HOP THIS WAY! - Enjoy our Easter toolkit filled with fresh ideas, games, activities, and treats to make your holiday egg-cellent! - Dream Dinners

 
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HOP THIS WAY! - Enjoy our Easter toolkit filled with fresh ideas, games, activities, and treats to make your holiday egg-cellent! - Dream Dinners
HOP
  THIS
  WAY!
  Enjoy our Easter toolkit
   filled with fresh ideas,
games, activities, and treats
   to make your holiday
         egg-cellent!
HOP THIS WAY! - Enjoy our Easter toolkit filled with fresh ideas, games, activities, and treats to make your holiday egg-cellent! - Dream Dinners
YOU'RE A GD EGG                                                                                           Hoo!
                                                                                                           Hoo!

Egg-cellent Egg Dying Ideas
Check, Check
Create a check pattern by applying vertical and horizontal lines
                                                                        The Egg Roll
with washi tape. To create a two-tone effect, dip once in the dye for   You will definitely
five minutes for a darker color. Remove tape and repeat for about 3     be cracking up over
minutes to create a second lighter shade.
                                                                        this game!
Go Natural
Use natural ingredients like beets, purple cabbage, turmeric, onion     What you need: A hard-boiled
skin, coffee grounds, and blueberries to create beautiful hues.         egg for each player or team
Simmer natural ingredients in a cup of water with a dash of vinegar.    (plus a couple extra if one cracks!),
Leave to soak in the refrigerator overnight for the deepest color.      and a large open
                                                                        place to roll
Rice is Nice                                                            the eggs across
Dye hard-boiled eggs in a spectacular speckled pattern by dropping      (either indoors
food coloring onto plain rice. Give it a gentle shake to create this    or outside).
unique dotted color explosion.
Watercolors Wonderful
Let your inner artist loose on a canvas of white eggs. Use
inexpensive watercolor paint to dab, draw, cover, and create your
                                                                        How to play: Create a starting line
masterpiece.
                                                                        and a finish line. Each player gets
Knot a Bad Idea                                                         a hard-boiled egg. On their hands
Make organic shapes and stripes using twine. Wrap the hard-boiled       and knees, they must roll the egg
egg in baker’s twine and dye. Allow time to dry and remove string       with their nose and ONLY their
                                                                        nose. No hands! Depending on the
to see the white lines and string marks.                                number of players, you can either
Tattoo Your Eggs                                                        race as individuals or as a relay
Apply temporary tattoos to your dried, colored eggs. There are so       team. Get cracking!
many patterns and designs to choose from!

                                                                                            Don’t Forget!
                                                                                            Leave carrots out
                                                                                            the night before
                                                                                            for the Easter
                                                                                            Bunny… or maybe
                                                                                            a carrot cake
                                                                                            cupcake!
HIPPITY HOPPITY
  Beyond the Candy!
  Update your Easter egg hunt with a new twist for
  your traditional plastic eggs.
  Rewards
  On slips of paper, create special reward coupons to be redeemed—
  like, stay up 15 minutes later, skip a chore for a day, or get an extra
  bedtime story.

  Tricks for Treats                                                             Teens,
  Include a task or trick to complete to receive a candy treat—complete
  a handstand, sing an Itsy-Bitsy Spider, recite the alphabet backward,
  name five state capitals, dance like your dad, act like your mom, tell a
                                                                                Tweens &
  joke, hop like a bunny. If there is a large age difference, egg hunters can
  be assigned to a specific color, so their task is age appropriate.
                                                                                Everyone in
  Reverse Roles                                                                 Between
  Have your kiddos write rewards they want (within reason) and place
  them in each egg. Let the kids hide the eggs for the parents to find in a     Unexpected Easter
  given amount of time. The kids get to keep and redeem any unfound eggs!       Baskets!
  Treasure Hunt                                                                 Baseball hat filled with candy
  Each egg can direct them with clues to the next hidden egg. At the end        for the sports fan.
  of the hunt, they will find their Easter basket of treasure!
                                                                                Makeup bag filled
                                                                                with nail polish and
  Egg Relay Race                                                                flip-flops for a pedi.
  One kiddo goes to find a hidden egg. Once one egg is found,
  they run back to the next person who hunts for an egg.                             Mixing bowl with
  They win when their team has found all of the eggs.                                measuring spoons
  (Remember to count the number hidden!)                                             and cupcake liners
                                                                                     for the chef.
  Glow in the Dark
  Add a glow stick or a battery-operated tea light inside your                  Small personal
  plastic egg and hide at night! You may need to fold your                      cooler filled with
                                                                                sports drinks and
  glow stick to fit in the egg with candy. Use a little tape
                                                                                chocolates for the athlete.
  to secure closed if needed.
                                                                                Color-themed basket filled
  Easter Treat Tag                                                              with treats and snacks, all in
  Create a treat t-shirt for an older teen or parent to                         their favorite hue.
  wear. Hot glue or use strong tape to adhere a mix of
  plastic eggs filled with candy, candy bars, snack bags,                                Rubber boots filled
  or small toys directly to the t-shirt. In an open area, the                            with fake grass, trail
                                                                                         mix, and granola
  kids can snatch off a prize from the shirt to keep, if they
                                                                                         bars for the explorer.
  can catch the person! Make sure to attach treats low
  around the hem for little kiddos to reach and make sure                       Travel coffee cup filled
  they get an opportunity too.                                                  with chocolate-covered
                                                                                espresso beans and a
                                                                                coffee card.
Looky, Looky! Can you find 20 Easter eggs on this page?
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Next day meal ideas with
leftover ham from Easter!
Kid tested and approved.
Ham & Cheese Omelet
Cube up your ham leftovers, smother in cheese, and serve with
a side salad.
                                                           Yum!
Ham Sandwich                                                Yum!
Toast your favorite bread, add tangy mustard,              Yum!
and heap with thinly cut ham. So easy!

Grilled Cheese & Ham
Take your sandwich to the next level by grilling
for cheesy oogey-gooey goodness and layers
of ham! Serve with tomato soup.

Perfect with Pasta.
Add ham to your favorite alfredo sauce,
carbonara, or tortellini pasta recipe for
a hearty, satisfying second helping.

Soup’s on!
Add cubes of ham to your favorite go-to
bean or potato soup recipe. Pop it in the
crockpot to simmer all day.

   Kid-Friendly Ham & Cheese Pockets
   1 Tbsp. Olive oil            4 Ounces of thinly sliced ham
   4 Eggs, lightly beaten       1 Cup of shredded cheddar cheese
   1 Tube of crescent rolls     Salt and pepper to taste

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with
   parchment paper. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add eggs
   and whisk until they begin to set, season with salt and pepper to
   taste. Cook until set, about 3-5 minutes. Separate crescent rolls.
   Create four rectangles by pressing two triangles together firmly     Wear Your Easter Best
   along perforations. Fill the bottom half of the rectangle with       Shake up your quarantine routine
   eggs, ham, and cheese. Fold dough over from the top to cover         and drop the yoga pants or comfy
                                                                        sweats uniform (no judgment here!)
   the filling. Press edges to seal. Place four pockets onto a baking
                                                                        and dress up in your Easter dress or
   sheet to bake for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown. Enjoy!          suit for brunch or dinner.
LICK THE SPN                          Graham
                                        Cracker

Peep S’mores
An Easter-style twist to
                                                             Peep!
                                                                     Word Search!
your favorite camping treat!                                Smoosh
                                                              me!
                                                                     Did some bunny say chocolate? Look
                                                                     forward, backward, and at an angle!
INGREDIENTS
                                                                     S   B E C H O C O L A T E V R X S
Hershey’s chocolate bars
Graham crackers             Chocolate
                                                                     P O Y C T K P W Z W I                 E C A Q G
Peeps                                                                C E L E B R A T            I   O N W K      J   Y G
DIRECTIONS                                                           O F K F B O N N E T S S A S R E
                                                   hamGra
Place a graham cracker square topped with a     Cracker              W Z Q X H T U L            I   P S H O C A W
chocolate square and peep. Microwave until soft or
place under a boiler. Top with another graham cracker                J   Q G U E      T H B E C T Y K            J   E B
square and smoosh!                                                   A K N A Q O C E X V O T E T M Z

Rice Krispies Eggs                                                   R
                                                                     T
                                                                         T R S
                                                                         S V T
                                                                                  J   S P Z E S R D U A Z C
                                                                                  E K N W K X R Z P              S G C
An easy, family favorite                                             M V K V L C D T S C A Q G N Y                       J
in Easter colors!                                                    E   L S G L      I   D F Q X C X        I   Q S Y
INGREDIENTS                                                          R   L Q B Y H J Q M X P L               J   C   I   N
3 Tbsp. Butter                                                       Z Y B Z B C O M W Y K A U E A N
4 Cups Miniature marshmallows
6 Cups Rice Krispies cereal                                          W L V P      E U     I   P O C E Q D Y D U
Food coloring                                                        T   Y H N A Z        I   P U M E U T E          J   B
Non-stick cooking spray
                                                                     O M X K N N X D T B T O Y X Q E
DIRECTIONS
In a microwave-safe bowl, heat butter and
                                                                     Peeps       Tulips        Chocolate    Chicks
marshmallows on high for 3 minutes, stirring after 2
minutes until smooth. Split the mixture into two bowls               Carrots     Daisy         Bunny        Hop
and mix with food coloring. Add half of the cereal to
each bowl and stir until well coated. Using a buttered               Bonnet      Eggs          Ears         Hunt
spatula, press mixture into clean plastic eggs coated                Jellybean   Basket        Duckling     Celebration
with cooking spray to shape. Let cool before
removing.

   Word Scramble                                                     Can you unscramble these words?
                                                                     If you can, you are in for a sweet surprise!

   a c o lcteo h                                                         nlyle j aeb
   w r hl ma la m o s                                                            leramac
   dy a n c                                       o olplpil                                    eppe
HELLO PEEPS!
Color me happy!
Paint or color this card for some bunny special.

                                                     Easter Décor
                                                     as Close as
                                                     Your Backyard
                                                     Gather branches
                                                     from your garden
                                                     and place into a tall
                                                     vase. Decorate with
                                                     eggs cut from
                        THIS CARD WAS MADE BY        construction paper
                                                     and hang from
                                                     ribbon. The littles
                                                     can decorate with
                                                     stickers, markers,
                                                     or stamps. For a
                                                     splash of color,
                                                     spray paint your
                                                     branches in pink or
                                                     bright yellow.

                                                   Fold Here

                                                     Practice Your
                                                     ABC’s on a
                                                     Nature Walk.
                                                     Gather fallen
                                                     leaves, sticks,
                                                     stones, shells,
                                                     moss, etc. for your
                                                     kiddo to create
                                                     each letter of their
                                                     name using the
                                                     natural objects.
JELLYBEAN DREAMS
   Please help me
  find my lost chick.

                                                                                Carrot
                                                                                 Patch

                                                      find
                                                             me!

                    I love carrots!
                   Please show me
                  which path to the
                     carrot patch.

                                                                           Where
                                                                            is my
                                                                           mommy?

Count down the days to Easter with this
Lego challenge! How many can you build?
 Tulip                          Carrot       Ladybug               Lamb         Chick
 Duck                           Easter Egg   Basket                Bunny        Bumblebee
 Peep                           Jellybeans   Daffodils             Candy        Butterfly
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