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4 Frugal and Free Easter Goodies for the Kids

Celebrate Easter and thrill your little ones all while still staying frugal. Like so many frugal practices, it not about doing without but in how you go about getting what you need. Even the Easter Bunny is tightening its belt these days, it seems. Here is some advice that will keep the Easter bunny on track no matter how many little ones he has to deliver to. Baskets If you don’t already have the baskets you need around your home, just get creative. An inexpensive sand bucket usually costs less than an Easter Basket and is a bonus toy that … Continue reading →

Egg-tastic Easter Decor

The Easter Bunny will be hopping into town in just a couple of weeks. For busy parents that time will fade fast. If you pledged last year to make this year’s Easter celebration better than ever, then now is the time to start. I always say that I am going to try new egg decorating techniques after viewing the spectacular specimens I see at other people’s homes on Easter Sunday, but then time flies and I end up dying eggs the old fashion way just so the kiddos don’t miss out on some type of colored yolk-filled oval. Now, with … Continue reading →

Last Minute Easter Boredom Busters

April showers bring May flowers… they also bring a bunch of bawling kids, who upon hearing that their outdoor Easter egg hunt was cancelled due to thunderstorms, are heart broken and driving their mothers insane—-indoors! I’m near tears myself. Thanks Mother Nature. If you live in the Central portion of the United States, then you too may be forced to spend your day before Easter indoors and out of the rain. If so, then consider salvaging your sanity by getting your kids working on these fabulous edible Easter crafts: CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY ON A STICK Ingredients: 14 Wooden Popsicle sticks … Continue reading →

Affordable Easter Fun

You don’t have to go into debt trying to make Easter fun for your kids. Forget about dropping big bucks on massive toy-stuffed Easter baskets and other activities and consider the following kid-friendly frugal options instead: EASTER EGG RACE Materials: 12 Easter eggs–6 pink and 6 green (you can use your favorite color eggs just make sure there are six of one color and 6 of another) Basket Masking tape Large spoons Directions: Use the masking tape to a line. Place all the pink eggs on the floor in a line at intervals of one foot. Place the basket at … Continue reading →

Fun Ways to Get Ready for the Easter Bunny

Are you hosting Easter this year? If so, then you have a busy week ahead of you. There are eggs to color, a house to decorate, baskets to fill, a menu to plan and activities to prepare. The holiday requires quite a bit of preparation, but the workload can be minimized if you plan carefully. If you are still looking for ways to get the entire family involved in Easter fun, consider the following ideas: EASTER EGG DECORATING CONTEST Start a family tradition by hosting an Easter egg decorating contest. Divide participants according to age and create enough categories so … Continue reading →

Enjoying Easter: Just You and the Kids

Easter is coming up slowly, but surely. You start to think of all the things that you need to do in order to get ready. There will be decorations to put up, eggs to color, visits to the Easter bunny at the mall, the Easter dinner to prepare, and of course….the Easter baskets. You will surely be kept busy, but as soon as you go about to prepare for this holiday those old memories start flooding back. At first, it is just a glimpse. Maybe you will have a flashback of how you prepared the baskets together or how you … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: March 17 – 23

Easter is this week, and we hope each of you has a wonderful day, however you celebrate it. For some it is a momentous, wondrous occasion, which it is for me, the day my Savior rose from the grave. For others it is a whimsical day filled with candy and fun. Others may simply enjoy a day off. Our best to everyone. We started and ended this week talking about Easter, beginning with A Few Last Minute Easter Ideas and ending with Easter Bunny Questions. In between, we covered several other topics, from decorating to disaster relief. The Art of … Continue reading →

Frugal Fun: Easter Egg Hunts!

A great form of frugal fun for kids is the Easter Egg hunt. Sponsored by towns, civic groups and businesses, they are a great way to have some free fun, go out and meet your neighbors and even get some goodies to bring home. Starting this weekend, you should be able to find lots of fun Easter Egg hunts in your local region. They will vary by size and activities, so be sure to find out as much as you can about the festivities. I’m sure you’ll find at least one that will be fun for your family. Easter Egg … Continue reading →

Five Frugal Easter Basket Ideas

Who says you have to spend to spend a lot on Easter Baskets? I don’t like baskets myself because they just get thrown out (waste) or need to be stored the whole year to use just one day (clutter). If you just look around, I bet you’ll find many creative ideas for things you can use instead of those expensive baskets. Reusing the “baskets” will make things especially frugal for Easter. Here are just a few ideas to get you started. Plastic sand pails with shovels are on sale now in preparation for the upcoming summer. Snag a few colorful … Continue reading →

Entertaining: Easter Ideas

If you are entertaining guests for Easter, you don’t have much time left to prepare. That’s okay. With some quick, simple ideas, your celebration will look and feel as if you spent hours planning and preparing and no one has to be the wiser. Perfect Pastel Tablecloths Maybe you don’t have a tablecloth that exclaims “Easter!” You can make one in no time. Pick up an inexpensive white tablecloth and some water based craft paint in pretty, pastel colors. Thin the paint down with water to a barely there consistency and sponge some color onto the tablecloth. Another option is … Continue reading →