18 Fun Easter Ideas for Christian Families

Easter Party Ideas for the Family

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Megan Cooley, About.com Guide to Kid's Parties & Celebrations shares some kid-friendly Easter ideas for throwing a party. From the invitations to the decorations and games, your children will love every minute of this holiday project.

Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch

Guide to Entertaining, Donna Pilato, knows just what you'll need to host an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids, as well as a festive springtime brunch for the grown ups.

How to Color Easter Eggs

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Family Crafts Guide Sherri Osborn takes the guesswork out of coloring Easter Eggs. She also suggests other creative and fun projects, all involving Easter Eggs.

Coloring Easter Eggs With Kids (Video)

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Kathy Moore for About.com Parenting demonstrates a simple method for coloring Easter Eggs. No matter your child's age, with these instructions and a few inexpensive ingredients, you'll be all set for making colorful, homemade Easter decorations.

Easter Egg Coloring History

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While you've got the family together, why not learn the history of Easter Egg coloring? Guide to Home Cooking, Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, looks back into the past of this ancient form of art.

How To Dye Red Eggs for Greek Easter

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In the Greek Orthodox tradition, eggs are dyed red to represent the blood of Jesus Christ. Learn how to dye red eggs with onion skins for Greek Easter.

Easter Crafts and Activities

If you're in search of a few more creative Easter ideas, Family Crafts Guide Sherri Osborn has no shortage of suggestions, with crafts, games, gift projects, and other activities.

Free Easter Egg Graphics Frame

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Guide to Graphics Software, Sue Chastain, offers some free Easter graphics to download and use to create party invitations, greeting cards, and other Easter crafts. This particular frame was generously contributed by Barry Meyer, creator of PSPTubez.com.

Bible Verses for Easter

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Are you looking for a particular Bible verse to write in your Easter greeting cards? Or perhaps you'd like to spend part of the Easter holiday reading about the resurrection of Jesus with the whole family. These Easter Bible verses center on the theme of Christ's death, burial and resurrection, and what these events mean to his followers.

Watch or Read the Resurrection Bible Story

Take some time this Easter holiday to watch the Easter story or read a brief summary of the Bible story about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with Scripture references, interesting points or lessons to be learned from the story, and a question for reflection.

Home Cooking Easter Recipes

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Guide to Home Cooking, Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, aims to enhance your Easter celebrations with a variety of traditional and some not-so-traditional recipes, foods, and customs.

Southern Cooking Easter Menu and Recipes

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Southern Food Guide Diana Rattray knows how special Easter gatherings are for families in the South. Whether you're planning a traditional ham or roast leg of lamb, a breakfast, brunch, or a big Easter buffet, Diana will help you get a head start on planning your menu.

Greek Orthodox Easter Foods and Traditions

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In the Greek Orthodox religion, Easter is the biggest, most festive celebration of the year. Learn all about Greek Easter traditions and experience the flavors of a traditional Easter feast.

Creative Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

Looking for cleaver ideas besides chocolaty, sugary candies to fill your kid's Easter baskets this year? Check out these great suggestions.

Easter Basket Ideas for Little Kids

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Amanda Rock, Guide to Preschoolers, enjoys creating Easter baskets with a special theme for her small ones. She starts with unique, unconventional containers and then fills them with unexpected, delightful little treats.

Easy Spring Flowers and Treats

In the mood to decorate for Easter? Here are some bright ideas to add festive floral touches to your table. Each project uses inexpensive supplies that are easy to acquire and can be completed in less than 15 minutes.

Spring Decorating Ideas

Here are a few more fresh Spring decorating ideas using bright colors and beautiful flowers from About.com's Interior Decorating Guide Lauren Flanagan.

Easter Lilies - Selecting and Caring for Easter Lilies

Maybe you'd like to start a family tradition of growing Easter Lilies to enjoy during the Easter season. Gardening Guide Marie Iannotti will teach you everything you need to know, from selecting, caring for, and re-blooming your Easter Lilies.