6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Easter with Your Family at Home
While people celebrate Songkran Festival in Thailand, “Easter” is celebrated by people in Western countries. Easter is a principal holiday of Christianity which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the Christian belief, Easter is the day to start a new life while eggs and rabbit symbolize the birth of new life and beginnings. On Easter Day, aside from participating in the religious ceremony, people also take part in traditional Easter activities with family. Discover 6 joyful activities to cherish on Easter Day to bring your family closer together.
Cooking traditional meal
A meal can’t be perfect without delicious foods. On Easter when everyone in the family gathers, a small heartwarming party is held at home. What the Christianity find are lots of delicious foods and desserts arranged on the table. Some families may enjoy activities such as decorating cookies or other pastries in the Easter theme to make the party much more fun whilst sharing a moment of happiness with one another.
Decorating dining table
After a traditional meal is readily prepared, now it’s time to prepare the dining table by placing plates, napkins, spoons, forks, and cups in different designs on the table. Bright and colorful flowers are also placed on the dining table along with pretty pastel Easter eggs to make it look more attractive. So, decorating the dining table is another activity that you and your family can do to share a happy moment together.
Painting and decorating Easter eggs
Painting Easter eggs isn’t an activity only for kids as adults can enjoy decorating the tiny Easter eggs as well. Everyone can release the imagination to create their own Easter eggs by painting them with pencil colors, dazzling water color, or even decorating them with lovely stickers to show off their creativity individually. Once everyone finishes with the decoration, the colorful Easter eggs are either placed on the table or kept separately for fun Easter games for the kids later on.
Preparing an elegant Easter basket
Now that the Easter eggs are ready, you also need to prepare a basket to collect them. If you have any creative ideas, you can release them now. The adults might help the kids decorate the Easter basket based on their imagination for an Easter egg hunt. Some might use their creativity to create the unique basket and bring a festive atmosphere to home.
Turn yourself into a lovely Easter bunny
After getting the Easter eggs and basket ready, it’s time to turn yourself into a lovely Easter bunny. It’s an enjoyable activity that everyone in the family can take part in before the party starts. The first step is to draw rabbit ears on a white cardboard paper sheet, then cut them out to fit. After that, draw smaller rabbit ears on a pink sheet of paper to make inner ears and cut them out. Stick the pink ones in the center of the white ones and stick them to a headband. This way, everyone can turn themselves into adorable Easter bunnies perfectly.
Time for Easter egg hunt
This is the activity that the kids have been waiting for. Adults in the family can also have fun with Easter egg hunt by hiding Easter eggs in the house. The Easter eggs are usually hidden in the place that the kids can find easily. Step up the egg hunt game to the next level by hiding them in more challenging spots. You can leave some clues or riddles for the children. It’s a good activity for the grown-up kids as they’ll absolutely have fun trying to solve the riddles to locate each Easter egg.
Easter is just around the corner, so it’s a perfect time to prepare everything you need for fun Easter activities, including a great number of delish confectionery available for your selection! Simply shop at any branch of Tops and Central Food Hall near you or Tops Online and you will find a complete range of products you should prepare for Easter celebration!