Egg-celent ways to celebrate Easter
Easter is usually seen as a great excuse to eat heaps of bunny- and egg-shaped chocolate, but your children don't have to get a sugar-high to enjoy this special holiday! Here are some great ideas for celebrating Easter the old-fashioned way.
Blown eggs are a fun way to create stunning decorations that you can use year-round, without fear that the eggs will rot and create a stink in your house! This is a good activity for older children, but even younger children can decorate the eggs …
One of the most traditional ways to celebrate Easter is by painting and dyeing Easter eggs with the kids. This messy activity is fun for the whole family, especially if you lay down plenty of newspaper to keep the kids from getting dye …
Easter egg roll and other eggy games No, we're not talking about a bread roll filled with eggs -- an Easter egg roll is another wonderful tradition for families, just like an egg hunt. In fact, you could even hold an egg roll on your lawn directly …
You will need: One egg per person (white-shelled or light-shelled eggs work best) Food coloring Toast to make soldiers Soft-boil eggs in the usual way, but before adding the eggs to the water, add a few drops of food coloring to the water. …
Traditional hot cross buns Like Christmas pudding, Hot Cross Buns are one of those classic holiday foods. Get the kids to help you mix it up and knead the dough and you'll be munching these delicious, crusty buns in no time flat. Here's our best …
Now that you've hard-boiled heaps of eggs for Easter fun, you don't have to throw them away. Here's a simple recipe for egg salad that is great for sandwiches, with crackers, or mixed through lettuce salad. Ingredients: 8 hard-boiled eggs 1 …
Easter Egg Hunt (not just for Easter morning!) This is a great twist on the traditional Easter egg hunt. You will need: A packet of miniature foiled chocolate Easter eggs Divide the eggs up according to the color of the wrapper (eg. a blue …
There is more to Easter than chocolate! Burn off all the extra sugar with some of these ideas for Easter holiday family fun. 1. Decorate the house Nothing says special occasion like decorations! And trimming the house with sparkly flair needn't …
Easter crafts that are simple yet adorable get the big tick in our families - check out some of our favourites …
My nearly four-year-old is busy studying the latest flyer from one of the big stores, so conveniently deposited into our mailbox ever other day. This one is seasonally filled with chocolate eggs. Big ones, small ones, hollow ones, marshmallow ones, …
A super quick and easy Easter craft kids of all ages can do. …
These peekaboo clothespin eggs are easy and incredibly cute! Added bonus - they're low-mess! Kids will love the surprise chick hiding 'inside' the egg. Thanks to onelittleproject for the photo 🐣 🐣 Start by cutting out a small rectangle of glitter …
These Easter eggs made from flour-paste-hardened wool/yarn or string look so pretty piled into a bowl or basket, or even hung up. All you need is cornstarch, plain flour, water balloons, and different coloured wool or string. Thanks to the clever …