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!

Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T04:02:21+00:00March 9th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Finely chopped almonds give these deviled eggs a nice crunch. 6 hard-cooked eggs 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon very finely chopped white or green onions 2 tablespoons finely chopped slivered almonds 2 tablespoons finely grated Cheddar cheese Salt and pepper to [...]

Pioneer Easter Eggs

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T03:33:55+00:00March 9th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Have fun dying eggs the way the pioneers did! Raw eggs Onion skins Greens such as carrot tops, celery leaves, parsley, spinach, or dandelion greens Thread Your supermarket produce manager will probably give you a bag full of loose onion skins. Place several handfuls in [...]

Hairy Eggheads
Hairy Eggheads

Hairy Eggheads

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T03:33:59+00:00March 9th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Don’t let your eggs go around bald! Gently crack off the top quarter of a raw egg. Empty and rinse the eggshell well. Draw a face on the hollow shell with marking pens or paint. Fill the shell with damp potting soil. Sprinkle alfalfa seeds [...]

Easter Egg Games
Easter Egg Games

Easter Egg Games

Dian Thomas2023-03-20T22:04:08+00:00March 9th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Egg Rolling Egg rolling, a custom several hundred years old, is a favorite game that recalls the stone being rolled away from Christ’s tomb. Roll hard-cooked or raw eggs down a hill. The winner is the one whose egg doesn’t crack. Roll hard-cooked eggs on [...]

Hunting Easter Eggs
Hunting Easter Eggs

Hunting Easter Eggs

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T04:01:14+00:00March 9th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Easter eggs symbolize the rebirth of new life in spring and Christ’s resurrection. Traditional Easter Egg Hunt Assign each child a color. Buy plastic eggs or color hard-cooked eggs in an equal number of each color. Fill plastic eggs with candy or small toys. Hide [...]

4 Tips To Keep Your Easter Eggs Safe
4 Tips To Keep Your Easter Eggs Safe

4 Tips To Keep Your Easter Eggs Safe

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T04:01:28+00:00March 8th, 2023|Easter, Family Fun, Holiday Fun|

Easter is a fun holiday that includes traditions of cooking eggs, coloring, hiding and finally eating them! While these activities are fun and make family memories it is important to remember that neglected or miss-handled Easter eggs can make you sick if consumed or handled [...]

7 Steps To Successfully Cook Easter Eggs
7 Steps To Successfully Cook Easter Eggs

7 Steps To Successfully Cook Easter Eggs

Dian Thomas2023-05-10T20:38:01+00:00March 8th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

As Easter approaches I would like to share 7 tips on how to successfully cook your hard eggs so they are ready to be colored, decorated, hunted or eaten after your Easter egg hunt. As your are purchasing and prepping your eggs for cooking keep [...]

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. [...]