Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts

Tuesday

Easter Fun with Bunny Bait and Bunny Paws

I found this adorable idea for some “Bunny Bait” to make for Easter gifts.

We decided to take it literally at our house and make it as actual bait for the Easter Bunny on Easter Eve.


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I changed out the Candy Melts for Easter Marshmallows since we had them on hand.
We shaped them into Balls and put them into a Carrot I have for the Easter Bunny to find.



The Easter Bunny really enjoyed it from what we can tell. He left a trail all through our house with his paw prints when he hid the kids Easter Baskets and Gifts. :)

The kids enjoyed the hunt for their baskets as well.


Savannah followed the pink paw prints and Sawyer followed the blue paw prints.


I think this may have been even more fun for Jeff and I than it even was for the kids and the kids had a LOT of fun.
Can’t wait for the Easter Bunny to come back again next year!

Wednesday

Flower Pot Easter Party Gifts (Tutorial)



I had the idea to do Mini Bow Bouquets for the girls in Savannah’s class for Easter awhile ago. The time is now arrived so I had about a day to whip up 20 bouquets.

I of course couldn’t do Bow Bouquets for the Boys so I decided to use lollipops and wind-up bug toys.
STEP 1: I started with mini terracotta pots (Hobby Lobby) and spray painted them yellow, green, red and pink.
We had the spray paints. I used Craft sticks (Hobby Lobby) for the flower stems and spray painted them green as well.
STEP 2: I made 3 Flower Clip Bows (Michaels) for every flower pot.
STEP 3: I cut up the rectangle blocks of foam into 6 pieces and placed the pieces in the pots.
STEP 4: I stuck 3 sticks in each pot for the flower pots and 4 lollipops in each pot for the bug pots.
STEP 5: I put a small amount of hot glue on top of the foam and attached green Easter grass to the pots.
STEP 6: I clipped a bow to each stick and added the wind up bugs to the center of the lollipops on the bug pots.
STEP 7: I used these free Easter Printables I found on Catch My Party from Autumn Leah Designs
http://party.catchmyparty.com/files/Easter/Easter_tags.pdf

After I cut the Printable Squares out I glued them to the wood craft sticks and tied blue and pink bows around the sticks. Linking with Type A, DIY Showoff, Girl Creative

Sunday

Peter Rabbit Egg Hunt Party

We just wrapped up the Peter Rabbit Easter Egg Hunt Party and I just couldn't wait to share! It was so much fun! We ate yummy food, hunted eggs, took pics with our star "Peter Rabbit" otherwise known as Daisy our Bunny. :) Such a fun theme to execute! So many ways you can go with it.











Entertainment:
The Star: Photos with Daisy the Bunny


Egg Hunt

FOOD:
The Food Table scape


Organic Carrots and a Banner I made using Peter Rabbit Images made up the Background(http://www.etsy.com/shop/ForgottenOtter)


I made the food labels using the images again and printing on card stock




I found this adorable "Peter" inspired Rabbit at World Market and fell in love! I decided he needed to be featured in our Vegetable Garden!


I made the garden using terracotta pots I purchased at Hobby Lobby. The pots are not for food use so I lined them with lettuce leaves and filled with ranch and mini carrots.


I definitely knew I wanted to feature "Blackberries, Milk and Bread" in the Party Food from the Peter Rabbit Story.



We had Croissants and all the trimmings for make your own Croissant Sandwiches

Spinach Dip, Cheese Crackers and French Bread finished off the food choices.

Kids Table Centerpieces:

We had 3 kids tables to seat the 12 kids at the party.

The centerpieces included White Beaded Bunnies (from Home Goods). They came with pink and blue ribbons tied around their necks, I changed it out to Orange & White Polka dot Ribbon to fit the theme.

The Place Settings featured Grass Place mats (Hobby Lobby), Green Bunny Ear Headbands (Target Dollar Section), "Carrot" Silverware (made using Orange Napkins, Green Silverware (Party City) and Green Ribbon (Michael's).


I found the tutorial for these featured here



I changed out the pipe cleaners for the ribbon.


The 2nd part of the centerpiece was a Carrot Tree. I made it using a White Mini Tree I found in the Easter section of Target Dollar. I covered the base (was blue) with Orange Card stock and Tied an Orange & White Polka dot Ribbon Bow around the rim.


I purchased Mini Carrot Ornaments at Joann Fabrics for the Tree.



Each place setting was finished off with a Mason Jar and Orange & White Striped Straws I had left over from Savannah's Vintage Silhouette Birthday Party


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Favor Buckets:



What would I do without the wonder that is Target Dollar Section? It doesn't seem to matter the theme I always manage to find exactly what I need there!


This party was no exception!



The Favor Pails (Target Dollar) were filled with a Peter Rabbit Coloring Book, Peter Rabbit Story Book, Carrot Bubbles, (Target Dollar), Peter Rabbit Chocolate Bunny (Big Lots), Jelly Bean Filled Peter Rabbit Candy Box (Joann Fabrics).


I tied a Peter Rabbit Tag to the front of the pails I printed using the Peter Rabbit Images again and White and Green Ribbon.

Dessert Table:


My favorite part, The Desserts!


I hung a Bunny Silhouette Banner for the backdrop for the Dessert Table. I cut the Bunny Silhouettes onto Blue Card stock and attached White Cottonball's for tails.

I hung the banner using Twine to keep the natural look I was going for.


I live and die for this cake, no joke! It is so adorable!


Jeff never ceases to amaze! The simplicity of it is just perfection! The Bunny wrapped in cabbage leaves, mini carrots, little yellow flowers, and a picket fence. So cute!




The taste didn't let down either, Oreo Filled Chocolate Cake Layer and a Peanut Butter Cup Filled Chocolate Layer. YUM!

Luckily, the leftovers are all mine!!!! :)

"Bunny Tails" Powdered Donut Holes


We of course couldn't have an Peter Rabbit Party without a Carrot Dessert of some kind.

We chose to go with Carrot Cupcakes, Cream Cheese Frosting and Marzipan Carrots (World Market)


"Grass" Pixie Sticks (World Market)


Easter Colored Sugar Cookies


Jellybean filled Carrot Shaped Eggs (Target)


I found these amazing and huge Egg Shaped Marshmallows at Fry's Grocery Store here and we decided to cover them in Orange & Green White Chocolate to make "Carrot" Marshmallow Pops.


I found the adorable Green Picket Fence Display they are in at Hobby Lobby. It was being used to display mini windmills but they had an empty box.


I took up to the registers to see if I could purchase it and they said I could have it! Bonus!

The foam alone would have been worth a purchase.


The main elements I always look for to know if the party was a success were all present at this one.


Everyone (adults and kids) had a ton of fun, the food was eaten up, and a nap was needed afterwards! :) I am going to go ahead and label Peter Rabbit Egg Hunt Party a success!


Can't wait for the next one, Glee Karaoke Party here I come!