Substack Mini Post: Easter Whimsy
A few ways to bring whimsy to your Easter celebrations
As a reminder, we talk about whimsy amidst trauma here much like flowers growing after a wildfire.
And without further adieu, a few Easter Whimsy ideas….
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Plant jelly beans that grow into suckers magically overnight on Easter. I have no idea where I saw this idea years ago but we’ve been planting jelly beans in the dirt of wherever we are on the night before Easter and they magically grow into suckers the morning of! My teenagers are still into it.
Do glow hunts. Put any finger light inside Easter Eggs and hunt for them all spring long. We enjoy doing it at dark outside and in the basement! (you can also use headlamps for a regular hunt at dark which is also so fun!)
Raise the stakes for the Egg hunt. We have a few “high stakes” eggs that are golden or larger that have higher desire prizes.
Get this cool thing. Its addicting I swear
Pick colors for the egg hunt. I give each of my kids a color for egg hunting to make it harder.
Hunt (and I mean hunt) for Easter baskets. Years ago I started a city-wide Egg hunt with clues that take us all over town such as the airport, the library, the clock tower, etc. On years we’ve been camping, I use geolocations and they have to walk or ride four wheelers to the geolocations. At the end they find a paper they must turn in for their baskets. You guys, it’s so dang fun I swear.
Use cool-aid to dye eggs (and vinegar). Bright colors that smell good!
Themes: level up regular traditions, focus on whimsy for the season..magical things growing and glowing.
Happy, whimsy my friend. Stay tuned for more Spring Traditions such as Fairy Gardens..one of my most favorites!