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While I find the winter holidays can cause anxiety in many people, Easter comes as a rejuvenating whisper of spring, and I like to make it a real celebration in our home. Though I have always loved Easter, I have to be clever to keep it stimulating for my husband and children. Below are some ways I've enjoyed over the years for keeping Easter fun for everyone.

* The dyes that are available in stores are fun, but a fun family activity is creating your own dyes. Children, by ages 7 or 8, start loosing interest in the mysteries of the Easter Bunny and begin to become more fascinated by art, chemistry, and making messes. To keep the children interested in egg decorating activities, try paper mche-ing the boiled egg with newspaper strips. Paint the eggs after they have dried. You can make food coloring dye at home by mixing a cup of boiling water with about 30 drops of dye and a teaspoon of vinegar. Be sure to cool the dye before using it. For creative designs or adding names, before dipping the eggs in the dye, write over them with a candle, bind them with rubber bands, or wrap them in waxy dental floss. After dying them, take off the bands or floss to reveal the neat designs youve made! You can also explore boiling your eggs in various kinds of tea for more softly colored eggs. Make sure to put the eggs in the refrigerator until you're ready to eat!

* Make Easter an interesting holiday for everyone in your home. Do not ignore your husband. Chances are that he wouldn't enjoy a marshmellow bunny or chick, but I'll bet he'd still get a kick out of an Easter surprise. Just make sure it's aimed at more adult tastes! Last year I ordered my husband a gourmet cheese and wine basket. On Easter morning, while he was still sipping his coffee, I hid it in the house along with the kid's Easter baskets. I plan to make that an annual tradition. While the kids are happily biting into their colorful candy on Easter morning, my husband and I make plans for enjoying our gourmet Easter basket and some special "just the two of us" time in the evening, when things have settled down.

* Even after the Easter Bunny has ended coming to your home, every member of your family will still enjoy the Easter egg hunt. Whether indoors or outdoors, whether you make it a competition or a relaxing stroll, whether the booty is to be distributed among everyone equally or the finder gets to keep winningsthe variations are endless! Invent your own family Easter tradition over the years; adapt the practices as your kids grow-up, and your whole family will have a memorable Easter holiday ---year after year!

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