I've already said it- I LOVE EASTER. And also, I lovelovelove piles of 'small gifts' (things like themed gift baskets and Christmas stockings). Which means, of course, I seriously LOVE Easter baskets (like love them!). And actually- I pretty much have a formula for filling Easter baskets- books …
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how to make an easter treat grazing board
We love doing it up for Easter around here- it's my favorite holiday to make a big deal out of. (Which, admittedly, is a little trickier in the new Covid-changed-everything world). And also, I love grazing platters (or grazing boards, or treat platters). AND I have this fantastic (and …
how to make gorgeous easter eggs
I need to add a quick pause to my Harry Potter Party goodness to share these Easter goodies (you know, before Easter). Stay tuned for more party goodness ASAP. After our flower-y, beautiful (albeit a bit high maintenance) Easter egg success last year, we decided to take a similar approach to Easter …
chipotle deviled eggs
The best side bonus of dyeing Easter eggs is, without a doubt, the deviled eggs that you get to make to use up all those leftover hardboiled eggs after Easter! And since we got an early start dyeing eggs this year, we've already made a couple batches. These chipotle deviled eggs are our favorites …
the most beautiful DIY easter eggs
Last year, on the night before Easter, the kids dyed all of our five dozen easter eggs in approximately seven minutes. This made a gigantic mess (so much splashing dye!), and also made my heart so sad (not kidding- even as a small child, I took FOREVER to make my easter eggs look "just right," so …
loaded oatmeal cookies (with Easter candy!)
We have a little dilemma at the end of each holiday called "What Should We Do with All of Leftover Candy?" Don't tell my kids, but most times, a good chunk of it gets thrown away. However, after Halloween, I started experimenting with putting the chopped up leftover candy in oatmeal cookies and we …
family lent printables
I think I mentioned how much I loved our family advent study a couple months ago. It was super simple, just reading one story each night from the Jesus Storybook Bible and hanging an advent ornament. But it was the first time I felt like our advent countdown has really helped us get our hearts ready …
easter countdown
I've mentioned this before- since Easter is our biggest holiday as Christians, I am always looking to make it a bigger deal around here. This year, I wanted to make an Easter Countdown (kind of like an Advent Calendar). In typical wait-till-the-last-minute form, we finished it up this afternoon. …
easter egg decorating ideas
In pursuit of some fun easter egg decorating ideas the other day, I may have spent a little bit too much time perusing the internet. Y'all. There are so many wonderful ideas out there for decorating eggs! I thought I'd pass along some of the ones that I thought were just too cute not to …