So since we are still celebrating the joyous resurrection of Jesus
Christ, it's still not too late to post some of our family's Easter fun and traditions in hopes that they will inspire you to celebrate this holy season in creative ways with those you love!
We always enjoy changing our
salt dough crown of thorns that we made at the beginning to Lent...
....into a beautiful crown of jewels. See how we decorate the crown with paint and jewels
HERE.
The golden crown makes a great centerpiece along with the pot we plant
with rye grass at the beginning of Holy Week filled with soil and burnt
palm branches. You can read how we prepare our real Easter grass and
watch it grow
HERE.
On Holy Saturday evening we usually make Easter story cookies which are
easy and delicious and like the resurrection rolls, they symbolize
Jesus' empty tomb after He rose from the dead. You can get the recipe
at my post
HERE.
Here are a few pictures of my cupcakes this Easter "sealing" the "tomb" with tape
after we put the Easter story cookies in our warm oven. The yummy
cookies are hollow when we open our oven on Easter morning just as
Jesus' tomb was empty after he rose from the dead. Alleluia!
This year, I turned my deviled eggs into angelic colorful chicks thanks to
Lacy at Catholic Icing sharing how she dyed the hard boiled eggs. In the center of my egg platter, I have a little chick figurine that
I've had for many years. To make the colorful eggs even more festive, I
made them into chicks using a black bean cut in half for the eyes (but,
I've heard pieces of black olives work well too) and a sliver of a
carrot for the beaks.
And if you need a quick Easter decoration, be sure to check out how my Cupcakes made Easter egg garland
HERE.
I hope you are enjoying a blessed Easter season!
