Easter is only three weeks away! Can you believe it? Does your family have special Easter traditions? In our family we get together and have a family dinner usually at 2pm to allow people to get done with church and then we eat, play games, and then adults hide Easter eggs (real and plastic that are filled with candy and money). To prepare for Easter I love to decorate a dozen Easter eggs with the kids. We dye eggs and decorate eggs. We also like to bake. What does your family love to do … [Read more...]
Meaningful Easter Gifts for Kids
Though we do give candy to our kids in their Easter basket, I also give them faith based Easter products as well. Both of my kids love new videos and new books. Thankfully, Zondervan offers meaningful Easter gifts for kids in any age group. Based on my kids age I am going to give them new books from Zondervan. What goes inside your kids' Easter baskets? Toddler Easter Gift Ideas An Easter Gift for Me by Crystal Bowman Goodnight Angels by Melody Carlson The Rhyme Bible Storybook for … [Read more...]
Keeping Jesus in Easter with Resurrection Eggs
It is amazing to me that I am already thinking about Easter! Where is 2014 going? Time is flying by so fast. As I prepare for Easter, the baskets, the candy, and the fun are a part of those plans, but in our family it is important to keep Jesus the central part of Easter. That can be hard to do when all the marketing is geared towards bunnies and eggs. Enter Resurrection Eggs! We already had one set of these awesome Eggs that I use each year with my Princess. Unfortunately, the Little Man got … [Read more...]
Handprint Easter Chick Preschool Craft
This week we read a story about a grandmother and granddaughter who were feeding the chickens. The hen just had chicks and the granddaughter could not see them under the wings. Grandma explained that the momma chick protected her little chicks under her wings when they were frightened, or when it was cold. She then shared a Bible verse from Psalm 91 - which my Princess and I are learning this week: He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings... Psalm 91:4 NLT We … [Read more...]
Dollar Store Easter Gift Bucket
When we went to the dollar store buy items to make a Easter Basket gift we also purchased some fun items to make these little mini Easter Gift buckets. We got three small white buckets in the package and decided to use the grass from the basket we made. After adding ears, "whiskers", a nose, and a tail, we then put four bubble gum eggs in it for my Princess' new friends here in Arkansas. We had fun making this craft together. I think next time we will get googly eyes to put on … [Read more...]
10 Christian Easter Books for Your Child’s Easter Basket
I have had a few great non-candy Easter basket ideas on my blog lately (Veggie Tales DVD, Strawberry Shortcake DVD, Puppet Monster and Little Angels Prayers For Children.). I also wanted to share with you 10 great Christian Easter Books for kids that you get on Amazon. These would be great for your child's Easter basket. I love bringing the true meaning of Easter into the holiday. These books help do that: 1. The First Easter (Easter Board Books) 2. An Easter Gift for Me 3. … [Read more...]
Dollar Store Easter Gift Basket
I mentioned previously that we arrived in Arkansas to food and gifts in our apartment. We were so blessed after a long day of travel and lost luggage. Then to top it off, we were treated to an amazing lunch this last week with church members. As a way to say thank you, my Princess and I went to the local dollar store and picked out some items to make a small Easter Gift Basket. We purchased 5 items for a total of $5 {so affordable, easy, and cute!} Easter Gift Basket: Lined … [Read more...]
