The Hunt

It’s been a long, long time since there’s been a real, live family Easter egg hunt at this place. Yes, we are wearing coats on this beautiful…ahem…spring day. Oh, well…

I’m pretty sure the last time this lawn saw colored eggs, was when all these parents were the little guys.

But the dashing for eggs looks like the same magical fun.

The eggs are “hidden” properly in plain sight…

so today’s itty bittys can find them…

and snatch them up just like their mamas and daddies did…

a million years ago.

There were even a few left behind…for ahhhh….later.

All of this has happened so many times before…

but it still feels brand new to me.

What a lovely day!

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Easter Egg Cake Bites

I have to admit–I was a little nervous how these little cake bites would turn out. But look! Aren’t they pretty?

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Check them out more closely now–so that you can truly appreciate their glorious-ness. Oh, and that’s a pink bunny in the middle, not a wisdom tooth. Just saying…

Followed the simple tips for making Cake Bites from the Bakerella blog a couple of years ago while making Halloween Cake Pops. It goes like this~

Bake your favorite cake as directed. Once cooled, crumble into a large bowl. Now add 3/4 of a tub of compatible frosting and stir.

Scoop the cake into balls and then form them into egg shapes…

like this. Refrigerate or freeze about an hour.

Once cooled, dip your little cake bites in melted white chocolate…or regular chocolate…whatever you like.

Spoon each egg onto a waxed paper lined cookie sheet.

Some of these eggs may look a bit scary to you–but we had so much fun. Also, after they were decorated, I was shocked at how good they looked.  :}

Once set–decorate any way you like. We used green candy melts–striped across–and colored sanding sugar.

And let me just tell you—

some sweet things are impossible to resist!

Note: Once your eggs set completely, store in an air tight container for up to 3-4 days…like they’ll last that long.

Easter Bunny Egg Hat

We wouldn’t want our hard boiled eggs to get cold now–would we? HA!

I first saw this little sweetie over at Mommy Creations and couldn’t help myself–I had to make…a few.  The instructions are simple and it goes together fast–like in half an hour–which makes it the perfect little last minute doo-dad for prettying up those Easter baskets. Think of the possibilities, especially if you dye the eggs first…

pink egg/purple ears…

blue egg/green ears…

yellow egg/pink ears…

purple egg/blue ears…

We could be here a while–but you get the picture. Once you start this little project you might not be able to stop.

But you know how bunnies multiply!

:} heh, heh, heh…

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Things To Love…

at Easter time…

A couple of local crazies with a set of brand new maracas.

New Springy headband colors coming to the Shop very soon. :}

The prettiest little clothespins you’ve ever laid eyes on.

A page of the absolutely coolest postage stamps I’ve ever-ever seen.

Easter egg candy at my fingertips…as it should be.

Another storm rolling in for the third time today–it’s pretty soggy around here!

Strawberry Jam Squares instead of Birthday cake. Good idea Jillian.

Buttons that just holler “Springtime!” Now…where to use them. Hmmmm…

The perfect grown-up “sippy.” Hee hee…

A bitty girl who sees the world from exactly the right perspective.

So grateful for all of the lovely little things in my life–including you!

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