Easter
is a really special holiday for Christians. But what I love about Easter is
that regardless of your faith or what you believe in, it’s still a day to
gather with family and eat Peeps, chocolate, and open up Easter baskets. Easter
is only 4 days away—this Sunday! We’ve compiled a list of cute DIY Easter
baskets, Easter recipes, egg hunt ideas, and a different spin on the Easter egg
hunt for adults!
- For breakfast, make your kiddos a
fun pancake bunny! Make pancakes of different sizes and shapes and top it off
with some fruit to make an outline of a bunny! This is always such a hit with
kids! And, if you’re feeling extra patient on Easter, you can even let your
kids help you make the pancakes! It’s a great bonding experience on this
holiday and a way to make a new tradition!
- Make an Easter bowling-esque game
out of cardboard and giant bouncy balls! Cut out a mouth in the cardboard box
to make the hole where the balls will be tossed into! Stand five feet away from
the bunny box and toss or roll the balls! This is a super cute, fun, and easy
game for the kids if you’re having an Easter party and need some last minute
entertainment ideas!
- I don’t know about you, but I love
glitter and confetti. This Easter egg hunt takes a different spin off the
traditional—it’s a confetti egg game. Directions: hide your confetti eggs as
you would for a normal egg hunt; once everyone as collected the eggs, kindly
smash them upon each others’ heads! The person who gets the glitter egg smashes
on their head goes home with the grand prize of the day! Easter candy is always
a good prize, but you can also get creative!
- If you don’t mind getting a little
bit messy, here’s another great craft for the kids! Fill up hollowed out eggs
with paint and toss them at a canvas! Kids absolutely love this and it ends up
looking really cool and abstract. The kids will love it and want to save it—a
perfect new Easter tradition!
- For the adults: host an Easter
beer hunt! Easter beers are actually a thing—Denmark, Sweden, England, and
Belgium have a longstanding tradition of brewing special beers to go with
Easter dinner. The point of the game is to decorate the beers in a way that the
label is covered so that each person has to fill up their six pack with beer,
taste and guess what each beer is, and then goes home with a prize. Get
creative with the prize! And get praise for the best Easter hunt of all time.
- Maple Dijon Roasted Carrots. These
are absolutely delicious and festive! Recipe here: http://www.closetcooking.com/2015/03/maple-dijon-roasted-carrots.html
- Delicious Easter Oreo Bark for any
party or to give out as a gift! Recipe here: http://lilluna.com/easter-oreo-bark/
- Carrot cake was my Grandpa’s
absolute favorite dessert. My mom was always looking for new recipes and then
we found this one…which totally changed the game. Not only is this carrot cake
delicious and addicting, it’s beautiful on the outside! I almost didn’t want to
eat it because of how pretty the frosting turns out! This is a great recipe for
anyone celebrating a birthday on Easter or throwing an Easter party! Recipe
here: http://www.cookingclassy.com/2012/01/best-ever-carrot-cake/
- And last but not least, check out
these adorable DIY Easter baskets! Every year my parents would put together an
Easter basket for my brothers and me. In it, they would pack chocolate, jelly
beans, an egg with a little bit of money, and either something to wear on
Easter or a new bathing suit to kick off Spring Break. I always loved getting
an Easter basket. I showed my mom these DIY baskets and she was so upset she
didn’t think of doing anything like this when we were all little!
