easter

Growing up, the Easter Bunny left us two baskets, one filled with candy and one filled with some special surprises. Now that I'm the mama, I understand why the candy basket we received was substantially smaller. Bwah! My kiddos have enough energy without a sugar rush. So, while ...read more

Building up your holiday decorations collection can take quite a long time and take up a quite lot of space. Since Christmas is when I go craziest with my decorating, I like to be a little more low key with the other holidays. That's not to say that I don't want to jazz up our ...read more

When I think Easter, I think brightly colored eggs, pretty pastel decorations, and all things baskets and bunny!  Decking out the house for this joyous holiday is no difficult task; just throw some dyed eggs in a wicker basket, and you've got yourself a totally adorable ...read more

Easter is two weeks away. So, we have been prepping for all the fun festivities! We had so much fun making this DIY Easter Bunny Basket and Carrot Hunt Command Game. The kiddos really enjoyed hunting for carrots and acting like bunnies. Related: Three free Easter printables ...read more

Easter has always been one of my very favorite holidays. I'd even rank it up there with Christmas in terms of how much I enjoy celebrating it. Like with most holidays, that love can be traced back to my mom and how special she made Easter for us growing up. And a big part of the ...read more

It's officially Spring! So, let's celebrate with this garden-party inspired DIY pail and basket craft. Finally, we can ditch the ski boots for rain boots, because we all know that April showers really do bring May flowers! What better way to get into the spring spirit than ...read more

Did you happen to catch our recent Facebook Live video about Easter egg-decorating hacks? We shared two fun and easy ways to make dyeing, coloring, and crafting those pretty-in-pastel eggs way easier. Unfortunately, both outcomes were sorta #PinterestFails... ah the beauty and ...read more

Easter is one of the greatest holidays in terms of desserts and treats and sweets and cute candy-crafting creativity. I mean, the major Hallmark spin on Easter revolves around sugary goodies and bunny-shaped chocolates and everything pastel, pretty, and candy-coated. It's no ...read more

Easter is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate. It's a lovely holiday filled with such promise. And, as with any holiday, in our family celebrating means decorating, making tasty treats and crafting to our heart's content. My daughter was born with an artistic soul and, while ...read more

Easter is approaching, and that means we're going to dress the kids in polished pastel pieces, cute accessories (bow ties for the win!) and maybe even a fun fedora hat. Dressing up doesn't mean that the kids have to be uncomfortable, we found some great Oxford shirts for boys. ...read more

Do you look forward to Easter as much as I do? Not only is it such a peace filled day, but I love how my family gathers together for our annual Easter egg hunt and luncheon. We don't need a reason to want to spend quality time together, but it can be so hard with everyone's busy ...read more

With Easter coming, we're guessing you've got a few Peeps, chocolate eggs and jelly beans hidden in a cabinet that just maaaaybe you've already been dipping into. (We won't tell!) And now you have one more reason to celebrate that Easter candy - an Easter-basket inspired jelly ...read more

Amongst the Peeps and jelly beans, finding a way to convince your family to eat a delicious treat that isn't sugar coated can be tricky...especially this time of year when all the say is Easter candy everywhere. We've come up with solution however. Behold...Our super cute and ...read more

When it comes to crafts, I prefer the pre-measured, pre-cut, pre-glittered, and almost pre-done variety. Give me a fully-loaded kit with all the supplies and fixings ready to go, and I'll happily get my project on. It seems my three year old and I have just about the same amount ...read more

Peeps... You either love 'em or hate 'em. (Seriously, I've never met anyone who is ambivalent about the colorful marshmallow treats.) if you like the look, but want to make it into something more adult, try this Easter-themed Peep cocktail. Related: Craft Corner Easter Peep DIY ...read more

Easter is rapidly approaching and we here at Momtrends HQ like to stray from any occasion where an abundance of candy is involved. Okay, so our will power isn't THAT perfect and we can't resist the jelly beans, but we've got a slew of ideas that far outweigh the sugar high (and ...read more

I read an interesting article in the New York Times recently… Apparently, there’s been a major decline in cereal consumption these past few years. One reason: Moms want something more convenient. Yes, you read that right. They want something more convenient than cold cereal. That ...read more

Craft Corner: Unboxed! We are showing you this unbelievably adorable bow tie from Seedling. If you haven't been introduced to this company yet, get to know each other. Seedling offers a wide variety of projects that come in a sweet little package which includes EVERYTHING you ...read more