Fun Alternatives for Dying Easter Eggs

 Over the years, I've tried a few ways to dye Easter eggs. Some have worked better than others, and there are still many ideas I want to try, but here's what we've done so far:

Kool-Aid dyed eggs

Simple Easter Crafts

 Spring break is upon us, and Easter will be here before we know it! Here are two simple crafts to keep your little ones busy...at least for a little bit:

B is for Bunny craft:

1. On a piece of construction paper, draw a large letter B
2. Along the letter, put some white school glue. If your child is old enough, they can do this part.
3. Have your child place cotton balls on the glue.
4. Cut out some bunny ears and glue those on at the top of your letter B.
5. Add some googly eyes and you have a cute, alphabet Easter craft.

Handprint Bunnies

1. Trace your child's hand and cut it out.
2. Fold the middle finger behind the bunny (or cut it off)
3. Fold down the pinky finger and thumb to act as the bunny's arms.
4. Have your child draw on the face, feet, and inside of ears.
5. Voila! You have a cute little hand print bunny!

Thank you The Simple Parent, and One Little Project for the fun ideas!

Easter Egg Garland

If you want simple Easter decor, try making an Easter egg garland!

Most plastic eggs come with holes in the top and bottoms. All you have to do is thread some yarn through the holes, tie the ends and hang up your garland. Voila!

Thank you Kelly Elko for the inspiration. HAPPY EASTER!

Rainbow Watercolor Salt Eggs

Across the globe people are stuck at home during this Corona Virus Pandemic and we're all looking for ways to keep our kids entertained. One of the crafts I've done with my kids (ages 12, 10, 5 and 3) was these Rainbow Watercolor Salt Eggs...

Chocolate Bunny Cake

Here's a perfect cake for your Easter festivities:

To learn how I made this cake, check out my original bunny cake!

"Bite Me" Easter sign

When we were very little, my brother stole my aunt's chocolate Easter bunny and took a bite of it before hiding the evidence. When the bunny was found, my dad compared our teeth to the impressions and was able to figure out who the culprit was. Obviously, my brother still hasn't lived it down and it's one of those funny family stories that gets re-told every so often.

So, I felt my aunt needed this sign to put up in her office:

I bought the plaque at Walmart and painted it pink. I found a bunny silhouette online and uploaded it to my Cricut account. This was such a fun, simple project, and it gave my aunt a good laugh.

Happy Easter! Here's my inspiration. I'll be linking up to Tip Tuesday at Tip Junkie.

Footprint Carrot for Easter

A perfect Easter craft for little ones who are too little to do handprint crafts is this adorable footprint carrot!

Just put baby's foot in orange paint and "stamp" it onto paper or wood. Then draw or paint the green leaves and you're done! Footprint crafts are the perfect way to look back later and see how tiny your kids really were.

We made an Easter card for my aunt, and this was on the front.

Thank you Parenting for the cute idea!

Handprint Bunnies

Whether you are celebrating Easter, or you just need a fun spring craft, try making these hand print bunnies with your kids!

DIY Easter Bunny Onesie

My daughter has a stuffed bunny that she adores...she sleeps with it and carries it with her wherever she can. Needless to say, Easter is a wonderful holiday for her because of all the bunnies! So, I decided to make her her own bunny shirt:

After I saw a bunny shirt at Craftaholics Anonymous, I knew I could make one with materials I had on hand! I used freezer paper stenciling to make this shirt. To make your own, you'll need a stencil...print out a silhouette of a bunny or use the one I drew below:

Bunny Rabbit Cake

My daughter has a lovey that was given to her on her first Easter... one of those bunny heads attached to a blanket. She has loved that bunny nearly to pieces, so for her second birthday, I felt that a bunny rabbit cake was only fitting!

This cake comes together easily and is made of 2 round cakes!

Sticker Tattoo Easter Eggs

It seems that simply coloring eggs is no longer enough...there are so many different ways to decorate Easter eggs now! Last year, we tried out sticker tattoos on our Easter eggs and it was so much fun.  I had some pretty spring themed tattoos and my boys used Marvel Avengers tattoos that I found at Dollar Tree.

Follow the directions on the temporary tattoos, and keep the sponge or wash cloth on for the full time recommended!

You just have to make sure that when you put the tattoo on, you don't move until you're ready to take it off (which is much trickier on a smooth egg as compared to a human body!) or else it will smudge.

Happy Easter!

Thank you Krafts & Kiddos for the fun idea! I'm linking up to Best Mom Advice.

Easter Egg Memory

If you have those plastic Easter Eggs lying around still, use them to play Memory with your little ones.

 Just pull the eggs apart and hide things underneath each half with a match under another half. I hid pennies, paper clips, popcorn kernels, buttons, etc.

My 4 year old loved playing this game and got quite intense :).
I got this idea from the April 2013 edition of Family Fun Magazine (page 20).



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Stained Glass Deviled Eggs

If you’re hosting Easter dinner this weekend, or taking deviled eggs to dinner at someone else’s house, liven them up a bit with a beautiful stained glass effect…
To learn how to make your own stained glass deviled eggs, visit my tutorial.
I’m linking up to Someday Crafts, Making it with Allie, Get Your Brag On, Get Your Craft On, Crafty Soiree, Thrilling Thursday, and Show off Your Stuff. 

Kool-Aid Easter Eggs

Last year we decided to try something new with our Easter eggs…dying them in Kool-Aid. I loved how vibrant they turned out and our kitchen smelled pretty amazing!



After boiling the eggs, we had our boys draw on the eggs with white crayons to give the eggs a fun design and then we let the eggs soak in the Kool-Aid mixture- add the Kool-Aid packet to 2/3 cup of water and stir. Super simple and lots of fun for everyone! :) The flavors we used were Peach Mango, Berry Blue, Cherry, Lemon-Lime and Strawberry.

Just so you know, if you get the eggs wet again (condensation, etc) the color can rub off so make sure to protect your favorite shirt.

Happy Easter!

Thanks Hey Jen Renee for the fun idea.

I’ll be linking up to Look What We Did,

Busy Play: Egg Carton

When I saw this idea on Money Saving Mom, I knew it was something my 2 year old would have to try…all you need are plastic eggs and an empty egg carton and young children will go to town! C loved putting the eggs in and taking them out, organizing them by color, mixing the colors up, you name it and I didn’t have to worry about him breaking them. :)

I love cheap, easy activities that my boys enjoy!

Rice Bunnies

I figured my boys could use some more friends for Bunny & Clyde this year and after seeing Dana’s Peeps Bunting, and pondering on it for a while, this is what came to mind:
Rice bunnies! You know the rice bags that you heat up for a sore tummy…or bean bags for throwing around?

Stained Glass Deviled Eggs

Are you making deviled eggs this weekend? Stop right there and check this out! These stained glass eggs are so easy and make deviled eggs look amazing!

After you boil the eggs lightly crack the entire surface, as much or as little as you want. Do not peel or crack too hard!

Put the cracked eggs into a cup/container of colored water and let them soak up that color in the refrigerator overnight. Use normal food coloring, not the egg dying kits because the color will seep through onto the egg.Peel the eggs as normal and make your favorite deviled egg recipe. Yummy and beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favorite sneaky trick to no mess deviled eggs is putting the yolks and other ingredients into a baggie, mushing it all together and cutting a small hole in the corner of the baggie. Pipe the yolk mixture into the egg whites and throw that bag away!

Bunny & Clyde

Hello, everyone! Meet Bunny & Clyde:
These little guys have been monopolizing my evenings lately because I decided it would be fun to make my boys Easter bunnies this year to deliver their baskets.

I was given the pattern (Simplicity 9524), and I don't think this sort of undertaking will become an Easter tradition because of all the work involved, mostly because I'm silly and made lots of mistakes.

K did find the yellow bunny when I hadn't hid it well enough and hugged it tightly until I took it away and told him the Easter bunny would bring it back, so at least the effort will be worth it if he still loves them. I don't think C will care much this year, but at least he'll know I cared when he's older, right?