How is the year going by so fast? April is fast approaching with the spring break vacations and the Easter season. Want to create an Easter celebration this spring but looking for an easy one? We have you covered!
Host an Egg Hunt
This is a fun and easy one! Ask in your local military or Buy Nothing pages to see if anyone has plastic eggs up for grabs. Gather the plastic eggs and prepare them for filling.
The filling can be as simple as stickers, tattoos, or favorite snacks. Get the bulk box of your kid’s favorite fruit snacks or bunny-shaped crackers.
Make it a family event by gathering everyone together to fill the eggs. Or make it a neighborhood party, and everyone brings their favorite filling to stuff the eggs.
Set up a date for your friends, military unit, or neighborhood for the egg hunt. This is fun for everyone. The kids enjoy seeking and finding the eggs and then have a blast finding out what is in each egg.
It doesn’t take a lot of effort, and it is a hit for kids of all ages. If you have a lot of participants, check out a park near you.
Easter Activity Party
Looking for some fun and easy activities for a spring gathering?
Try finger-knitting bunnies! All you need is some chunky yarn and your own fingers. There are basic patterns on YouTube and online to help you design the bunny. The idea is that you wrap the yarn around your fingers, so the bunny is sitting and tuck all loose threads into the pattern.
Bunny tubes: Have some old toilet paper rolls lying around at home? Everyone can paint or color their tubes, add ears on top made from thick paper and design a face on the bunny.
Handprint lamb: This is a fun one and is great for gifts for family members. Paint the palm of the child and put the handprint on the paper. Position the paper, so the finger portion is pointing down. Cover the palm of the pain once dry with cotton balls (the wool of the lamb) and put an eye on the thumb. Viola! A fun craft and keepsake.
Handprint and footprint Chick: This one has made the rounds on Pinterest and is still a hit. Cut constriction paper into an egg shape. Cut out hair and put it on the top portion of the egg. Draw on or place on eggs and a beak. On another piece of paper, place painted handprints and footprints. You will only need the top portion of the foot and toes for the chick. Once the handprints are dry, cut out the handprints and the top portion of the foot for the hands and feet of the chick! This is another fun craft and keepsake.
Marbled Eggs: Onto cut-out eggs, place shaving cream mixed with dye. Smear the mixture all over the egg papers and let dry. This will leave a marble like the pattern of dye and color. Make a banner of the eggs for the wall or entryway.
Egg Carton Bunnies: Cut out the individual sections of the egg carton. Paint two in a favorite color and put one on top of the other, with the wider portions touching. This creates an egg pattern. Color on the bunny face and add ears. Each kid can personalize these to whatever look or pattern they like. Fill them with candies or treats and you have paper bunny eggs!
Easter Egg Coloring Party
This is a bit of a messy one, but it’s always a hit. Egg dye is cheap; one box will dye more than just eggs. Make it a gathering with neighbors or friends. Have friends bring a few eggs for their kids to dye. Target, Walmart, and the exchange carry egg dyeing kits for ease. Check out kits with stickers for the layering of designs.
Are egg prices too high to color these eggs? Craft stores often have wooden eggs in bulk packs for cheaper prices. Check out “blackboard” eggs in stores like Target – these eggs can be colored with chalk, erased, and colored on again. Or do one real egg and one egg carton bunny from above – they are still eggs, just a bit creative.
Want to get creative? Instead of dye, put on temporary tattoos. You can even dye the eggs after the tattoos, which is a fun addition.
Easy Easter Chocolates
One of our favorite Easter treats is bird’s nest. It’s a fun, quintessential Easter treat. Mix chocolate and peanut butter with chow mein noodles. Make sure they are covered with the chocolate-peanut butter goodness and shape into bird’s nest shapes and let dry. That’s it – no baking. Once dry, top with jellybeans or egg-shaped chocolate candies – anything that looks like eggs.
Simple Easter Meal
The main: This can be as easy as heating up a pre-cooked ham or turkey. It doesn’t have to be difficult. If the spring season brings warm weather near you, consider using the grill for the main. Marinate chicken or beef and grill them. It is a quick and tasty main dish.
Veggies are easy sides. Get some fresh green beans and saute them in garlic and butter. Going dairy free? Use olive oil! Roast Brussel sprouts in the oven – add in your favorites or cranberries, almonds, or bacon to add layers of texture and flavor to the sprouts. Don’t forget potatoes – sweet potatoes and russet potatoes bake well and are fun and easy sides for the easter meal. Potatoes can be cooked in the microwave if you don’t have an oven or are looking for a quick side.
Don’t forget a fruit side. Why not enjoy a classic combo of fruit and Jell-O? This does take a few hours to set, so it is not a quick side, but it is very easy to mix the gelatin and put them in the mold while adding in some fruit – fresh or canned.
Dessert can be as simple as picking something up from the Commissary bakery. Or enjoy the treat of the simple Easter birds’ nests.
What are your favorite treats or activities for a spring or Easter celebration?
