Hope everyone is having a fabulous Easter Sunday! We spent the bulk of our morning at church and since we knew we wouldn’t have time to do baskets beforehand, I set everything up after ushering everybody out the door. When we got home from church, the girls were surprised with this scene upon entering the house:
If you’ve been following OCP, then some of this may look familiar to you. The baskets were inspired by the one from Disdressed, the bunnies were inspired by the chenille bunnies from Smooch Designs, and the idea for the goldfish carrots came from No Fuss Fabulous. Here’s a better look at the goods:
They each got a book, some stickers, a pocket purse, some heart bangles, and bubbles. Inside the plastic eggs were either animal crackers, peeps, or Play-Doh.
Sweet and simple, just how I like it.
Here are the girls on our way to church this morning. Lately they don’t want to go anywhere without their sunglasses!
They’ve been so excited about Easter for weeks and we’ve been counting down the days on our calendar. A few days ago I had them both paint some wooden eggs. I saw a similar idea here and I thought it would be a fun tradition, plus I love the idea of having a massive collection of hand-painted eggs by the time they’re both teenagers.
Of course, the eggs needed a home, so we tried our hand at the yarn nests that I’ve been seeing everywhere.
I think I enjoyed making these more than anyone, but we must have used waaaaay too much glue. It took forever and a day for them to dry, and when they did they just looked like a big goopy mess. We ended up keeping all of our eggs (the hand painted and dyed eggs) on a plate on our kitchen table. It’s been a lovely and colorful centerpiece that will be missed after today.
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Right now it’s nap time. Everyone is sleeping and as my eyes glaze over my computer screen, scanning what I’ve typed thus far, I’m thinking perhaps I should have joined them. We’ll be spending what’s left of our Easter driving to different relative’s homes and celebrating with family. The food is good, the hospitality is always warm, but hopping from place to place is downright exhausting!
Wishing you all a very happy Easter!
I love your style, Chrissy. All of the photos and crafts are simply adorable.
Happy Easter!
I agree with Jenny–your photography is so sweet. Great little baskets! I think Easter has become far too commercial. It makes me a little sad. I also want to keep it simple for my little ones. I remember being a kid and getting just a small basket of candy and one year a real bunny. Now that is a memory in the making!
how sweet! the baskets are great and the girls look fab-u-lous in their sunglasses.