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Developing Easter Traditions With a Toddler Part I

I never gave Easter Traditions much thought until I had my own children. My husband and I come from families with very different Easter traditions so when it came to developing our own traditions we had a bit of a disagreement. My family did an Easter egg hunt along with searching for our hidden Easter baskets. This took place after dinner and we (the children) had to take a nap in order for the Easter Bunny to hide our treats. My husband’s family just had the egg hunt with a free for all Easter basket of sorts full of candy … Continue reading →

Easter Activities

There doesn’t have to be a lot involved in a “Toddler Easter Egg Hunt” because toddlers don’t need the eggs to be hidden like older kids do. You can just place several brightly colored eggs out in the grass and toddlers will have a blast collecting them. In addition to the traditional egg hunt, there are several other activities that we can do with our toddlers during the Easter celebrations. Let’s look at some ideas: Construction Paper Eggs Using several colored sheets of construction paper, cut out large eggs and allow your toddler to decorate them. Keep it simple by … Continue reading →

Baby’s First Easter

Holidays were quite possibly the most exciting part of my life when I was young. I’d count down the days to Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and my birthday with major anticipation. I could hardly sleep the night before the big day. As I got older, the butterflies that used to be present around holidays began to disappear. However, this year, they’re back with a vengeance. What brought back the excitement? I have a baby! Even though she’s really too young to understand or appreciate what is going on, we’re starting to include our daughter in holiday events. We didn’t really intend … Continue reading →

Creating Toddler Easter Baskets

Although the Easter Bunny will likely get credit for your creation, making an Easter basket for your toddler should be a fun and rewarding experience. Toddlers love waking up on Easter morning and finding a basket full of toys and goodies waiting for them. Since we don’t want our toddlers on a sugar rush and ending up with an upset stomach, we don’t want too much candy in the basket. Also, because some of the candy and toys that are marketed for Easter baskets can be a choking hazard, we want to make sure everything in the basket is safe … Continue reading →