Looking for Easter ideas? Simple Easter traditions keep the holiday simple yet memorable for the whole family. Here are our 3 favorite traditions!
Have you ever started a tradition that was so elaborate you wondered how you would ever maintain it? After some of these experiences, we really try to keep holidays simple, yet memorable in our family. I have a hard time with the commercialism of the religious holidays, so keeping it simple allows us to focus on the true meaning of the holiday. I asked my kids what their favorite traditions we have at Easter time are, and these are the traditions that they came up with:
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Easter Baskets
We have done all sorts of ideas for how the kids find their Easter basket. Some years we tied a piece of yarn to their bed that they have to follow that yarn through the house to find their basket. We have also done a treasure hunt with clues from scriptures to lead them to the basket. And some years, we have just placed a simple Easter basket on the table for the kids to find at breakfast.
Our baskets are usually not very candy or toy heavy, but still fun. We have one simple basket for the whole family, because let’s face it: elaborate baskets full of presents for 8 kids would be so overwhelming for me to try to put together!
Over the years, some of the various items we have included in our baskets have been:
- kites
- coloring books
- play dough
- craft/art supplies
- chalk
- church focused activities
- quiet books
- cds
- file folder games
- new quiet books for church
One year I created a new quiet book/picture book that has the words from The Living Christ. It would be perfect to include in an Easter basket!
Easter Egg Hunt
If we do the traditional candy Easter egg hunt with candy-filled eggs, it is with our extended family. With just our family, we will hide a few eggs that tell the Easter story from the Bible. Each kid takes a turn opening their egg, reading the scripture, and showing the object inside the egg.
You can buy pre-made “Resurrection Egg” kits, but they are super easy to put together yourself as well.
Resurrection Rolls
We make Resurrection rolls every Easter for breakfast. Reading from the Bible in John 19:40-42; John 20:1-18. Talking together of how Jesus was crucified, we use bread dough to represent the tomb and a marshmallow to represent his body. Each kid gets their own marshmallow to dip in butter and cinnamon sugar while we discuss how Jesus’ body was prepared with oil and spices. We then ‘place the marshmallow in the tomb’ and wrap the marshmallow in the bread dough. After the rolls have baked, the kids bite into them and see that the marshmallow is not there, just like Christ’s body wasn’t there when He was resurrected.
These are 3 fun and simple Easter Traditions that we do every year. Each one requires minimal planning and time, but is enjoyed and looked forward to by everyone!
