Easter is upon us and at this time of the year, many of us parents try to come up with some different and unique ways of marking the occasion with our family. Usually this entails dinners, brunches, crafts, Easter egg hunts, or various other traditions. In our family, we usually have an Easter dinner and a big egg hunt for all of the kids (although this year we all decided to forgo the cooking and do a family brunch out). For us though, it isn’t Easter without decorating some eggs. We usually buy the boxed egg dye at the stores but I find that by the end of it all, we have more dye on our skin than on the eggs! So this year I set out to find some egg decorating ideas that were maybe a bit more unique or at the very least, less messy.

There are a couple of great egg decorating ideas I came across that I love. Even though dying eggs can be so messy, I still love the look of the brightly coloured eggs but there had to be a more convenient way of doing it right? Yes, there is….and it’s so simple! A whisk! Why didn’t we figure this out a long time ago? Kudos to this mom for sharing.

Another idea as an alternative to egg dying is using different textiles for a beautiful outcome as Pottery Barn Kids demonstrated in their ideas for Easter. It may be a little difficult to actually eat the eggs after, but do they ever look pretty! I’m in love with the vintage type feel of these eggs.

One more simple, yet gorgeous idea I came across is something for your Easter breakfast/brunch/dinner table. Of course Martha Stewart would come up with something so pretty. I love how the delicate flowers mimic the delicate egg shells.

Easter is a time of year that we really cherish as there are so many fun things we do as a family. We would love to hear what your favourite Easter things/traditions are! Happy Easter to all of you from all of us here at Homeworks Etc. Designs.