images of easter

Cam at his Easter hat parade


the first chocolate of the Easter break


the accumulative work of 15 kids at an Easter egg decorating gathering!


the hunt is on!!!!!!!!!!!!


success !!!


Cousin Tijs came to visit from Amsterdam - my children have only 2 cousins - this wonderful little soul and his equally wonderful baby brother. This little man and my sister were the best Easter surprise!!!


rides at the easter show


more rides


still more


a 2 week old alpaca and its mother at the easter show

A fun full time had by all

easter bags

We have having yet an other gathering - it seems all roads lead to our house at the moment. We have invited 20 odd kids tomorrow, to come and decorate eggs - each child is to bring 6 hard boiled eggs and an art smock - I provide dye, glue and glitter - perhaps some chips and cordial as well.

And basically they can craft away until things get to out of control and then I will start dropping subtle hints for home time....

I wanted to make a party favour that concealed the chocolate contents and required adult supervision..........this is result

SUPPLIES
vellum strip 10.5cm x 29.5cm
one pretty pretty paper cut into eater shape approx 10cm long
sewing machine
chocolate surprises for inside


I traced egg shapes on the back of pretty pretty paper then cut out


sew using sewing machine to vellum approx 4cm from the top of paper


strips of vellum ready to be folded


fold leaving a 2.5cm -3cm lip
sew sides using the zig zag stitch
a little pouch has been created


Insert Easter chocolate surprises we have supported the Bilby cause


fold lip over and sew shut !!!!!!!!!


ready and hidden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bunny egg hider??????

Look I am not sure what these are - but I make them to put under the Easter bush and they hide/store an Easter egg - you could also use them as a egg warmer. This is a craft, older kids could easily manage - mine are still a wee bit young.

TOOLS
Felt embroider floss
needles
chopsticks
stuff

I drew a basic shape of a bunny and cut out 4 of decided shape in felt the ears are separate

Then I embroidered a face and stars on the Easter bunny front and back.




I then Sewed all four pieces together - walking foot helps with this. Hand stitching would be fine as well in fact I did a simple back stitch around the edge for looks.

Stuff between the layers leaving a cavity in the centre to hide or warm impending egg


Blanket stitch around the bottom

Hide egg

Hello Bunny

easter bonnet

What to do........ for an Easter bonnet for a BOY - and a boy that does not like boys things (other then pirates) and would rather be in a pink frilly number. Well this was my solution.

I bought a Robinson Curosoe type hat (from the $2 shop) cam cut out and decorated the felt blue eggs. He was excellent - he was using fabric markers and completely respected that these could cause permanent damage to furniture etc. He then placed and designed where the chicks should go - I simply sewed them to hat. The dangle eggs were his idea (not an original one but his own design)- he thinks they add a "certain something". My son the fashion designer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!