For the third year in a row I have held a Make & Bake Day. The first year we had to scale down completely due to Number Two coming down with mysterious pains and having to stay in hospital for observation. The second year we had a few people cry off ill, but we had… Continue reading Our Easter Make & Bake Day
This year, while pruning in the garden, we cut our kiwi tree back quite a lot and ended up with loads of beautiful gnarled and twisted off cuts. The Bavarian was all set to chuck them in the shredder, but I managed to rescue a nice stack of the best ones, with the intention of… Continue reading Decorating Our Staircase For Easter
The other day I was looking for something in the cellar and I found one of the things I hate most in the world. No, no a mouse, thankfully, although I am not too fond of them either. No, I am talking about wasted food. What I found was a whole basket of  potatoes, soft… Continue reading Counting Down To Easter With Kids – Potato Stamping Easter Eggs & Bunnies
About a week ago I wrote about how to grown your own Easter grass. Ours is now lovely, long and thick and as such perfect for decorating with. We’ve tried something new this year – a field of woolly little sheep. What you’ll need: Easter grass Cocktail sticks (2 per sheep) Wool in various sheep-like… Continue reading Counting Down To Easter With Kids – Making a Field Of Sheep
Toddlers love sticking their fingers into stuff and making a mess, so why not let them at it and make a bit of Easter art out of it? This is how easy it is. You will need: Paper Paint A small amount of water At least one child A waterproof fine point black marker pen… Continue reading Easy Peasy Easter Art for Toddlers
The Bavarian picked up this idea somewhere and made these boxes with the kids for me one Easter a couple of years ago. I was flabergasted and absolutely delighted to be brought coffee in bed and a cute box of dyed eggs on Easter Sunday morning. Given that there are only a few steps to… Continue reading Easter Crafts with Kids #1 – Mini Easter Garden
