Are you planning a formal dinner for Easter? They can be a little daunting -- there are a lot of moving parts to organize, from the menu to the table settings.
Here's a stress-free plan that will allow you to actually hang out and relax during the gathering rather than running around like a chicken without a head.
The Breakdown
We’ve broken the big event down into a series of smaller tasks that you can do in increments of time between now and the big day. Yes, you can put on a lovely dinner and enjoy it too.
Cute bunnies, colorful eggs and delicious candy -those are just a few of our favorite things about Easter!
With this joyful holiday just around the corner, we’ve come up with a few decorating tips to help moms transform an ordinary dining table into an Easter party masterpiece.
Decorating blown eggs are a great alternative to hardboiled - mostly because they never go bad!
But how do you get the insides out without cracking those shells wide open?
Don't fret! Jessie Jane from Lilyshop shared a great tutorial for blowing out eggs, so you'll have everything you need for all those fun craft projects on Pinterest.
March 25 marks the beginning of Passover this year. If you are Jewish, it is week when family and community come together to celebrate the Exodus.
The hallmark of this observance is the removal of all leaven from the home, which commemorates the fact that the Jews leaving Egypt were in a hurry, and did not have time to let their bread rise. It is also a symbolic way to remove the “puffiness,” or arrogance and pride, from the soul.
We just survived a holiday with my in-laws, and when I say in-laws I don’t just mean Daddy-o’s parents - I mean ALL of the in-laws.
At the top of the family pecking order is the grand matriarch, Oma. She has five grown kids, one of whom is Daddy-o. The total headcount for this communal holiday was: 1 Oma, 10 adults, and 17 grandchildren under the age of 13 years old.
I have to say, my feelings about Valentine’s Day are beginning to change.
I used to be one of those super anti-Valentine’s Day people. Like, when people would ask me what my husband and I were doing for Valentine’s Day, I’d scoff and be like, uh, nothing, because it’s stupid. And it is stupid, actually, on a lot of levels.
