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Once Easter has come and gone, the candy has been eaten, toys played with, and plastic grass has gotten into every corner of your home, hold onto those plastic eggs! They are good for lots of fun crafts and activities that your kids will love. From critters to teacups, and even some learning tools, here are our favorite Pinterest Picks for reinventing your plastic Easter eggs: {keep reading…}
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We love making cupcakes for holiday desserts. You can whip up a batch fairly quickly, and they’re hard to mess up. Plus, you can dress them up pretty easily with colored frosting, toppings, and fun printable wrappers! Get ready for Easter with our top Pinterest picks for Easter cupcake ideas:
Pretty Peeps Cupcakes
from Nola Mommy
Store bought Peeps dipped in melted chocolate make a yummy cupcake topper
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Put a twist on your Easter Egg Hunt this year by stuffing your eggs with Legos, puzzle pieces or treasure hunt clues instead of candy. The kids will love it, and it will buy you some time while preparing your Easter meal!
1. Puzzle Hunt - Purchase an age appropriate puzzle, and split the pieces up into separate eggs. Once all of the eggs are found, the kids can assemble their new puzzle!
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There is less than a week until Easter, time to check your stock of basket fillers! While chocolate bunnies, jelly beans and other sweets definitely make their way into our baskets each year, I do try and include some other non-edible treats for my kiddos. If I didn’t, they’d be eating candy until June.
Here are 25 fun, non-candy ideas for Easter Egg fillers! {keep reading…}
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This sweet Cardboard Tube Bunny Craft from Crafts by Amanda is perfect for anytime, but we love it especially for Easter!
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Catch up with the Easter Bunny around town for photos, Easter Egg hunts, or even grab some lunch with him! Check out our local Easter happenings roundup for 2013:
Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford
Milk & Cookies with the Easter Bunny
March 23rd & 30th, 11am & 1pm
Colony Place, Plymouth
Lunch with the Easter Bunny
March 24th, 25th & 31st, April 1st & 7th, 11am-2pm
Falmouth Village Association, Falmouth
Easter Bunny Photos
March 30th, 12-1pm
Easter Egg Hunt
March 30th, 1pm {keep reading…}
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We made these Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit Muffins for Easter brunch this year and they were SO good! My 3 and 6-year-olds helped with the prep work, and my 8-year-old proclaimed that they “looked like they came from Dunkin Donuts”. {keep reading…}
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Decorate your home in style with these fun kids Easter craft projects. We tackled the Stained Glass Easter Eggs in our house this week, they were easy and the kids had a great time making them!
Stained Glass Easter Egg
Glue colored sheets of tissue paper to a piece of waxed paper with watered down white glue. Place another layer of glue over tissue and place another sheet of waxed paper on top. Smooth out. Sandwich the waxed papers between egg shaped frames. Trim excess waxed paper after the project has dried.
Toilet Paper Tube Characters
Cover toilet paper tubes with construction paper and then decorate to look like your favorite Easter friend. Fill with candy and enjoy.
Chick Easter Card
Trace child’s hands onto yellow construction paper and cut out for the wings. Cut out an oval for the body. Use fasteners (brads) to attach the wings to the body. Cut out a beak and legs using orange paper. (See link for patterns). Glue on beak, legs and wiggle eyes.
Bunny Ears
Cut a strip of poster board about 2″ wide by about 24″ long. Cut out 2 ears out of poster board each about 8 1/2″ long x 3 1/2″ wide. Cut out 2 smaller ears out of pink construction paper. Glue the pink ears inside the white ears, glue the ears inside the band, positioning to fit behind the child’s head. Tape or staple the band to fit the child. Cut off any excess.
Yarn Lacing Egg Craft
Cut egg shape out of cardstock. Punch holes into the paper egg. Cut a few long pieces of yarn. Tape one end of the yard to the back of the egg so it stays in place, then lace yard through the holes.
Felt Spring Vase
This adorable spring vase is made from craft supplies that you may already have around the house. With a little bit of felt, ribbon and some buttons, your kids can turn an ordinary tin can into a beautiful spring vase for Easter. (click here for full instructions)
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Whether you’re looking for a simple family photo with the Easter Bunny, want to sit down for milk and cookies with Mr. Cottontail, or are hoping to hunt for some Easter eggs, there are lots of local opportunities to get in the Easter spirit. Check out our listings below, and head to your local mall, zoo or park for some family friendly activities! {keep reading…}
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In my search for a fun dessert to serve at Easter brunch this year, I came across these super cute Spring Chick Cupcakes from Our Best Bites. I was looking for something fun and festive, but easy to make as well. With three little ones running around, it’s hard to execute complicated desserts and keep my sanity at the same time. These sweet little chicks fit the bill perfectly!
In addition to cake mix and frosting, you’ll need to pick up coconut, yellow food coloring, mini M&M’s, and Starburst or orange Tootsie rolls.
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Last year we had fun getting creative with Easter Egg Dyeing, and we’re on the search for more ideas this year. Whether you’re looking for somthing simple or super crafty, there’s an egg out there for you!
Make Melted Crayon Eggs from Disney Family Fun
We’re loving these Drip Dot Eggs from Kaboose!
Create a display area for your new creations with a Paper Bag Nest from Disney Family Fun
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Today Kristin shares some beautiful Easter Printables! Printables are an easy, inexpensive way to add a little holiday flair to your home. This collection comes in two color schemes, both are just gorgeous. If you’re new to the printables world, check out Kristin’s tips on creative ways to decorate with this collection:
Spring is finally here (the weather is turning around finally!) and Easter is right around the corner. An easy way to celebrate is with this Easter printable collection!
Are you new to the printable world? Don’t think you are a DIY kind 
of mom? This is such an easy way to make any event from an Easter egg hunt to Easter dinner adorable and festive. All you need to do is print these files on white cardstock (sold at any office supply store), cut designs out with sharp scissors or paper punches (found at craft stores like Michaels and AC Moore, which always have 40% off coupons). Then the sky is the limit with what you can do! {keep reading…}
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A few readers were asking about local Easter Egg Hunts, and frankly we were curious as well. We Googled, and were excited to find this family-friendly egg hunt at Winslow Farm in Norton! The craziness of the traditional, grab-what-you-can egg hunt can be a little overwhelming for the little ones, so this slowed down, relaxed version sound like a welcome change to us! The following info is taken from the farm website:
Winslow Farm offers a relaxed, non-competitive Easter Egg Hunt where each child can walk through the beautiful Winslow Nature Trail to search for colorful treat filled eggs at their own pace. Children should bring their own baskets and are asked to collect a maximum of 7 eggs.
The Easter Egg Hunts are scheduled from 12-3pm on April 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 23. Admission is $7.00 per person. {keep reading…}
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Starting this week, the Easter Bunny is scheduled to make appearances all over the South Shore at malls and zoos. Check out our list below and stop by for a photo with the cotton-tailed one (some places will let you bring your own camera for free pics). A few locations are offering breakfast, brunch and even milk and cookies with the Easter Bunny, how fun is that! See individual links for more details on each event:
BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOO (New Bedford), Have Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 23rd at 9am, pre-registration required. Or have Milk & Cookies with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 23 at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm, pre-registration required.
COLONY PLACE (Plymouth), See the Easter Bunny weekends from April 9th – 23th between 11am-3pm inside La-Z-boy. Bring your own camera for free photos. Have Brunch with the Easter Bunny April 9, 16 & 23 from 10am-12pm at Alden Park Bar & Grill. For reservations call 508-830-6777.
INDEPENDENCE MALL (Kingston), Easter Bunny arrives April 9th. Bunny hours are Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm.
SILVER CITY GALLERIA (Taunton), The Easter Bunny is hopping in for visits and spring photos! Kids 12 and under will receive a FREE animal mask when they visit with the bunny, April 9-23.
SOUTH SHORE PLAZA (Braintree), The Easter Bunny has arrived!
STONE ZOO (Stoneham), April 23rd, 11am-3pm. Enjoy special crafts, scavenger hunts, zookeeper encounters and more! Be sure to visit the Easter Bunny who will be ready to smile for pictures.
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It’s the day before Easter and it’s GORGEOUS outside! Hopefully you’re all out enjoying the sun, perhaps hunting for Easter eggs in the yard or creating your own Easter Egg Masterpieces. Maybe you’re baking some yummy cupcakes for dessert tomorrow, or filling treat bags for the kids. Hopefully you’ve already had your visit with the Easter Bunny while he’s in the area!
If you’re looking for something quick and easy to entertain the kids while you prep Easter brunch or dinner, try these Easter Printables from FamilyFunGo.com. Have the kids color Easter Cards for the guests when they arrive or simply sit them down with these printable Easter coloring pages.
Happy Easter Mamas!
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