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Easter Traditions<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s the beginning of April 2025 as I check back through this post. Easter falls on Sunday the 20th April in 2025. Floss is asking about whether some of our Easter traditions will be happening this year. I love the anticipation of celebrations that she has. One tradition she particularly cherishes is decorating a twig or tree with decorations both handmade and collected over the years.<\/p>\n

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Floss\u2019s favourite tradition is The Bunny Hunt<\/em>. She\u2019s been dairy free virtually since birth so chocolate hasn\u2019t really featured heavily in our traditions. Each year any toy bunny, chick, lamb or home decorated egg is hidden around the house or garden if the weather is fair. She absolutely loves hunting them all down. If you\u2019d like to find out more about the origins and history of Easter Egg Hunting and The Easter Bunny have a read of this blog post<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Easter Crafts with Kids<\/h2>\n

We often do lots of crafts based around Easter and eggs. The image right at the top of the page is a craft we did when Floss was very little. You use pipe cleaners to twist into an egg shape and then cover with tissue paper and glue. They\u2019re a really lovely, simple craft.<\/p>\n

Update: you\u2019ll find an update to the iris folding bunny free pattern further into this post. There\u2019s now a full video tutorial to show you how to complete the bunny.<\/p>\n

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Wood Stained Eggs<\/h3>\n

The image above is of wooden eggs (similar to these<\/a><\/strong>) that we dyed using wood stains <\/a><\/strong>that are suitable for toys. We made these six years ago now and then are still going strong and return each year. There\u2019s something more special about homemade decorations that you create together.<\/p>\n

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Wet Felting<\/h3>\n

Another lovely craft that you can do with children and adults of various ages is wet felting eggs. I really like Rachael Greenland\u2019s simple tutorial<\/a><\/strong> on how to make felted balls. All you need to do is squish the ball a little to make it egg shaped.<\/p>\n

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We often use an inside base wool and the wrap various colours of roving fibres around the initial base wool. Marie Redding is my go to supplier for all my felt. She has the most beautiful range of fibres in her Etsy shop here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Egg Dyes<\/h3>\n

This year I\u2019ve purchased some egg dyes<\/a><\/strong> to experiment with together. I\u2019m also going to be looking back over some of the journal ideas on the Myriad site. They have excellent information and ideas on how to celebrate and learn about Easter through a range of activities. The two posts I\u2019ll be looking at will be this one<\/a><\/strong> and this on<\/a><\/strong>e.<\/p>\n

Iris Folding<\/h3>\n

Another craft that we\u2019ve been enjoying recently is iris folding. You can find out more about iris folding in my blog post here<\/a><\/strong>. I\u2019m looking to do a chick pattern and a simple egg pattern soon. My favourite iris folding kit and pattern supplier is Bethan from Pretty in Paper by B and she\u2019s got a selection of patterns and kits that are perfect for Easter and Spring here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Free Iris Folding Bunny Pattern Template<\/h2>\n
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As usual with iris folding patterns start at number 1 and work your way through consecutive numbers until you get to the end. You can find a full video tutorial for making the iris folding bunny below.<\/p>\n

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