Hello, friends! I hope you all enjoyed Easter weekend as much as we did! Egg decorating, hot cross buns, family time, delicious meals, and games are just a few of the things that we always look forward to! We wanted to share a few more simple things that make the Easter season an extra special time for our family.

Decorations: 

As I’ve mentioned previously on the blog, I keep decor very simple. The less clutter, the more we appreciate the things we do have! We have an Easter tree, an Easter calendar, home grown Easter grass, a banner, and a few bunnies, birds, crosses, and eggs (to decorate the table for Easter brunch). That is all, and we don’t plan to add more. It all fits easily into one bin.

I most enjoy the Easter tree. It also keeps our three year old occupied, as he ‘redecorates’ it each morning while I  unload the dishes, ha! We purchased our Easter tree several years ago. However, in the past, I collected branches to paint white, or simply used flowering branches when I could find them.

Good Friday:

We always start our official Easter weekend celebrations on Good Friday with hot cross buns. Some years, we make them completely from scratch. This year I took the easy route and just used all natural refrigerated crescent rolls and raisins, (along with organic powdered sugar and almond milk for the frosting), to make hot cross buns with the boys.

While eating the hot cross buns, I like to bring out Resurrection Eggs. The boys look forward to reading the story, and examining what’s hidden inside each egg. This visual representation of what happened seems to get through more than hearing the story alone.

After hot cross buns and Resurrection Eggs, we got messy with egg dying! Some years we use the store bought kits. We’ve naturally dyed eggs as well, using beets and blueberries. This year, we used food coloring with vinegar. We found an online egg coloring guide and got creative with a variety of shades.

Easter Day:

On Easter morning, the boys awoke to a trail of jelly beans leading to their baskets. We then spent most of the morning nibbling on bunny shaped pancakes and Easter treats. Our oldest used a cookie cutter to punch all of the pancakes out, while I kept them cooking on the pan!

Grandparents arrived shortly after for Easter brunch. We served ham, Belgium waffles, quiche, breakfast potatoes, and asparagus, along with sparkling strawberry lemonade, and strawberry pie and carrot cake for dessert! I hate to see food to go to waste, so this was the perfect amount of food for a small get together.

After brunch and dessert, the real fun began! My husband and father headed out back to hide the eggs, along with the elusive golden egg. After the big egg hunt, we tried an egg roll. I drew lines on the driveway with sidewalk chalk and everyone chose an egg and a stick. Then, we all raced to see who could push their egg to the finish line first without going out of bounds. The little ones, as well as the adults, had a good laugh!

How did you celebrate Easter this year?

Thanks again for stopping by!