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Easter Traditions
Easter
Traditions on a budget
If you are looking for ways to express your Easter traditions on a
budget, you've come to the right place. Here you
will find many low cost Easter Traditions for you and
the family.
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Every year moms scramble to find just the right Easter basket. Will it be the
sports Easter basket for $20 or the Spiderman one for who know how much? When
did Easter gifts become so expensive?
The average family has 2.4 children and Easter gifts can break a budget in a
hurry. Here are some wonderful Easter memory creating ideas that won't break the
bank.
1. Bunny Paw prints
Grab an old shoe box lid and cut out big bunny paw print to make a stencil . On
"Easter Eve" use the stencil to make paw prints through your house by sprinkling
baking soda in the stencil. Turn it over to make left and right feet. (the
baking soda vacuums up off the carpet).
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2. Easter Eggstravaganza
For most kids, Easter is not Easter
without decorating eggs. This year
instead of letting the kids have all
the fun, start a tradition that
involves the whole family. Throw an
annual Easter egg decorating
contest. Choose enough categories so
everyone gets a chance to win. Some
categories might be: funniest egg,
most original egg, scariest egg, or
celebrity egg. The wackier the
categories, the more fun you will
have decorating and judging. Ask
everyone to submit an egg and
display them on the kitchen table.
Ask Grandma and Grandpa to be the
judges. Before you know it, you will
have trouble finding judges because
everyone will want to decorate an
egg!
3. Follow the Ribbon
This is a simple tradition that
doesn't take much preparation. All
you will need to do is buy some
narrow inexpensive ribbon from a
local craft store. Choose a
different color for each member of
the family (15 to 25 yards per
person depending on how crazy you
want this to be). Once the kids are
in bed, tie a ribbon to each of
their hidden baskets and wind them
in and out of the furniture and the
other ribbons until you can't see
where they began. Bring the ends to
one central location (perhaps the
kitchen table) as a place where your
family can begin the entangled maze
to find their baskets. Before you
know it, everyone will be tangled in
ribbons and laughs.
4. The Big People Egg Hunt
On Easter Sunday, gather the adults
together and have them each hide one
or more eggs somewhere on
themselves. It might be in Grandma's
apron pocket, Uncle Bob's boots,
behind Dad's glasses, or under
Grandpa's hat. This hunt isn't just
for the little ones, it involves
everyone and is a wonderful way to
connect the generations. Your family
will be sure to get a laugh as the
kids poke around looking for hidden
eggs. No one and no place is
considered out of bounds. You'll
definitely want your video camera
ready for this Easter Egg Hunt.
5. Personalize Letter from the
Easter Bunny!
What child does not get excited
about getting mail? How about a
personalized letter to your child
from the Easter Bunny. This letter
will be mailed directly to you child
and talk about how mom and dad have
told the Easter bunny that he/she
has been good. What an exciting
memory for your child!
Easter baskets and gifts do not have
to ruin your budget in order for
them to be meaningful. These are
just a few ways in which you can
start some family Easter traditions
with your family. Here's to a
wonderful traditions filled Easter!
Article by:
Dawn Holland owns
BooksFromTheHearth.com
your home for personalized
children's books and letters. To
order your child's personalized
letter from the Easter Bunny go to
www.BooksFromTheHearth.com
and click on the "custom
letters" tab.
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