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Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor

Easter craft ideas abound on the internet by people a lot more creative than me, but I do like to spark creativity in my children, and let them get messy sometimes while having fun, and if it happens to involve sugar, it’s all the more sweeter!

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

I’ve put together some ideas from the web and our fabulous “Think Tank Thursday” bloggers to share with you!

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

I saw this gorgeous idea over at Yesterfood for Peeps Houses, and tried it out with my kids, and while ours didn’t turn out as beautiful as hers did,
the kids had a great time making them. Aren’t they cute?

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

Last year I made these little cinnamon roll bunnies for the kids, which were a hit.  The only thing I would do different this time, is maybe put the almonds (teeth) on when they are almost done baking (instead of before), so they wouldn’t spread apart so much.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

Easter Bird’s Nests by With a Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart.  I’ve seen these made with chocolate and peanut butter too; so darling and yummy!

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

These are homemade peanut butter cream eggs by Life With the Crust Cut off, and lets the kids have fun with edible markers!

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

Here’s another sweet way to use peeps in a nest by Diana Rambles.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

My kids would go crazy over these M & M filled rice crispy eggs by Growing in Grace!

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

Aren’t these twinkie bunny cars also by Growing in Grace, so enchanting!?

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

Do you like to decorate for each holiday? Here are some pretty ideas… The Messy Roost uses a glass block and fills it with colorful items and lights to give it a warm glow.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking
Kathe With an E
made an elegant table setting with purchases from World Market.

Even though my family and I have some fun with the Easter treats, for us Easter does mean much more to us. We celebrate Christ’s resurrection after his death on the cross for the sin’s of the world.  The following bloggers have some meaningful ways to reinforce their faith with their family and others.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

 The Ferrell Boys and Me created an Easter countdown with each day’s surprise having a Scripture related meaning.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking
Posed Perfection shows how to make a jelly bean bracelet where the colors represent the message of God’s grace.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

My Turn For Us has directions for making a beautiful bracelet where each piece represents a part of Christ’s life.

Easter, Easter Sweets, Activities and Decor, Joyful Homemaking

Also from The Ferrell Boys and Me are instructions on how to make a resurrection garden with your children.

Hope this list gives you some good ideas, and that you have a blessed Easter!

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15 Comments

  1. What a great collection of Easter Goodies! Hope you had a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Have a good week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

  2. tons of fun ideas here. Thinking the bunny house would be just like making gingerbread houses at Christmas. Think we will start there. The bunny car will be second.

  3. Wow! This is a great collection of Easter decoration and activities! Thanks so much for putting it together, I really like the Peeps house and Birds nests! My kids and I made the Resurrection Garden one year, it was a lot of fun! Visiting from Blogging with Heart today!

  4. These ideas are so fun. I love the little nests. My daughter would love these ideas but so fun for Easter Dinner with the family.

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