Quiz:
So, you think you're ready for Easter?
Have you read this ridiculously fun blog and committed the following twenty Easter traditions to memory?
-If you answered yes, you are indeed prepared. Carry on.
-If you answered no, you have failed. You are not ready and have much to learn. Take note, what you are about to learn from these tips will forever change how you celebrate Easter.
Here are a few (or twenty) of my favorite Easter traditions. Follow any of them, and your house will be home to the trendiest, hippest Easter celebration on the planet. You will also find out the one tradition you need to drop like a bad habit.
I am in love with these little morsels.
Dip strawberries in white chocolate that's tinted with orange food coloring for a carrot-inspired treat!
Tutorial : White chocolate dipped strawberries tinted orange
How cute are these for little Easter place settings or gifts?
I can't sew, so of course, I would hot glue mine (haha)!
Tutorial found here: Instructions for burlap bunnies
Great Easter Egg coupon ideas for filling eggs.
Instructions and free printables found here:
My older kids get a little bit bored looking for eggs. I tried this little trick, and they loved it. I really liked this idea. It added something new to an old tradition.
http://www.makeandtakes.com/on-a-hunt-for-mixed-up-eggs
Countdown to Easter.
Each day open one plastic egg every day. Inside you could have special activities for the kids, someone you could help, a person you could pray for, or a coupon for a special treat.
Instructions here: Free printables for Easter countdown!
Easter treats!
Yes, please.
http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/2011/04/17/easter-peanut-butter-buttons/
I can't stand how cute these are...and how EASY!
I love easy.
Shut the front door kind of cute!!!
Pretzel sticks dipped in colored white chocolate.
Crushed oreos as the dirt.
I can't even stand the cuteness!
Every year we do this, and every year my children love it.
By far, my favorite Easter tradition. It never loses its appeal.
It is such a fun way to surprise someone you care about!
Take a couple dozen eggs and fill them with candy and little toys.
Add notes on slips of paper telling the family why you love them.
Add the slips of papers in the eggs.
Perfect for any little girl!
Eggs filled with bottles of finger nail polish as gifts!
Absolutely adorable!
You can find it on Etsy!
This girl has the cutest stuff.
GO. BUY. NOW.
Classroom Treat Ideas. Darling!
What a fun little Easter treat!
Easter treats for your PEEPS!
I adore this idea. Bunny Noses.
A bottle of pink jelly beans.
Minions and minions of reasons to love Easter!
My kids can't get enough of the minions lately!
Easter Egg Lunch for the kids.
I can't wait to do this. My kids will be over the moon excited.
It is so simple, yet will make them so happy.
Silverware setting for Easter.
I love the carrot idea. I can't get enough of it this year.
My favorite Easter door display!
I don't have a tutorial for this one--
but I know where you can buy it!
And, let's be honest...
sometimes that is even better (than a tutorial!)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/92062089/easter-grapevine-spring-door-wreath
And lastly, you ask...
What is the worst Easter idea ever????
Glow-in-the-dark Easter eggs
They are of the devil.
I abhor them.
Here is why...
No! NO! no! No! NO! no! No! NO! no! No! NO! no!
No! NO! no! No! NO! no! No! NO! no! No! NO! no!
No! NO! no! No! NO! no! No! NO! no! No! NO! no!
I would like to publicly inform the general public that the highly endorsed, and warmly applauded do-it-yourself glow-in-the-dark Easter egg is a sham! Oh, it is an adorable picture, and looks like so much fun. I thought so too...until I tried it. Fool me once. It was a nightmare. The eggs don't stay closed. Glow sticks are not made to be bent or manipulated to fit in enclosed spaces. Believe me, I tried every size and brand. I taped the eggs shut to no avail. The glow sticks break. They leak. The liquid inside will ooze all over little hands. Little hands will then rub little eyes, and the blinding will begin. The screams will pierce even the most deaf ears. It burns. It is also poisonous, and if ingested by animals will kill them. It is one of the quickest ways to end an Easter egg hunt. Take it from me. I do a flashlight Easter egg hunt every year for about 100 kids. I have attempted several times to make it work. Nobody wanted it to work more than me. It will leave you exasperated, angry, and just ornery. Don't do it. If you want eggs to glow, find other things to put inside them: battery operated tea lights, candles would be safer, glow-in-the-dark stars perhaps, or simply tape a glow stick to the outside of your egg. We have resorted to flashlights only. Nothing that glows. The kids love it. It is much more fun to have children giggling while they search for the elusive golden egg than running through the streets like blind mice howling that their eyes are on fire. Don't be fooled by the pictures. It does not end well, PEEPS!
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