Planning Perfect Letters To The Easter Bunny

Letters to The Easter Bunny can have as much meaning to children as their letters to Santa Claus. Kids identify with these characters and as parents we want to make our children feel good about the letters they write. That’s why thousands and thousands of parents have not only allowed their kids to write these letters, but many actually encourage it.

Writing letters to The Easter Bunny allows kids to use their imagination in more ways than one. Kids envision this wonderful and lovable character that wants nothing more than to make them happy on Easter. Who wouldn’t love having that in their lives?

So as kids write letters to this rabbit they often include details about what is going on in their lives and much more. Some children use the letter writing activity as a way to vent and to share things they may not share with the people in their lives.

It’s a healthy way to cope with matters. But most kids simply use Easter Bunny letters as a great way to connect with this special character, The Easter Bunny. They may add requests for special treats and favorite candy, but in essence they just want to know that The Easter Bunny remembers them – and they want The Easter Bunny to know that he is loved and appreciated.

So how can parents help? 

As always, the trusty craft box is an ideal way to help your children in this endeavor. Ensure that you have plenty of supplies on hand to help your kids decorate their letters in a way they will be proud of. Whether you choose to also write a letter to The Easter Bunny or not is up to you. But the reality is that your kids would probably love it if you did. After all, that would validate that The Easter Bunny is real and that writing letters to him is not silly.

Kids have quite the imagination and when it is encouraged you may be surprised at the outcome. All you have to do is make a few suggestions and then allow your kids to be creative in their decorating ideas. Special letters like the ones written to The Easter Bunny have to be treated with care.

If you really want to make this Easter special for your kids why not ensure that The Easter Bunny answers their letters? Nowadays you can do this the easy way. You can order top quality Easter Bunny letters that will convince your kids the Easter Bunny knows them personally.

Make Easter a memorable holiday this year. Why not plan a time to spend quality time with your kids and make an evening around writing letters to The Easter Bunny and decorating your home for Easter? All you have to do to have a successful ‘Easter Decorating Party’ is ensure you have a well-stocked craft box and prepare a delicious snack to enjoy while you and your kids are in the creative process.

That is the kind of time that tends to bond families and create lasting memories that will be cherished for years to come!

Easter Letters & Easter Trees!

Decorating a tree for Easter is quick and easy. You can decorate any tree you have in yard or you can purchase one from a craft store if you want one for inside your home. This is a fun way for a family to spend a nice spring day.

I get my kids busy writing letters to the Easter Bunny while I get all my crafts supplies together. If you are going to put lights in your tree this is a good time to do it. As I gather the supplies the kids and I chat about what they hope to find in their Easter Baskets on Easter morning. Once I have everything we will need to do our crafts together I help the kids finish their Easter letters. They wait to seal their letters until after the crafts so we can send a picture of what they made.

The easiest ornaments to make are plastic eggs. All you need to do is tie a string around the egg. I used a small strip of tape on each side of the string to help secure it. If you live in an area that is windy you may want to put tape all along the string. Simply hang on the branches of your tree. My kids like to paint designs on the eggs before they attach the string, but you don’t have to.

A few bunches of artificial flowers can go a long way. Take the individual flowers off of the stems.  Use glitter glue around the edge of each petal. Now using a large needle thread either a ribbon or string through the flower. Use the ribbon to hang the flower from the tree. Pick flowers in bright vibrant spring colors.

Hang long pieces of ribbon from the tree so that they can sway in the breeze. They really catch the eye. Use several different colors and lengths of ribbon.

Glitter balls are simple and fun to make. Start with plain Styrofoam balls. Give your kids a variety of glitter glue sticks and let their imaginations go wild. Use string to hang them from the tree.

If you are doing an indoor tree you can have your kids cut out Easter shapes out of construction paper. Add a little bit of glitter to give your tree a bit of sparkle.

After your tree is finished be sure to snap a few pictures. My kids always send a picture with their Easter letters to The Easter Bunny. I love to have pictures to remember the fun we have each year decorating our trees. The pictures make a nice surprise for The Easter Bunny and grandparents.

Making Letters To The Easter Bunny Special

My oldest daughter Melanie has always loved to write letters to The Easter Bunny. She is very selective about the paper and other supplies she uses. So this year I decided to take her with me when I went shopping.

When I told her that she was going to go on a special shopping trip with me to buy all the things we would need for our Easter letters. She was so excited. I was glad that we were going to have a day out together with just me and her. She got a pen and paper, she sit down and made a list of all supplies we would need.

We started the day at the craft store. She took her time making her choices. When it came to stickers she chose flowers in soft spring pastels. Then she found a pack that had baby animals. To my surprise she even picked out a pack of stickers with pictures of bugs. She explained that those were for her brothers. I was glad to see she was thinking of them too.

She picked out envelopes that had little bunnies and chicks along the bottom. She found paper that matched. She couldn’t wait to get home and start writing a letter to the Easter Bunny.

Next she went to the glitter. She picked colors to match her stickers. She wanted to get brown for the boys because the always play in dirt and they had bug stickers.

We stopped and had a nice lunch at her favorite pizza restaurant. We ordered her favorite toppings. We spent a couple of hours talking as we ate our pizza. It was nice for her to have some time without any of her brothers and sisters. She talked the whole time about her friends and school. I was glad to hear that things in her world were happy and sunny.

Our last stop was the post office to buy stamps. Melanie told the woman behind the counter that she needed stamps so she could mail a letter to The Easter Bunny. The woman showed her the different stamps they had to offer. She picked a book of flower stamps.

When we got back home Melanie showed her brothers and sisters what we had bought. The boys were thrilled with their bug stickers. The girls all worked on making fancy letters. I found them little pieces of lace to glue in the corners of their letters. They sit down and got started right away on their letters. Even my husband Drew helped with the letters. In the end they all turned out adorable. Melanie told The Easter Bunny all about her special day out with mom.

Does The Easter Bunny Have Favorites And Special Friends

My daughter Sally loves to write letters to The Easter Bunny. She is always the one who volunteers to go shopping with me for the letter supplies. She takes her time when she picks out the stickers we buy. She always tries to pick out stuff she thinks that The Easter Bunny will like. I used to use plain white envelopes but she insists on using pastel colored ones. She says that The Easter Bunny likes those pretty shades of pinks, blues, yellows, greens and lavenders. According to Sally, The Easter Bunny pays more attention to the letters and envelopes that are written on his favorite colors of paper.

When it is time to sit down and write the Easter Bunny letters she lays everything out neatly. All the glitter and paint is organized by color. There isn’t a craft supply we might need Sally hasn’t thought of. She likes to write her letter where she can look up and see the flowering Japanese cherry tree in bloom in the garden.

She likes to help me make the snack we are going eat while we are writing our letters. Without fail she wants warm chocolate chip cookies with tall glasses of cold milk. She counts the plates and fills the glasses with milk. None of her brothers or sisters argues with her choice in snacks. Sally really likes to bake and cook with me. I’m glad I have her to pass my love of cooking on to.

She takes longer that any of my other kids on her letters to The Easter Bunny. Her letters turn out very pretty thanks to her attention to detail. She likes to use glitter and shiny foil stickers. One year she made pretty tissue paper flowers that she glued in the corners. It was tricky to get that letter to stay sealed inside its envelope.

In Sally‘s letters to The Easter Bunny she doesn’t ask for a lot of things. Her letters are more of a run down of the past year. She loves to write to The Easter Bunny. She has been known to tattle tell about her brothers and sisters in her letters. They get so mad when she does that.

This year she has a new set of Easter stencils she is anxious to use. She plans on decorating the back of her envelope with them. She showed me the stencil of an Easter basket and told me it was her favorite one.

Once her letter has been mailed she goes crazy waiting to receive a letter from The Easter Bunny. She checks the mailbox everyday when she gets in from school. When it does arrive she reads it probably a hundred times. She makes sure that everyone in the family sees her letter. She calls her grandparents and brags to them about the year’s letter from The Easter Bunny. Sally believes that her letter is of course, more special than anyone else’s – she thinks that she has a special bond with The Easter Bunny that other kids just don’t have. I think it’s funny to listen to her brothers get upset about this – because they too believe that The Easter Bunny and Sally are special friends!

Little Girls And A Love For Bubbles

My daughter Sally loves to blow bubbles. As soon as it starts to warm up outside she is ready to sit on the front porch and blow bubbles. Her best friend Mandy who loves down the road also loves bubbles. They have every imaginable shape of bubble blowing stick. Both of them wear necklaces with little bottles of bubbles.

Sally and Mandy told me that this year they plan to mail a letter to The Easter Bunny. They told me very seriously that they just knew The Easter Bunny would bring them bubbles in their baskets if they asked.

They looked through all their coloring books. Any pictures they found with bubbles they pulled out and colored. There were pictures of fish bubbles, soap bubbles and of course the kind you blow. They wanted to add the pictures they colored in their Easter letters to The Easter Bunny. I showed them there wasn’t room in the envelopes for all the pictures they colored. I let them each pick two pictures to send.

They were disappointed about the pictures they colored until I told them that they could leave the pictures in their Easter baskets for The Easter Bunny to take with him when he comes.

The letters the girls wrote were long. They included every reason they loved bubbles. They sat at the kitchen table talking to each other while they were writing letters to The Easter Bunny. I baked them bunny shaped sugar cookies to snack on while they worked. I had never seen those two girls sit still for so long.

Finally they announced they had finished their letters and were ready to mail them off. I gave them each a stamp. They very carefully placed the stamp on the corner of the envelopes. I walked with them to the end of the driveway to put the letters in the mailbox.
They lifted the red flag and doubled checked that the door was closed real well.

For the next week we had to check the mail everyday. I was so happy when Sally pulled two pastel purple envelopes out of the mailbox. They opened the letters from The Easter Bunny. Inside the special letters The Easter Bunny told them he was real impressed by the way they blew bubbles. The girls bragged to their other friends about the things The Easter Bunny said, including that they took excellent care of toys.

Sure enough the girls were right. The Easter Bunny left bubbles in both their Easter baskets. They skipped off to the front porch to blow bubbles. Through the open window I could hear them planning the next year’s letters.

An Easter Bunny Letter Writing Party – Why Not!

Every year we have a ‘write to The Easter Bunny’ party. It is one of my favorite things we do for Easter. I take all the kids shopping with me so that they can help pick out the supplies for our party. We have such a good time picking out the decorations and writing supplies. We always find little surprises while we are shopping that will make our party a little more special.

I let the kids make home made invitations to send out to everyone. They really feel grown up filling out the address and putting the stamps on the envelopes. Sally makes sure that each envelope has an Easter sticker on the seal. At the post office they drop each invitation one by one into the big mailbox.

The day before the big party the kids and I bake lots and lots of sugar cookies. The girls love to spread the pastel colored icing and sugar crystals on the tops of the cookies. I make two trays of deviled eggs I have to keep those hidden from my husband Drew. My daughter Melanie helps me make the cheesecakes.

Outside we tape the brightly colored table clothes to the picnic tables. We double check that we will have everything we will need for our Easter Bunny letters. The kids always get so excited waiting for the party. They cut tulips and daffodils to put all around the house as decorations. I have to admit, I think the house looks wonderful with the beautiful flowers and pastel Easter decorations spread about.

On the morning of the big party I put out the streamers and balloons. I go through the house and make sure the house is ready for visitors. On the tables outside we set out the supplies we have collected. We always ensure that we have plenty of markers, crayons, stickers, glue, and glitter. Those are some of the basics needed for properly decorating an important Easter letter. Plus, some of the kids like to create imaginative Easter crafts while they are into the concept of writing and creating. I always make sure that we have plenty of tables set up so no one will be crowded while they are busy designing and writing letters to The Easter Bunny.

We are all so happy when people begin to show up. It is always nice when we get a chance to have a day to spend with so many of our friends and family. The kids run through the yard glad to be out in the warm sun after being stuck inside all winter.

All the kids work very hard on their letters. The older kids help the younger ones to decorate the letters with glue and glitter. The kids are always excited about getting a letter from The Easter Bunny. We have a special satin bag we put all of the letters in when they are finished.

The party is something we look forward to every year. I hope to hold one each year, even when the kids are grown. Hopefully then I will have some grandkids that will be running and playing and we can teach them how to write letters to The Easter Bunny. It is always nice to be surrounded by the ones you love. I am glad that we get this opportunity to connect with out friends and family.

Family Traditions That Bond – So Simple But So Important

I was so pleased when I looked out the window that Easter morning. A bright blue sky like a Robin’s egg hung over head. The path down to the creek shined, lit up by the cheerful daffodils that swayed in the breeze. The branches of the trees were brushed with the bright green of new leaves promising the return of warmer weather. I couldn’t help but think of the Easter’s when I was a little girl.

About a week before Easter my brothers and I would decorate our Easter baskets and write our Easter Bunny letters. We started out with a plain wicker basket. My mom would bring out all the things she had gathered for us to decorate our baskets. I loved running the bright satin ribbons through my hands. We were allowed to decorate our baskets however we wanted. I always used lots of glitter on my baskets. My brothers liked to glue small chicks and bunnies on theirs. One year my Mom helped them to make cowboys and Indians baskets.

While we worked on our baskets my mom would bake us a carrot cake. We would all talk about what we were going to write in our letters. My youngest brother was always so excited about getting a letter from The Easter Bunny. It always amazed me how my mom always had the best ideas. She knew which colors would blend nicely together and how much glue it took to make paper butterflies stay in place. As the room filled with the sweet scent of the carrot cake we would be finishing up our baskets.

My mom would place all the finished baskets on a shelf in her laundry room to dry. She would then bring out the paper for our letters. When my brothers were real small I would help them write their letters. We spent a lot of time on our letters. Along the sides of the paper we would draw colorful Easter eggs or put stickers with bunnies and eggs. We wanted to make personalized Easter Bunny Letters. My mom was the best - she had Easter envelopes and she even found Easter stamps for us to use on the letters.

Now that I am a mother I try to build special memories like my mother did when I was young. Every year when my children sit down to write letters to the Easter Bunny I am so grateful my mom started these holiday traditions. I hope that when my children grow up they carry them on with their families. It is funny how something as simple as writing a letter can bring a family closer together.

Does The Easter Bunny Write Letter On Orange Paper?

Each on Easter we have a huge Easter egg hunt when we get home from church. A lot of kids show up to join in the fun. My kids help me to dye all of the eggs we hide out in the yard. We have fun trying to make all the eggs unique. It gives us a chance to spend the day with many of our friends and family that we don’t get to see on a regular basis.

We decorate the eggs in several different decorations. Each one of my children has their favorite way to do their eggs. My son Trenton likes to glue bits of tissue paper on his eggs. Jackie takes her times and draws spring pictures on the eggs with a crayon before she dips them into the dye. Sally likes to make her eggs sparkle by rolling them in glitter while they are still damp from the dye.

The kids take turns telling each other what their letters from The Easter Bunny had said. Trenton was reading his letter and while he was talking he was moving, making a gesture with his hands and knocked over a cup of orange dye. The orange water quickly spread across his Easter bunny letter. I quickly picked up the letter and shook off as much water as I could. We laid the letter out in the sun to dry.

Trenton was upset about the letter. He oldest sister Melanie told him that she thought it was cool because now his letter was orange instead of white. Being the oldest all my other kids think that Melanie is the authority on what is cool and what is okay. Since the ‘authority’ liked the orange paper Trenton liked it and her approval made him feel better. I was glad because that was something that could have ruined his day. And let’s face it, it’s upsetting to us moms when our kids are upset.

As a tradition, when we finished all of the eggs we left them out on the table to dry. Later in the night my husband Drew and I would go out and hide them all in the yard. It took us a long time to hide all of the eggs because we actually colored five dozen.

The next day the Easter egg hunt was a big success. We were lucky to have warm breezes and bright blue skies. The kids found all the eggs that were in the backyard. Trenton showed all of the kids that he had a colored letter sent by The Easter Bunny.

After the kids found the eggs they started a game of hide and seek while the adults enjoyed some great food, drinks and conversation. Trenton brought me his special orange Easter letter from The Easter Bunny to keep safe. It turned out to be a wonderful Easter. Everyone had a great time that day. I hope we have as much fun next year. And by the way, my kids have asked about using food coloring to color paper to write their letter to The Easter Bunny. Isn’t it funny how something wrong can turn into something so right?

Girl Days Are Good Days – Even If They Do Include The Easter Bunny

At Easter all the females, old and young in my family love making what we call “sherbet carnations”. We like to fill up vases with these flowers for Easter Sunday. They give our homes a warm and cheery feel. All you need to do this Easter craft is white carnations and food coloring. It is a simple way to add a little splash of color for spring.

First we gather up all the vases and glass bottles we will be placing the flowers in. The younger girls are given clear plastic cups to use just to be safe. We all sit around and talk while we fill the vases up with water. My mother always asks the younger girls what they are going to write in their Easter Bunny letters. They all flock to her side to tell her what their letters are going to say. She has always been a magnet to children.

My mom and my Aunts tell the girls what their moms had written in their letters to the Easter Bunny. My cousin Ruth always wrote funny letters to The Easter Bunny. Her mom told us about the time she asked The Easter Bunny to take her new baby brother back to wherever babies came from. We all got a good laugh out of that. I love when we get to relive happy old memories. It is so good when all of us girls get a chance to get together without any guys around.

After we get all of the vases filled with water we start to cut the flowers. You have to hold the flowers up to the vases to determine how much needs to be cut. Only the adults cut the stems. While we are cutting the flowers my mom shows the girls a letter to The Easter Bunny I wrote when I was little girl.

The next part is the girls’ favorite part of the day. They get to put the food coloring in the vases. The colored water in the vases seems to dance in the bright spring sun light. The girls make sure the water is turns bright vibrant color. After the water in the vases is colored the girls put the flowers into the water. Over a few days the flowers will absorb the dye in the water and become a pretty pastel color.

After our girl day of crafting sherbet carnations and girl talk my daughter was enthused about some of the things she had heard related to the olden days and letters to The Easter Bunny. My daughter called her grandma to tell her how much fun she had and that she loved her. She also told her all about what she was going to write in her letter to The Easter Bunny. My mom told her she was sure she would get a letter back from The Easter Bunny. My daughter went to bed that night so excited to mail off her letter. Not only that, but she was also looking forward to more ‘girl days’ and craft projects. It was another sign that my daughter was growing up.

Making Special Springtime Memories In The Park

Around Easter I always take my kids to the park to the feed the ducks. At the park near our house there are beautiful spring gardens. We pack up a lunch and of course plenty of bread to feed to the ducks. It is usually an all day event so we all have to pitch in. We also use this time write our letters to The Easter Bunny.

It still takes my breath away when the gardens first come into view. Along the road through the park are scattered bunches of cheery yellow daffodils. A cluster of lilac bushes perfume the air with their heavenly scent. I park our car under the canopy of a silvery birch tree spotted with lime green spring leaves.

After being coped up in the house all winter we are all anxious to get out and be in the fresh spring air. While the kids are running around the playground I spread out a blanket for us all to sit on. Sally carries the bag with all the supplies for our letters to The Easter Bunny. Last year was just like any other year. The boys put together the kites they had brought with them. In no time they had those kites dancing high up in the air.

The older girls took Sally with them to walk around the pond. They wanted to gather a couple of braches from the lilac bushes to take back home. The boys were tossing bits of bread in the pond for ducks. It brought me joy to watch my kids all playing and getting along so well.

After awhile they ended up back at the blanket ready to eat. While we ate our lunch we talked about sending letters to The Easter Bunny. The sun filtered down through branches of trees and waxy white lily of the valley nodded their pearly heads around the trunks. Even my older kids were excited. We finished our meal and worked together to clean up the mess.

Next we got out our papers and pastel pens. Slowly their chatter ended while they worked on their letters. You could tell by the looks on their faces they were really concentrating on what they were writing. One by one they finished and neatly sealed the letters in pale colored envelopes. On the front in their best handwriting they wrote The Easter Bunny’s address.

Each year as my children get older the more special our spring trip to the park becomes. I will always have the memories from the days when going to the park to write letters to The Easter Bunny filled them with so much joy. I hope the memories we make at the park are carried in their hearts for the rest of their lives.

New Puppy Equals New Family Member!

A friend of mine had to move and had no idea what she was going to do with the Border Collie puppy she had got a few months before. She told me if I would to take the puppy she would give me everything I would need for him. I talked to my husband Drew about bringing the puppy home to live with us. Drew said he didn’t care as long as the dog was house broken.

I told my friend Betty that we could take the puppy. I wanted to surprise the kids with the puppy. They were going to be so happy. I had Drew stay with the kids while I went to pick up the puppy. I left out all the stuff so that the kids could work on their Easter Bunny letters.

Betty told me she had named the puppy Comet because of how fast he could run. He was a beautiful puppy. His coat was shiny and soft. I knew that the kids were going to be so surprised when I brought the puppy in.

I called Drew and told him I was on my way back home. He told me things were fine at home. The kids were still writing their letters to The Easter Bunny. He told them that I had to go to the grocery store so they didn’t get curious about my where abouts.

I pulled up to the house and got Comet out of the car. He looked excited as if he had on a big smile and was wagging his tail like crazy. I led him into the house and called for the kids. They came running in and immediately went to the puppy. I told them that his name was Comet and that he was going to live with us.

The kids played with the puppy who I must say fit right in with our family. I think Comet was glad to have the kids playing with him after he had been living with Betty who is a single lady. After a while Comet laid down to take a nap. I think all of the excitement wore him out.

While Comet slept the kids went back to their Easter letters. My daughter Jackie started a new letter so she could tell The Easter Bunny about Comet. While they worked on the letters they talked about all the things they wanted to do with Comet. Comet was going to be a very busy little puppy.

The kids finished their Easter letters to The Easter Bunny. Right about that time Comet was awake from his nap. I let the kids take the puppy outside in the backyard to play. I think Comet is going to fit in our family perfectly because he loves running and playing with the kids as much as they like running and playing with him. And a big relief for me was that Comet was already housebroken and had all his puppy shots when I brought him home.

Easy Easter Decorating Ideas For Indoors And Out

Easter is around the corner and you are worried about the decorations this year as you want your decorations to be memorable as always. Easter means fun and enjoyment with the Easter eggs, Easter baskets with the Letters from the Easter Bunny in them and also the spring season. You should therefore be certain about some ideas for decorating your home for Easter so that your guests will definitely praise the decor and also just give a seasonal look to your house especially for the holidays.

It is commonly experienced by people that decorating the immediate area of your house can be quite a lot of fun as can be the indoor decorations. There are a number of ways in which you can decorate the outdoors beautifully for Easter. Some of the commercial products like the blow up Easter eggs or bunnies can be very useful in the outdoor decorations party you can also use your own creativity for creating an outdoor scene. You can also hand eggs from the lower branches of the tree or you can also place a huge bunny on the lawn. You can also go for the religious theme which manifests your belief in this festival. However, make it a point to be careful of any product which can be damaged by the weather like the wind, possible rain or even morning dew. Also, think twice if you are using real eggs outside as it is quite possible that the animus might be attracted to the same. Follow all the safety precautions when using the electric decorations or lights.

Decorating indoors can be quite enjoyable and you can manifest your aesthetic side with the same. This is the perfect time to use the wall hangings, curling ribbon, pastel streamers, door banners along with other decorations based on the Easter theme. You can also get more imaginative and try using Easter decorative candles and also make an Easter tree for your family. Also, the paper mache eggs which are decorated in the Easter style can suit any room as a decor item. Another idea is to create letters to the Easter Bunny and use them in your decorations – or even pull out the Easter Bunny Letters from years past and display them. You can also place the decorative Easter baskets throughout your house on different tables. You can also use the spring flowers to brighten up in your house.

The Easter dinner is quite a big deal in a number of families. It is actually the integral part of this festival and therefore you should decorate the dinner table for making a lasting impression. The centerpiece for the dinner table can be considered among the important parts of the holiday décor in your house. There are a number of commercial centerpieces available in the market which you can definitely purchase or you can also put your creativity to work and make your own piece. A great idea is of a basket which is full of Easter eggs decorated by you and your family members. You can also put a Letter from the Easter Bunny himself in the basket so that it looked more attractive and festive. You can research about this topic on the internet for more tips which you will definitely benefit from.

Preparing a Glorious Easter Dinner for a Large Group

So, Easter is around the corner and you are busy with the preparations of the same. You have planned the decorations and other entertainment for the occasion after giving it a proper thought. You also made arrangements for everything right from the Easter eggs, Easter baskets and also the Letters from the Easter Bunny himself for adding to the fun. And of course, you have checked the craft box to insure that you have everything needed on hand to create wonderfully decorated letters to The Easter Bunny. However, the most daunting task for you is to prepare a glorious Easter dinner for a large group of guests you will be having. This is a very intimidating task as preparing a number of dishes which is liked by everyone is not an easy chore. Also, you have to get everything ready in time and in such cases emergencies are bound to happen like losing any important ingredient in the recipe. However, you just need to calm down and if you follow some tips you will be able to prepare a lavish dinner for your guests without much hassle.

Having your family over especially for the Easter dinner regardless of the number of guests is definitely stressful. You have to not only prepare the dinner well in time but also be a gracious hostess for your guests. You should keep certain things at hand and pre-plan everything so that you are not pleased with any unpleasant surprises. You should first make a list of the guests you will be having so that you get the idea of the number of people you are supposed to cook for. You should then choose one meat dish for the main course and 2 to 3 side dishes. You should also make it a point to keep one to two desserts. You can also include soup, salad or pasta course.

It is always better to have the exact number of guests with you, at least a couple of weeks before the occasion. Then, you can decide on the dishes which you want to serve and the quantity which you're going to prepare. You will therefore get the idea of the time required to prepare the dish. You should then shop for the various ingredients which you will need for the recipes of those dishes so that you do not have to run to the market at the 11th hour. You can also decide on the quantity of the ingredients which you are going to purchase after keeping the exact number of people in mind. However, you should always purchase extra ingredients, in case any emergency arises.

Also, while actually preparing the meal, you should make it a point to prepare extra so you are not faced with the embarrassing situation of any dish getting finished before your guests are satisfied. This is especially true for the main course and also the desert cakes and pies. You can research on the Internet for getting more tips on preparing a proper meal for Easter.

If you will therefore enjoy your Easter complete with Easter eggs and personalized Letters from The Easter Bunny and of course your tasty dinner.

Fun and Creative Easter Crafts

Easter is a popular Christian festival of Resurrection of Christ. It is celebrated since the ancient times on the Sunday which follows the very first full moon that occurs after the March equinox. It is also celebrated to welcome the spring after a cold winter. It is therefore considered as a spring holiday and the bouquets of flowers, Easter baskets which are filled with jelly beans and chocolate eggs and embellished Easter eggs along with the Easter package from Easter Bunny are some of the essential parts of the fun. Writing letters to The Easter Bunny is a household tradition for many families and the personalized Letters from The Easter Bunny add a magical touch to the holiday. The number of Easter crafts, are also source of added enjoyment to the festival. You will find a number of websites and books which offer different ideas about the Easter crafts.

The Easter egg can be considered as one of the greatest examples of the tradition which began thousands of years ago. The egg was a symbol of a novel life for the ancient community. A fresh life comes into this world when the shell of the egg is broken. There are some myths which state that the world actually originated in the form of a huge egg. The upper half of the same turned into heaven, while the lower half into earth. For centuries together, the tradition of gifting eggs on the location of spring festival has been followed. Nowadays, people have fun decorating the eggs with colors and embellishing the same with simple patterns.

There are a number of craft ideas available for Easter. The Easter eggs, Easter decorations, Easter activities and Easter baskets and Letters to the Easter Bunny are among the popular fun and creative crafts for Easter. The paper baskets are one of the simplest things to make for kids and fill up with pretty things. These paper baskets are actually suitable for any occasion throughout the year. You can just change the shape of the basket according to the occasion. You can also decorate your basket and going to the people which best suits the idea of the baskets.

Making some unique Easter baskets for Easter and it ensures that your children will definitely cherish this memory forever. Another advantage of this same is that you can decompose the baskets very easily after the festival. The patterns in which you can make those baskets are plenty like a colored Easter basket, a plastic basket but even a wickerwork basket. You can therefore choose any pattern, as any pattern will work and do not fret if your basket is not absolutely water tight as a liner can always be put by you in the basket. Children can also enjoy making colorful Easter eggs with no warranty and confusion. However, this activity can be quite messy as different water colors and paints are going to be used for converting the eggs. Thus, the children will completely love to color their own eggs on Easter. Apart from this you can also make the Easter Bunny, paper butterflies and flowers for Easter. These are some of the fun and creative Easter craft ideas you can employ to have fun with your children.