Create your own DIY succulents with a plastic Easter egg, and decorate with a t-shirt yarn bowl Boys are rough on clothes. When they were little I would donate their clothes as they outgrew them. Sometimes they outgrew things before they hardly got to wear them. But as they get older, they were much more likely to wear their clothes out before they outgrew them. That's when I realized that … [Read more...]
Pom Pom Bunny
Create a pom-pom Easter bunny that's perfect for spring! I have created quite a few different knit and crochet bunny patterns over the years. But creating fluffy bunnies should something everyone can do! Which is why I put together a sweet pom-pom bunny. He's quick and easy to make, no special skills or tools required. The foundation of the bunny is three pom-poms. You can use a … [Read more...]
Plastic Easter Eggs Crafts
For weeks before and after Easter my house seems to be covered with plastic Easter Eggs. Here are some idea's for using those plastic Easter Eggs for crafts, treats, and even home decor! Use those plastic Easter Eggs as a mold to make Jello-O Easter Eggs from Foodie Fun I have a thing for speckled eggs. Specifically, blue speckled eggs. Turn plastic eggs into speckled eggs, plus a DIY to … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Hunt for Older Kids
I have a confession. I typically don't hide candy in my kids Easter eggs. In fact, I typically don't put anything in them. I have taken this course for a few reasons. You can't hide eggs in the hardboiled ones that we color. And, on more than one occasion, ants have found their way into candy filled plastic eggs. Which is really no fun. Instead the kids hunt the eggs and then they can eat … [Read more...]
DIY Easter Decorations
Spring animals are my theme for this years Easter decorations. Starting with this fun bunny chalkboard. I used a chalk marker to trace the outline of the bunny and then we filled him in with chalk scribbles. His tail is a yarn pom-pom. It's really handy that Easter candy is color coordinated. We've got a pink bunny, blue bird, and yellow chick/duck. I divided up the various candy by color. Some … [Read more...]