Cheap, Homemade Easter Basket Fillers with Free Printable Crafts

Looking to make an Easter basket? You could get the ho-hum candy or you could be creative and fill the basket with nifty, useful toys and gifts. Here are cheap Easter basket filler suggestions. I've included free printable crafts, coloring pages, puzzles, toys and books. As the original minimalist mama. I do natural, sustainable, frugal, recycled. I keep holiday giving affordable and sensible. I've used these candy-alternative Easter basket ideas with our four kids. Inexpensive Candy Alternative Easter Basket Ideas for Little Girls

Cheap, Homemade, Safe Easter Egg Dyeing, Recycled Easter Decorations

Waited till the last minute to buy Easter egg dyeing kits for the kids? Now they're sold out and you have to pull a rabbit out of a hat (pun intended) and make your own Easter decorations. Take it from this mom--been there, done that. But I'm nothing if not resourceful, so never fear, last-minute Lisa to the rescue! Here are homemade Easter egg decorations using recycled and on-hand materials. And best of all--they're cheaper and safer than store-bought egg coloring kits! Cheap, Homemade, Safe Easter Egg Dyeing, Recycled Decorations

Cheap, Homemade Cake Decorations, DIY Food Coloring, Edible Crafts

This article was written about Easter egg crafts, but use for any cake decorating, food or edible art. There are even recipes for homemade letter and word foods (great for lesson plans, class treats and parties!) Need last-minute party food or crafts? Take it from this mom of four--been there, done that. Never fear--super DIY mom is here! Here are homemade edible food art recipes using recycled and on-hand materials. And best of all--they're cheaper and safer than store-bought food decorations! Read more Homemade Edible crafts, food coloring

Free Printable Disney Easter Crafts, Easter Egg Decorations, Cards, Games

Celebrate the joy of Easter with these free printable Disney Easter activities. Need some free printable greeting cards? Here are links for ten different Disney character Easter cards. Print Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eyeore, Rabbit, Roo and all your friends from the Hundred Acre Woods. How about some free printable "Looney Tunes" Easter cards? Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and other "Looney Tunes" friends. For Easter letters, why not print some stationery, decorated with Disney's Winnie the Pooh? Write an Easter message to grandma and grandpa, teachers and friends. Free Printable Disney Easter Activities 

Free Printable Easter Crafts Activities--Color-Your-Own Cards, Games, Puzzles, 3D Crafts

Easter is the highest season in the Christian church and the second largest national holiday in most countries. Easter has taken on a secular side. If you celebrate Easter with eggs, bunnies and Easter baskets here free printable Easter crafts and activities. Here are websites with free printable Easter crafts, greeting cards, Easter party games, Easter cut and fold crafts, Easter baskets, Easter bunny coloring pages, puzzles, mazes, plus a whole lot more. You can print crafts with Easter baskets, Easter eggs, bunnies, baby animals and all the cute Spring and Easter decorations. Read more at Free Printable Easter Crafts and Activities: Color Your Own Cards, Games, Puzzles, 3D Crafts 

Free Printable Easter Crafts: Bunny, Baskets, Candy and Easter Eggs

Free Printable Easter Crafts and Activities: Color Your Own Cards, Games, Puzzles, 3D Crafts Easter is the highest season in the Christian church and the second largest national holiday in most countries. Easter has taken on a secular side. If you celebrate Easter with eggs, bunnies and baskets here free printable crafts and activities. Read More

Lent/ Easter Jelly Bean Craft and Devotional Activity

Lent and Easter craft using jelly beans. Devotional object lesson craft. Great way to use leftover jelly beans at Easter time. Inexpensive, educational, green craft. Great learning activity! Read more

Stations of the Cross Art Forms

Stations of the Cross Art Projects using different art media: Clay, watercolors, pastels, carving, mosaics. Perfect green craft for the Lenten and Easter season. Read more

No-Sew Lent Devotional Activity- Family Altar or Tablecloth

Lent is a wonderful time to explore green crafts and activities. Here's a no-sew family tablecloth or altar cloth pattern to make. Perfect for CCD, homeschool, family crafts, religious education, Sunday School or service project. Children of every age can participate in this activity. Inexpensive, green, diy, fun activity. Great way to practice spiritual graces of lent. Read more

Resurrection Eggs: Lenten Devotional Easter Egg Activity

You've seen those plastic refillable Easter eggs? Well, how about reusing them for a green devotional craft for lent? Using scripture verses and items to represent the gospel story of the stations of the cross, you can help your family or classroom prepare for Easter. Holy Week is the high point of the Catholic and Orthodox liturgical calendar. Make Holy Week come alive for children with this educational and spiritual family craft. Easy, diy, cheap, recycled holy week activity.Read more

Lent Ash Wednesday Craft- Tablecloth

Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of lent. Lent is the penitential period in Christianity which takes us up to Easter Vigil. We practice prayer, fasting and sacrifice. We pray the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary and the stations of the cross. We try to follow Our Lord in His sufferings. Here's a craft for Ash Wednesday and Lent. Create a special family tablecloth or altar cloth for your church. Read more

Easy, Inexpensive Valentines Day Crafts

Oriental Trading has been a leading supplier of inexpensive craft supplies for years. The cool thing about Oriental Trading is that craft kits come in sets of 12. Supplies are all counted out and instructions included. Oriental Trading crafts kits make excellent party and classroom activities. Every holiday features useful inexpensive crafts sets. Many of the crafts are useful and make nice gifts. You can paint, bead, glue, sew and assemble all kinds of goodies. Make hats, tee-shirts, jewelry, mugs, photo frames, and more! For the youngest crafters, OTC features color-your-own toys and craft activities. You can purchase dozens of holiday craft kits for $-$6 for a set of twelve. Check out their after-Christmas clearances for loads of craft sets priced at 12 for $1-$2! Read more for Valentines Day crafts...

Ash Wednesday Craft Project

Ash Wednesday approaches for Christians. In 2009, Ash Wednesday falls later in the year than usual, on February 25 (my dad's birthday- Happy Birthday, Dad!) Easter falls on April 12. Here's a great craft to bring us into spiritual focus for Ash Wednesday and the lenten season. Make a cross candle holder to commemorate the seven weeks of lent. It's like an advent wreath for lent! Use the trunk from your Christmas to connect Christmas and Easter. Children will process the tie-in between Easter and Christmas much better with this craft. (I should have posted this earlier when we still had our Christmas trees; sorry!) At any rate, read on