15 Easter Crafts, Activities & Treats for Kids

Looking for a way to get your older kids excited for the big hunt this year? Consider hosting a glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt like this one featured on Lil’ Luna! To get started, you’ll only need to have some colorful plastic eggs, candy, and glow sticks purchased at the dollar or craft store on

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15 Easter Crafts for Kids

Egg Carton Chicks At first glance, we didn't even realize these chicks from Paper, Plate, and Plane were made from individual sections of an egg carton. With some yellow paint, construction paper, and a marker, your kids can easily re-purpose an old egg carton into these sweet (and "cheep!") Easte

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17 St. Patrick's Day Crafts for Kids

Super Scrap Rainbow Are you looking for a St. Patrick’s Day DIY project big enough to keep a dozen little paws busy? This rainbow collage from No Time for Flash Cards will certainly do the trick! To make your own colorful collage, you'll need a variety of rainbow-colored scraps, a large “color-by

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Berry Delicious: Planting a Backyard Berry Patch

It doesn’t really feel like summer until you’ve spent a warm morning in a u-pick field filling your belly and a bucket with ripe berries. But you don’t have to load the kids in the car and make a long drive to a farm outside of the city to enjoy that sweet satisfaction. Your family can have unlimite

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DIY Summer Camp: 6 Kinds of Camps to Do at Home

  The daffodils are just poking the tips of their green leaves out of the ground, but summer will be here before we know it. Many children look forward to an exciting summer camp they get to attend – but what if camp isn't an option for your family? Perhaps it's not in your budget, or the children

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15 Fun Easter Crafts for Kids

Countdown to the Hunt Get your family excited for Easter with this easy countdown craft idea found on Eighteen25. All you’ll need is an empty egg carton, 12 plastic eggs (to hide the countdown goodies), some paper grass, and number stickers or rub-on numbers. Simply number your eggs and fill them

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15 Easter Treats for Kids and Families

Edible Easter Rainbows We love the theme of the projects over at Thrive. Mom of six, Nike, lives by a "rock-what-ya-got" approach to crafting fun on a budget. The collection of projects featured on her blog are creative and can be made with things you probably already have around the house! To mak

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Swings, Snails and Sun: 10 Simple Delights of Backyard Fun

When it comes to entertaining her family during the summer months, Amy Popich knows exactly what her sons like to do — and what they’re capable of.“We have an area that we have kept grass- and plant-free, where they can dig, play with their construction trucks, or simply look for worms and bugs,” sa

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