Our Easter 2014

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Since little man J arrived, he has actually seen two Easter holidays. The first year, he was only a few weeks old, so he received nothing at all, and last year, he had just turned one, so he received a couple of eggs from family and some clothes from us.

This year, I wanted to make it a bit more fun, so I made him a special basket full of goodies (he had no big eggs from us, as he got them from family again). (Next year, though, we will probably have an egg hunt as there will be both the boys to take part in it).

I wanted to make an Easter basket rather than use a standard shop-bought one, so I turned to Pinterest for some ideas. I pinned a few, but in the end, I decided on using these ones from Red Ted Art as inspiration.

I haven’t used papier-mache since I was at school, so I really didn’t realise how long it took to dry – I did quite a few layers, so it took a while, and it was a mad rush on Saturday evening trying to get it dry, decorate it, and fill it! Anyway, eventually it ended up looking like this:

Papier mache chicken basket

For a rush job in the end, I don’t think it looks too bad! Inside the basket, I put these goodies for the little man:

That’s Not My Bunny touchy-feely book
Hop DVD
Bunny ears
Bunny bubble wand
Peppa Pig surprise egg with jelly beans, stickers and a toy
Smarties chick
Milkybar bunny
4 refillable eggs filled with small chocolate eggs with mini Smarties inside
4 refillable eggs filled with bunny marshmallows

He loved it all, I wouldn’t say he really had a favourite item though he did tuck into the Milkybar bunny straight away!

As little man N was only 7 weeks old we I just had to dress him up, so he got this Easter bunny onesie:

I might be biased, but I think he looks darn cute!

We had my father and brother-in-law around for lunch, and we had a lamb roast done in the slow cooker. It was flipping delicious, but I never got a photo! For dessert, I made this salted caramel mini egg millionaire’s shortbread (also mega yummy but ever so sickly!):

How was your Easter?

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Stacey

I’m Stacey, a bookworm (or should that be dragon?!) from a quaint hamlet on the outskirts of Lincolnshire. In my late 30s, I’m a devoted mum to two wonderful boys who are both autistic—a unique aspect that makes them different, not less. I also share my home with my husband and Barney, my lovable Frenchie x Beagle.