Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

I help host an Easter Egg Hunt at our local church for all the children in our neighborhood.

We separate the kids into different age groups and have them search the yard surrounding the church.

We have parents donate prizes and eggs, then reuse the eggs each year. Some years we get larger prizes donated that won't fit into eggs so we put a numbered paper star in eggs and after the hunt, whoever found those eggs gets to pick a larger prize from the basket.

This is the large basket for large prizes - (not my daughter's Easter basket).

We also did a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt in our backyard after seeing the idea a few times online. Our kids loved it. You just curl up a glow-bracelet inside, then use tape to help the egg stay shut.

Images of spring: Two kites stuck in a flowering tree.

Pink blossoms tree.

The Salt Lake City Mormon Temple.

Fresh died Easter Eggs.

{Easter Traditions} Sugar Eggs and Deviled Eggs

Sugared eggs and deviled eggs are an Easter tradition around our house.
I made sugar eggs with my mom as a child. This is one I made in High School 18+ years ago and it has still held up. They are a little tricky and time consuming to make but they are worth it and last for years. See more about decorative sugar eggs at Sugar Eggs.

My children made these with grandma 4 years ago and they look great too.

My mom loves Frog's Eye Salad (with Acini de pepe noodles) so I try to make it once a year and take it to her house for Easter lunch.

I use the recipe on the back of the Acini noodle box which can also be found on All Recipes. 

I found this recipe for colored deviled eggs from Kristin of Our Ordinary Life blog and tried them last year and they were a hit.

April Fools Lemonade Stand Prank

The free lemonade stand has to be the funniest April Fools joke we've played.

My daughter and her friend initially wanted to make salty lemonade to give to dad when he got home from work. Then they decided to make the joke bigger by creating a lemonade stand on the corner of a busy street. They offered it free to try to get more customers (and so they wouldn't feel so bad if they charged people for the experience). They asked people to taste their new recipe and tell them what they thought. After drinking the lemonade they were told "April Fools" and given a piece of candy to help them get the taste out of their mouth.

They tricked about 16 people total, including their dads once they came home.

Let us know if you try this prank sometime.