From party printables and decorations, to coloring pages, and even kids’ crafts and games, this is the ultimate collection of free Easter printables! I spent the entire weekend getting our house decorated for Easter…it’s so nice. …Okay, you got me. That’s a complete lie. With three kids running around, I barely have time to take […]
11 Simply Stunning Ways to Make a Peeps Cake for Easter
Peeps marshmallows are such an easy way to make an amazing cake for Easter, and these are the best Peeps cake ideas to get you started! Whether you love them or hate them, nobody can deny that everybody’s favorite marshmallow treat is simply adorable. Yes, I’m talking about Easter peeps. Brightly colored, shimmering with […]
13 Adorable Easter Crafts to Make with Your Kids
Spend some quality time together, get your house decorated and have fun at the same time with these cute and easy Easter crafts for kids. “Mommy, what can I do?” My daughter is asking me this for the fourth time in the last 30 minutes, and it’s getting old. Honestly, my first instinct […]
Easter Dinner Recipes | 15 Yummy Meals to Try This Year
Looking for Easter dinner recipes? Any of these main course recipes are the perfect star for your family dinner. The only question is…which will you make? What do you serve for Easter dinner? For us, Easter doesn’t feel right without lamb on the table. But, for others, Easter isn’t complete without a perfectly […]
How to Make Adorable Easter Egg Mason Jars (Fun for Kids too!)
These Easter egg mason jars are super cute…and a fun craft to make with your kids. Find out how to make them, and all the different ways they can be used! Aren’t these Easter Egg Mason Jars adorable?! Originally posted by Mason Jar Crafts Love, it’s no wonder that they’re one of the […]
How to Make a Colorful Easter Grass Garland
Easter garland doesn’t have to be limited to Easter eggs. Add color and texture to your Easter decorations with this wild and crazy crafty Easter grass garland. When I was a kid it was always unnaturally green, semi-transparent plastic, and stuck to everything. Easter grass has come a long way since then. These […]
Free Printable Easter Egg Banners in 5 Fun Colors
Get your home or party decorated with free easter printables by stringing up these printable Easter egg banners available in 5 pastel colors: pink, yellow, blue, green and purple Looking for an Easter printable that packs a punch, but can be left up for more than a week or so? Then I’ve got […]
3-Minute Paper Doily Flowers: Fast, Frugal, and Fabulous
These 3-minute paper doily flowers are incredibly easy and make a beautiful impact when put together as a single flower or as a table-length centerpiece. I always know it’s a bad idea, but I always do it. I just can’t resist browsing that tiny section overflowing with inexpensive and adorable goods. You know you’ve done […]
20 Fun (and Age Appropriate) Easter Basket Ideas for Babies
It’s so easy to shop for older kids’ Easter baskets. But what about baby? This mom of 3 wades through the fluff to share20 age-appropriate Easter basket ideas for babies. It’s so easy to shop for Easter basket ideas for any kid over the age of 2. There’s always some kind of candy […]
Easter Activity for Kids: DIY Felt Easter Eggs Busy Board
A felt Easter egg busy board is a fun Easter activity for kids of all ages. Easy to make, it’s also a great learning tool for colors, shapes, math, & sorting. Do you remember those adorable felt Christmas trees that were going around Pinterest a few years ago…the ones that are like giant […]
Favorite Kids Easter Books & a Fancy Nancy Easter Party
Find out our family’s favorite Easter books for babies through early readers – and how we celebrated Easter based on Fancy Nancy’s Elegant Easter. We read a lot of books around our house. If there’s a theme involved, you can probably bet we’ve got at least one book about it. Books about being kind, dealing […]
6 Easy Peasy Toddler Easter Egg Decorating Techniques
These 6 toddler Easter egg decorating tips and techniques, are as easy to clean up as they are to make. Now everyone in the family will be happy! I don’t know what it is about the last few years, but it seems like Easter just hasn’t been as warm as I remember it from when […]
50 Non-Food Easter Basket Gifts
Easter baskets don’t have to be filled with a bunch of junk! Check out these 50 non-food Easter gifts for all the kids in your family. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Did you get your house decorated? Easter is fast approaching, and it’s time to start pulling the brightly colored baskets and plastic grass out of […]
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies | One Dough, Three Amazing Cookies
Can’t decide how much lemon you want? These three easy lemon cake mix cookies are all made with the same dough. Try them all and choose your favorite! It just occurred to me that many of the dessert recipes around here, like homemade Samoas and Double Decker Triple Stuffed Brownies, can be quite […]
Marbled Eggs for Easter (so Easy a Toddler Can Make Them!)
Do you love the look of spotted, speckled and marbled eggs? Read on to find out just how easy it is to make them. (Seriously, it’s so easy a 2-year-old can do it!) Easter is coming up in just a couple weeks. As always, I’m running late on getting decorations up and making (or buying) […]
Last Minute Easter Decor
I’ve wanted to do a mantel design for a while…but we have no mantel. So I decided to turn the space behind our dining table into our “mantel” for Easter. With the exception of the picture frame, this display used items entirely found in our home and was put together in only a couple hours. […]
Pastel Bunny Buffet
Last year, I pulled together a fun little Bunny Buffet for T and her cousins. Perhaps it was overkill to make a whole buffet of treats for just three kids, but I had a lot of fun working with a theme and color pallet. Best of all, I found a way to celebrate Easter that […]
{Etsy Finds} Sweet Easter Treats!
With my insatiable sweet tooth, you know I just had to have a completely separate post on fantastic sweet Easter treats to find on Etsy! There are tons to find; so here are my favorites: These adorable duckie cupcake toppers from Sugar Art Bakery are perfect for Easter and so many other occiasions…baby shower anyone? I’m […]
{Etsy Finds} Easter Fun
First, I want to say thanks to everyone for the sweet comments about our cat. Even though the Husband and I still catch ourselves looking for her every now and then, it thankfully seems like the little one hasn’t really noticed. Beyond that though, life goes on and it’s time for happier subjects! Seriously, I […]
{Tutorial} Jelly Bean Candy Garland
I know it’s a little late for Easter-related tutorials, but this candy garland could really be adapted to fit any season. You could make this garland using M&M’s, Skittles, Pillow Mints…even Gummy Bears would be adorable for a carnival or zoo party! Not only is it adaptable; it’s simple. Seriously. If you can glue and […]
The Easter Party Part II
Since our family Easter get-together was put together ‘by committee’ (as my in-laws would say)-and I’ve already shared my Bunny Buffet-I wanted to share the rest of the day with you. My sister put together dozens of eggs for the kids to gather, and my stepmother cooked an amazing buffet with all the traditional Easter […]
{Real Parties} Easter Bunny Buffet!
As I mentioned last week, I celebrated Easter with my family this weekend. We all worked together to have a day of fun and festivities for the kids (T plus her two cousins, aged 6 and 4). I put together a “Bunny Buffet” that the Easter Bunny left for the kids for being such wonderful […]
{Inspiration Board} Easter Bunny Buffet
This weekend we’ll be celebrating Easter with my family and two of T’s cousins. But I couldn’t let the holiday go by without a proper celebration, so we’re throwing a party by committee. My sister is in charge of the Easter egg hunt, my stepmother is making dinner, and I’m bringing the Bunny Buffet full […]
{From FAIL to WIN} Candy Coated Popcorn!
Monday I posted about some of the major FAILS I had when trying to put together Easter treats. Basically, I knew I wanted to use leftover green candy melts and Easter sprinkles I just HAD to get when I saw them in the Target Dollar Spot. Oh, and I also didn’t want to purchase anything […]
How to Wrap a Chocolate Bunny with an Open Window
Here’s a quick idea for dressing up all those Easter bunnies you’ll be putting out or giving away in just a few days. Cover the boxes with Easter colored craft paper and embellish with paper flowers, ribbons or rhinestones! Materials: Boxed Chocolate Rabbits Graphite Paper Scrapbook or wrapping paper Unsharpened Pencil How to Make Your […]
{Etsy Finds} Fun & Colorful Easter Treats
Easter is coming in just four short weeks….and I’ve been enjoying a short hiatus from party planning over the last couple of weekends. While I’m not yet getting into the thick of Easter party projects, I did have fun taking a quick look through Etsy for some fun Easter treats to share with the kiddos! […]