazed at what just a little food coloring can do.When choosing your food coloring, there … [Read more...]
Easter Basket Filler Ideas
I've got quite the spread of ages and interests at my house, so filling an Easter basket takes a little thinking and effort. I've partnered with some fantastic brands who are excited to share their products with you. While these items are great for many uses, today I'm sticking them in Easter baskets for fun surprises! Blind BagsAll my kids love blind bags - the little ones and the big ones. It's really just a big surprise they like, so it doesn't even matter what's in the blind bag, they … [Read more...]
How to Dye Eggs with Kool Aid
If you are tired of the same old egg dying kits, why not try something new? Take a look below at how you can use one of your favorite drink mixes to dye your Easter eggs this year, taking you out of the same old egg dying kit habit. Dying your Easter eggs with Kool Aid is quite simple, and you will find it to be lots of fun. Take a peek below at how to dye eggs with Kool Aid and get a colorful assortment of eggs perfect for the Easter holiday!Here is what you will need to dye your … [Read more...]
How to Make Glittery Easter Eggs
This year we got a jump start on decorating for Easter. I get the Martha Stewart Living magazine and got an idea from that magazine to glitter our eggs this year. In the magazine they are glittering real Easter eggs they have dyed, but I wanted to have my eggs last longer than a few days so we bought a ton of plastic eggs and I glittered those. It took trying out several methods, but I finally got it down to a science. Here's how I did it (including my FAILED attempts so you can learn from my … [Read more...]
Easter Word Search Free Printable
Who's ready to have some Easter fun? This cute word search and word puzzle are a fun way to begin your Easter celebrations! Simply click the picture and print the full sized version.If you are interested in other printables we have lots for many occasions! … [Read more...]
Holiday Printable Bingo Boards – Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter
The beginning of the year is pretty fun because we have 3 fun holidays right after each other - Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter. The kids are always excited to celebrate these holidays and so to make it easy, we created a bingo game for each of them. When the kids ask what are we doing to celebrate, I bring out the bingo boards. If you want to make it extra fun, buy daubers that are related to the holiday. For example, candy hearts for Valentine bingo, green beads for St. … [Read more...]
Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas
While I do enjoy Easter candy (hello, Cadbury Eggs!) I also prefer to get my children some fun toys and games for their Easter baskets. This year I teamed up with some awesome products to be showcased in an Easter basket so you can skip the sugar and go straight to the fun! Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas All these items were sent to me to be featured and shared with you to give you non-candy ideas for your Easter baskets this year. Let's chat about each item.Dancing Eggs is a fun game my … [Read more...]
Candy Free Easter Basket Ideas
Don't get me wrong I love candy and I don't mind giving my kids candy, but sometimes it's fun to break from the norm and try something new. Following after my candy free Valentines, we are trying candy free Easter basket ideas this year.Here is a list of the fun things I thought of to add to our basket. Of course your kids might not like all the same things my kids like so you can add and subtract based on your kids needs. This will just help you get the ideas flowing.Stickers Note … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Easter Eggs
Inspired by some of the cute Easter treats I've seen around the internet, my husband and I got the idea to make some delicious White Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Easter Eggs this year. They were fun to make and delicious to eat!They don't require too many ingredients. Simple gather:Strawberries- washed and without stems White Chocolate (we used 1 package of Wilton Melts, they were so easy to work with and tasted amazing!) Decorating Gel Frostings Sprinkles or Candy as desired Wax … [Read more...]
Pastel Easter Printable Banner
Get your house in the festive Easter mood with this printable Easter banner! Just click this link to download the pdf and print the banner! Included with the pdf are a suggestion for how to make the banner, of course you can always do it any creative way you want to!If you love have printables for different holidays don't miss the rest of our free printables, including Easter word fun sheets your kids can do! I have also shared lots of fun Easter crafts and recipes you may be interested in … [Read more...]
Rice Crispy Treat Nests
Easter has such cute treat potential. I have already shared my Easter Egg Cupcake Nest idea. Now how about using Rice Crispy treats for a nest? Yes, please! Rice crispy treats are one of the easiest desserts to make on the planet and using them to create an Easter dessert is equally as easy!First make a batch of rice crispy treats.3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 package (10 oz., about 40) Marshmallows OR4 cups JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows6 cups Rice Crispy … [Read more...]
The Dog Who Saved Easter Now on DVD
Disclosure: I received a free copy for review purposes. All opinions and experiences are my own. Yours may differ.My family loves to have family movie nights. I'm very excited about this cute movie The Dog Who Saved Easter and that it is now out on DVD. This movie is going to be a welcome addition to my children's Easter basket!It’s Easter and everyone’s favorite K-9 has returned! The Bannisters are heading out on a family cruise and sending Zeus to doggie day care. Everything is going … [Read more...]
Easter is More Fun With Specialty Cakes
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I love holidays! Really any holiday. Holidays are fun because they usually have family traditions that everyone looks forward too (or not!) plus they usually involve fun food and that you only eat on special occasions! Easter is a fun holiday all by itself with hunting for candy and eating a delicious ham, but what if you also add in a specialty cake to … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes with HERSHEY’S
Easter is one of my favorite Holidays. In our home we are very religious, so celebrating the meaning of Easter is a special time. I love teaching my kids about the Resurrection of Christ and what that means for us. We are also very careful to make sure the real meaning of Easter is more prevalent than the fun candy celebrations. BUT we do like to have fun, especially since there is so much yummy Easter candy to enjoy and so many cute ideas of what to do with it. I wanted to share a couple of the … [Read more...]
