April 4th, 2012 
Easter for my family has always been about pretty frilly dresses, colored egg hunts, CHOCOLATE, and photos with Mr. Bunny himself. I’d love to create some special memories and traditions with my children. Here are a few ways unique to celebrate the holiday:
Photo Credit: Amber Stiles
Easter in Jammies – Instead of waiting until after lunch, or even as late as dinner, to dive into their Easter candy…let the kids have at it first thing in the morning. Still dressed in PJ’s, you can get some adorable sleepy eyed & and bed headed photos of your kids delighting in their brand new Chocolate Bunny. The best part is, there’s no messy eating while they’re dressed in their Sunday Best. They also tend to play nice for the camera since their sugar fix has already been met!
No Candy Baskets – If you’re not into the candy thing, there are tons of ideas out there on how to fill an Easter Basket without pumping your kiddos full of sweets. Here’s a blog post with 30 ideas on what to put in plastic eggs instead of chocolate. I like the idea of giving new toothbrushes along with yummy treats. You can also include small stuffed toys, Play-Doh, bubbles, etc. I think the best part of the baskets is dressing them so they’re pretty and festive. Kids get a kick out of opening anything as long as it’s pretty.
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Egg Crafts – aside from the traditional dying of the hard boiled eggs, you can get really creative with your decorating with glitter eggs, silk tie dyed eggs, chalkboard paint eggs, and so many more. I have lots of other ideas over on my Easter Pinterest board!
Scavenger Easter Hunts – It can be as simple or as detailed as your children’s ages allow, but a basic egg hunt with a spin is such a fun idea. Just hide the eggs in thoughtful spots and write up clues for your children to find them. A great breakdown of the set-up and free printables for your own game can be found here on Happy Home Fairy!
I can’t wait to try some of these ideas out with my kiddos. Of course, we’ll still take a trip to the mall for Bunny photos too. How do you celebrate the holiday with your families?
These sound fun! I plan on coloring eggs with my son this week, it will be a first so hopefully we can keep that as a tradition. I have also been planning on putting kix cereal, raisins, and other small treats like that in his plastic eggs. My mother in law has done the silk tie dyed eggs and they are gorgeous!
These are great! I especially liked your link to that blog post about all the things you can do with plastic eggs – holy cow!
I usually try to do some sort of baking with the boys before Easter. Last year it was decorating sugar cookie cutouts. This year, we’re tackling fondant egg candies.