Holiday Fun

New Years
Valentines
St. Patrick's Day
Easter
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas

Enjoy more of the simple fun in life with the people who matter the most. Holidays provide the perfect excuse to step out of the everyday hustle and bustle and create some enjoyment for yourself and your family friends.

Dian’s holiday ideas are simple enough so that children and adults can enjoy them together. Here ideas will help you celebrate, decorate and cook something new and festive every month of the year.

I hope you’ll have as much fun using these ideas as I’ve had creating them. Enjoy!

Spring Bunny Hats
Spring Bunny Hats

Spring Bunny Hats

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T04:06:03+00:00March 8th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

This makes a great door decoration or wall hanging. What You Need 1 large hat 1/2 of a hat, one size smaller than the large hat Paint (recommended: American Acrylic Paints) White (White Wash) Blue (Country Blue) Dark Pink (Boysenberry) Light Pink (Baby Pink) Black [...]

Clay Egg Critters
Clay Egg Critters

Clay Egg Critters

Dian Thomas2023-05-10T20:46:18+00:00March 8th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Wooden eggs are best for this project because they won’t break or spoil. 8 slices of day-old bread 1/2cup white craft glue Wooden, hollow, or hard-cooked eggs Acrylic paints Small brush Glue Clear varnish spray Cut the crusts off the bread slices. In a large bowl, [...]

Easter Messages in Hollow out Eggs
Easter Messages in Hollow out Eggs

Easter Messages in Hollow out Eggs

Dian Thomas2023-05-10T20:44:38+00:00March 8th, 2023|Easter, Family Fun, Holiday Fun|

Personalize your eggs by enclosing special messages in the shells. Use a sharp needle to poke a small hole in the small end of an egg and a larger hole in the larger end. Through the large hole, puncture the egg yolk with the needle. [...]

Easter Veggies
Easter Veggies

Easter Veggies

Dian Thomas2023-05-10T20:44:02+00:00March 6th, 2023|Crafts, Easter, Holiday Fun|

These colorful craft vegetables can be hidden for your Easter egg hunt, put in Easter baskets, or used in a centerpiece. What You Will Need Cellophane (clear, red, orange, and purple) Easter candies and candy corn Creative twist, green metallic Raffia or excelsin or packing [...]

Easter Necklace
Easter Necklace

Easter Necklace

Dian Thomas2023-03-31T22:59:47+00:00March 6th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

This edible necklace is fun for preschoolers to make. Clear plastic wrap Easter candies, small toys, tiny Easter baskets Pastel ribbon Cut a piece of plastic wrap the length you want your necklace to be, plus 4”. Place items 1” from the far edge of [...]

Spoon Bunnies
Spoon Bunnies

Spoon Bunnies

Dian Thomas2023-03-06T17:46:27+00:00March 5th, 2023|Crafts, Easter, Family Fun, Holiday Fun|

Tuck these delightful bunnies made out of household items into your children’s Easter baskets. What you will need 6 pastel plastic spoons Red and black puff paints or permanent markers 1 yard heavy black thread Glue 6 small pink pom-poms 1 (8-1/2" x 11") rectangle [...]

Easter Basket with Real Grass
Easter Basket with Real Grass

Easter Basket with Real Grass

Dian Thomas2023-05-10T20:40:31+00:00March 5th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Start this Easter basket at least a week before Easter. It will last for several weeks if you “mow” it regularly with scissors. Basket Heavy clear plastic, 6" larger than the inside of the basket Indoor potting soil Wheat seed Line the inside of your [...]

Chocolate Easter Basket
Chocolate Easter Basket

Chocolate Easter Basket

Dian Thomas2023-03-06T17:50:45+00:00March 5th, 2023|Crafts, Easter, Holiday Fun, Kids|

Don't let warming chocolate keep you for this next idea! Dipping chocolate is easy to if you take care not to overheat it. Learn all of Dian's tips and tricks to successfully create a chocolate dipped Easter egg basket. Creating The Chocolate Basket What you [...]

Paper Bag Bunny Baskets
Paper Bag Bunny Baskets

Paper Bag Bunny Baskets

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T04:09:54+00:00March 4th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun, Kids|

This bunny basket is so simple, even preschoolers can make it. 1 (lunch-size) paper bag Pencil Scissors 1 small pink pom-pom Magic marker Pipe cleaners Cotton ball 1 (1/2 gallon) milk carton, washed Easter grass and candies 1 (1/2 gallon) milk carton, washed Easter grass and [...]

How To Create An Easy String Easter Egg Basket
How To Create An Easy String Easter Egg Basket

How To Create An Easy String Easter Egg Basket

Dian Thomas2023-03-06T17:26:34+00:00March 4th, 2023|Crafts, Easter, Holiday Fun|

You can also fill this basket filled with hollow decorated eggs. 1 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 1 rounded, tear-shaped balloon Crochet-cotton string (available at fabric or craft stores) Bows, ribbons, and other trims Easter grass and candies Make a solution of sugar and hot [...]

Holiday Fun

New Years

Valentines

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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