An "Eggs"tra Special Lunch

I recently found this lunch on Pinterest and I knew right away my girls would love it! I've been packing "fun" lunches for them lately and couldn't wait to surprise them with an Easter egg lunch.

I cut their sandwiches with my Funbites "Luv It" cutter and stacked the bites on a bunny skewer. I also cut some cheese flowers and added a few more bite sized surprises. 

I closed all the eggs tight and added a special note for each girl! I can't wait to hear their reaction to this "eggs"tra special lunch! 

 

Not Really Wordless Wednesday

Apparently, when I left the room while the girls were coloring eggs, they took a few uncooked eggs from the refrigerator to dye. We discovered it when Madelyn tripped and her eggs fell on the ground.  :)

Tissue Paper Easter Egg Craft

This is a fun and easy craft that involves no paint! All you need is a piece of construction paper, some tissue paper, and a spray bottle filled with plain water.

1. Tear some tissue paper into small pieces. Stella LOVES to tear paper!

2. Cut an egg shape from a piece of construction paper and lightly spray it with water.

3. Cover the egg with pieces of tissue paper.

4.When it’s completely covered, lightly spray it again and press everything down.

5. Allow the tissue paper to dry and then peel it off.

Here’s the finished product:

We’ve also used the same technique to dye real eggs. You can check that out here.

Spring Break

Saturday Afternoon Egg Hunt

Friday afternoon the girls and I headed to the church to dye eggs for the big Easter egg hunt we were having on Saturday. I do believe they had just as much fun dyeing the eggs as they did hunting them the next day. We were very lucky that the rain held off on Saturday and the hunt was a big success.

God Bless Stella

Easter Sunday was a little extra special for the Adams’ family this year. It was the day of Stella’s baptism! After church, we gathered for a delicious lunch with way too many desserts and then, we had a slightly soggy egg hunt, but the kids didn’t mind!

Stella’s First Popsicle

Today was our last day of Spring break and mother nature definitely saved the best for last. It was warm and summerlike and the perfect day for popsicles on the front porch.

Sadly, Spring Break Is Over

Yes, it’s true, Spring break is coming to an end, but after today, we are definitely looking forward to  summer break!

Tissue Paper Egg Dyeing

There are so many different ways to dye eggs for Easter and we are going to do a few of them. Today we covered eggs with tissue paper to dye them. It was a fun alternative to traditional egg dyes.

You will need: Eggs, tissue paper, and water.

1. Dip pieces of tissue paper in water and begin covering the egg.

2. Continue until the entire egg is covered.

3. I used a paper towel roll cut into rings to hold the eggs while they dried.

4. When completely dry, peel the tissue paper off.

We had a lot of fun using this technique, and although our fingers were slightly colored after we were done there was a lot less mess than dyeing eggs the traditional way. Try it and enjoy!

FYI: Not all tissue paper will work for this. Stay away from the tissue paper you find in the gift wrapping section. The color will not transfer. Instead, look for "bleeding tissue paper".

Handprint Bunnies

What says spring like a cute, little bunny? Today we made an adorable bunny with our hand prints.

1. Paint the palm of your child's hand and the index and ring fingers.

2. Using a thumb dipped in pink paint, make a nose in the center of the palm.

3. Add some eyes, mouth, and whiskers to your bunny:0)

Tissue Paper Easter Eggs

Wow, Easter is less than a week away and we are so behind on our decorating! We are in the midst of a major renovation and it's kind of getting in the way of crafting. But, today we found a somewhat quiet corner of the room to work and we made some brightly colored Easter eggs. The girls love anything involving glue and tissue paper so this was perfect.

1. Cut out an egg shape from a piece of construction paper.


2. Cut some tissue paper into small pieces and glue them to the egg.


3. These eggs will brighten any room! Even in midst of a construction nightmare!

Handprint Bunnies

What says spring like a cute, little bunny? Today we made an adorable bunny with our hand prints.

1. Paint the palm of your child's hand and the index and ring fingers.

2. Using a thumb dipped in pink paint, make a nose in the center of the palm.

3. Add some eyes, mouth, and whiskers to your bunny:0)

After my post about the ducks made with feet, I received a comment asking where I get all my hand and foot print ideas. Occasionally, I find some online, but most of these ideas I used when I worked in the baby room at a daycare center. We always tried to have art from children of all ages hanging on the walls and the babies did a lot of hand print things because it was easy. Hands and feet can be turned into many things, just use your imagination:0)