Okay, so, I get it: sugar can be bad. But we have lots of it on Easter. I once admitted this to another mother while waiting for Natalie outside school when she was small. You'd have thought I said that I allowed my kid to watch Showgirls or something from her expression. She said something like "we don't allow refined sugar or those junky toys parents like to put in baskets." I answered, "Oh. We do. Lots of refined sugar in our home, actually," and she gave me a tight smile and moved away.
Here are some of the things that happen on Easter in this house:
1. We use dye from a box. I know natural dyes are in, and they are cool, but I always turn to the boxed kits because they are easy.
2. Candy is always in the baskets. (And sometimes those junky toys.) I even get some candy. Momma wants a chocolate bunny too. Oh, and lots and lots of Cadbury Creme Eggs.
3. It is about the Easter Bunny and egg hunts here. We aren't religious. We have religious friends and family and respect their rituals if we visit, but it's not for us in our home.
4. Easter Egg Hunts are a free for all. There's no "oh, she's smaller than you, be nice." No my kids are savages. Granted, yes, if they are with other kids, they have manners, but with each other? It's nuts.
5. Oh, and there's no special Easter breakfast or lunch. I already have to make a ham for dinner. I'm not about to make other meals. So if the kids are hungry, I tell them to eat what's in their baskets.
So that's what Easter is like here. It might be different from other homes, but it works for us, and what we've been doing for years. However, as I've told my kids, when you're in someone else's home, you abide by their rules.
Are you all about chocolate too?
Posts
I like your style. We do egg hunts and go to church. There is no need to follow the crowd.
ReplyDeleteThis is very similar to us as well. I don't mind putting some candy in my daughters Easter baskets. It's a special time and they can have it sometimes.
ReplyDeleteYour Easter sounds like a lot of fun! I love the idea of dye from a box!
ReplyDeleteI love Easter and we have a lot of sweets and desserts. It-s a holiday for everyone!
DeleteHa we also use dye from a box, it is all about the easy life for everyone, love how easy going your family celebrate Easter
ReplyDeleteHaha lots of refined sugar here too! Your kids will grow up with great memories of Easter!
ReplyDeleteI love that you stick to the basics of fun for Easter. Your truly making great traditions.
ReplyDeleteCan I join you? We are going to have a super chill day, not really a traditional holiday for my fam
ReplyDeleteWow! These ideas are definitely a great way to enjoy eastern egg festivity with the whole family. I'll definitely consider these and try to adopt.
ReplyDeleteWe are big dessert eaters over here too! Yay for Easter (and Halloween and Christmas and Valentine's) candy!
ReplyDeleteYour Easter traditions sound a lot like ours! Some years I skip the ham and we have something else. (On Christmas, we always have homemade pizza, because I really hate cooking on Christmas!) At my family's request, ham is on the menu this year.
ReplyDeleteSounds pretty much like our Easter here. Nice to have these traditions for the kids to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThis brings me back. The Easter Egg hunts for the kids were so much fun, but now all but one is us under 18! And we put money inside, candy sounds like a less expensive idea!
ReplyDeleteHa, my kids can be pretty savage when it comes to Easter egg hunts too. They are also all about the egg hunts. We aren't religious either.
ReplyDeleteEaster was one of my favorite holidays growing up, we typically went with the box coloring kits as well.
ReplyDeleteSo fun, my easter will be pretty chill with lots of food, yours sounds way more fun ahaha
ReplyDeletewe have a PAAS egg dye kit and baskets of junk! Throwing an Italian Easter Egg (the big chocolate ones) and we are going to do a nice dinner. Happy Easter and Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Easter brunch and/ lunch is a must at my house! Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteI always have a little bit of candy in my daughters Easter baskets. Even though they're getting older, I still do Easter baskets. I want to continue it until they move out.
ReplyDeleteWe always love to dye Easter eggs every year too such a fun tradition.
ReplyDeleteI do regular dye kits too! I don't have time to make my own! I do put a few pieces of candy in my twins basket -but they are only three so it's not a lot. :-)
ReplyDeleteEach of us has different ways on how to spend the holy week and Easter yours is so cool. We also create egg-shaped chocolates and wrapped them to look as Easter eggs.
ReplyDeleteWe are much like your family, and we do our own thing. I'm not one to worry about what other people think. It is nice to have your own traditions!
ReplyDeleteLooks like some great traditions you have created for yourself. I too love the old school Easter egg shells kits… they are a blast ;) And I love cooking and baking up a storm…. I made cute Easter Bunny Cupcakes and baking an Apple Pie later. Love this and love that you do your won thing!
ReplyDeleteLOL my oldest three were savages in the egg hunt. The youngest got lucky in that area. Happy Easter to you!
ReplyDeleteYou have your own traditions and that's exactly what the holidays are about. You do what works for you! We have our own too.
ReplyDelete