Easter Brunch Menu Ideas

There's been a change of plans.  We will be having an Easter brunch (instead of dinner) after church on Sunday with my sister and brothers.  So, I hit the net again for some menu ideas for a simple Easter brunch. 

If you plan to have an Easter day celebration for you kids and maybe a few of their friends, you can Host an Easter Brunch for Kids.  Parents magazine puts together a fun collection of Easter crafts, recipes ideas and even instructions on how to make your own Easter brunch invitations.  (For more Easter crafts see my Easter Crafts for Everyone post.)

I myself will be trying to make as much as I can ahead of time, since I'm sure we will all be starving after church and eager to eat when we get home.  So, I'll be making a few recipes from the Make-Ahead Easter Brunch article by Taste of Home.

But there are plenty more ideas for Easter brunch recipes and here are a few: 

• Easter Entertaining: 4 Brunch Menus
• Dazzling Easter Brunch Recipes
• Affordable Easter Brunch Recipes

Make Your Own Bunny Hair Bow

My work in progress

I love crafts and I wanted to try something new. So, a couple of days ago, I decided to try making hair bows for my baby girl.  And my search began for online tutorials on how to make hair bows.  My favorite one I found (especially with Easter just days away) is the Easter Bunny Clippie. 

I gathered the supplies needed:  scissors, hot glue gun, white/pink/purple ribbon and a hair clip and gave it a try.  Thanks to all the pictures and simple instructions, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be and so adorable.  I just need to pick up the googly eyes and it will be perfect for Easter.

With all the online videos and tutorials on how to make hair bows, you can easily begin your own collection.  View my post How to Make Hair Bows to find out more.

Easter Dinner Menu Ideas

Ever year we celebrate Easter with my parents or my in-laws.  But this year is different...it's our first Easter at home.  So, the dinner is all on me!  Although I have celebrated over 30 Easters, for some reason I cannot think of a single recipe for a dinner menu.  I know it's silly to stress about a dinner with just my husband and kids but, it's our very first Easter at home and I want it to be special.

So I hit the keyboard and began my quest for Easter dinner menu ideas and these are my top contenders:

• Best-Ever Easter Dinner
• A Glorious Easter Dinner Menu  
• An  Easter Dinner Menu

Here are more great ideas for a fabulous Easter meal with your family:

• 7 Easter Dinner Menus
• Top 10 Easter Dinner Recipes

Easter Coloring Pages

For a quick Easter activity or for an Easter basket stuffer, click on the links below to print out your very own Easter Coloring pages.

• Cartoon Characters Easter Coloring Pages
• Easter Coloring Page
• PapaJan.com - Easter Coloring Pages
• Easter Coloring Sheets
• Religious Easter Coloring Pages  (Click here for religious Easter crafts.)

Religious Easter Crafts

I found some great links for religious Easter activity ideas.  They are great for children's ministries, Easter parties or as crafts to do with your own children.  You can use some of these crafts as opportunities to teach your children about the Easter Story.

• Religious Easter Crafts for Kids
• Religious Easter Activities
• Christian Preschool Printables
• Free Easter Craft Ideas for Kids
• Religious Easter Card Crafts 

Click here for fun and thoughtful Easter coloring pages.

Fun Easter Recipes

To help celebrate the Easter holiday, why not create something special to eat.  Whether it's for a party or just something fun to do with the kids, there are a lot of great ways to make food an Easter celebration. 

Recipes

• Easter Sweets and Treats
• Kid-Friendly Easter Recipes
• DLTK's Easter Recipes
• Recipe4Living - Our Top 10 Easter Recipes for Kids

Homemade Easter Cards

Want something fun to do with your kids this Easter?  Make Easter cards to share with family and friends.  Below are a few great ideas for homemade Easter cards.  Or come up with an idea of your own.

Card Ideas

• Some Bunny Loves You!
• Spring Peeps
• Chickadee Card
• Easter Chick Card

Easter Crafts for Everyone

Each holiday I search the internet for great crafts to do with my kids.  I found a lot of great ideas for Easter crafts.  One I am sure to do is called the Magazine Mini Basket (pictured on right).  You can find the instructions for this craft under the "Best Easter Craft Ideas" below.

Easter Craft Fun:     

• Best Easter Craft Ideas
• Easter Crafts for Kids
• DLTK's Easter Crafts
• Favorite Easter Crafts