Happy Easter everyone! I hope that you are keeping safe, healthy and home! I know this is going to be a different kind of Easter this year, but I’m hoping to help everyone out with some fun at-home Easter activities that will keep kids entertained and feeling the Easter spirit.

You can’t go out to an Easter Egg Hunt, but there is still plenty that can be done right in your own home and backyard.

Also, I know a lot of you will be missing your Easter church services, but I encourage you to look online for services you and your family can watch, or just take the time to worship with your family in whatever way suits you!

So, let’s get on with what kind of Easter fun could be on the agenda for your family this year!
Egg and Spoon Race
Try this good old-fashioned outdoor game! Egg and spoon races date back to the late 1800s. All you need are eggs (hard-boiled are the least messy) and metal or wooden spoons for each participant. Race individually or relay-style.
Jellybean Guessing Games
Here’s an easy indoor game for all ages! Simply fill a jar with jellybeans and ask each family member to guess how many candies there are. Winner (the closest without going over) takes all! Another jellybean-themed game involves asking players to guess the correct flavor of fancy jelly beans they taste.
Plant Flowers
Easter symbolizes rebirth, so what better day to plant some tulips or daffodils with your budding gardener? Fall is technically the season to plant bulbs in most regions, but you can plant them indoors any time of year or buy flowers already in bloom and transplant them outdoors on Easter.
Decorate an Easter Egg Tree
Here’s the perfect activity for kids experiencing Christmas tree withdrawal! Decorate a tree (indoors or outside, depending on the weather) with plastic Easter eggs and any other spring decor (such as pastel ribbons or tissue paper flowers) for your holiday.
Do a simple Easter Craft

Here are the directions to make some bunny ears! Because what kid wouldn’t want to be the Easter bunny for a day?
Materials:
• Construction paper in white and pink
• Scissors
• Glue
• Stapler
Directions:

Use white and pink construction paper to cut out bunny-ear shapes: two white and two pink, the pink being slightly smaller.

Glue the pink ears onto the white ears.

Glue the ears onto a long strip of construction paper, measure to fit your child’s head, and staple the ends together to form a headband.
Plant a Candy Garden

Inside in a pot, or outside in the yard, let your child ‘plant’ jellybeans, then when they head to bed, replace the jellybeans with lollipops that ‘grew’ over night!

I know this won’t be a traditional Easter, but it’s important to try to have some fun and enjoy the holiday!

I also home that you enjoy our non-traditional Home Improvement issue! With everything happening in the World, we decided to dedicate the whole issue to those businesses that keep our homes in working order. As soon as we are in the Corona-Clear, we will be doing our traditional Spring Home Improvement special section. In the meantime, look through this issue and utilize the businesses throughout! You may not be able to get some things done right now, but I’m sure that the advertisers in this issue will be happy to work with you in scheduling work in the (hopefully) near future!

As always, please be safe out there! Wash your hands, stay home if you can, be safe, and stay healthy!