Celebrating Easter with Your Children! The Easter season provides many wonderful opportunities to spend special time with your children. I have vivid memories as a child, even as a teenager, of dyeing eggs and setting out our empty baskets and the necessary bundle of carrots for the Easter Bunny! On Easter morning, our baskets would... Read more »
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Top Christmas Gifts for 9 and 10 Year Olds and Up
Top Christmas Gifts for Girls and Boys Ages 9 and 10 Years and Up! Are you looking for a fabulous Christmas Gift for a favorite child? Take a look at a few of my top recommendations: Gifts For Girls: Vera Bradley Back Pack* The Vera Bradley craze is big with this age group, too! Consider... Read more »
What to do with Easter Leftovers
Use Your Easter Leftovers! Spring and Easter meals are delicious, but may leave you with some unusual leftovers. Do you end up throwing out dozens of hard boiled eggs? Wonder what to do with the ham that everyone has already had enough of? Or the asparagus that your children didn’t like? Well, here are several fresh... Read more »
Bunny Approved Easter Gifts
Celebrate Easter With Bunny Approved Gifts! The Easter basics are easy! Combine baskets filled with jellybeans and chocolate bunnies, along with an Easter egg hunt and you’ve got it covered! But if you’re looking for some fun new twists on the traditional favorites, take a look at these clever items that are sure to add... Read more »
Edible Easter Grass
Look What I Found – Edible Easter Grass! For years, before adding the candy treats, Easter baskets have been stuffed with all sorts of fillers, from cellophane grass to shredded paper and more! But today, the most unique option is available – edible Easter grass! It may sound crazy, but this is a really fun... Read more »
Cute Easter Craft for Kids – Jelly Bean Topiaries
Create a Cute Easter Craft – Jelly Bean Topiaries ! Materials Styrofoam cone in any size you’d like Terracotta pot in proportion to the styrofoam cone you’ve chosen Jelly Beans 1 lb. powdered sugar Table knife Ribbon Glue gun and glue sticks Directions Put 1 ½ c. powdered sugar in a small bowl. Add water to... Read more »
Why is Easter So Early This Year, 2008!
Tip of the Week – The Scoop on Why Easter is So Early this Year! It seems hard to believe that Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, March 23rd this year! In my part of the world, winter is still in the air and spring flowers are definitely not blooming anytime soon! So just how... Read more »
Easter Crafts for Kids – Make an Easter Bonnet
Fun Easter Craft for Kids – Make an Easter Bonnet! Materials Plain white paper plates Plain white paper bowls Pastel tissue paper cut into little squares (green, pink, yellow, blue, lavender) Glue Hole puncher and ribbon Directions Glue the paper bowl (upside down) onto the center of a paper plate to create a “bonnet.” Crunch the... Read more »
Asparagus Mimosa
This recipe incorporates ham, asparagus and hard boiled eggs! Ingredients 8 slices bacon or ham, crisply cooked 4 4″ slices focaccia or hearty toast 2 lbs. asparagus, cooked 2 T. chopped fresh tarragon 2 T. orange zest 2/3 c. vinaigrette (homemade or bottled) 4 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped Directions Place two strips of bacon/ham... Read more »
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