This year, Chris and I chose to make Easter a little less materialistic. Or rather, more home-grown and less pre-packaged.
The boys and I made candy. We made three kinds on three different days: elderberry gummies, blueberry kombucha gummies, and raspberry chocolates. We used bunny and egg molds.
Here is Avery with our babysitter, Emma. They blew out the innards of 2 dozen eggs.
They had very sore cheeks to show for it.
We wrapped the hollow eggs in thread and parsley (a method learned from Erika Kulnys-Brain during my Oberlin days.)
The dyes are natural plant dyes that we bought through our CSA. The colors were a bit more muted, but very attractive, we think.
These are what sleepy Easter Bunnies looks like.
We're lucky they came in time for our family's very early morning wake-up.
The Easter Bunny took all the eggs and candies and baskets we left outside the previous night an arranged a lovely display for us. Stuffed animals from Christine's childhood, homemade candies, and some chocolate milk. Who knew that milk had a chocolate setting? Avery and Zeal did not!
(Avery did an egg hunt at school. This photo is from the class newsletter.)
And then a little Easter luncheon, casual but special.
