Easter and Dads

Dads have the power to enchant the kids when they can indulge in simple activities and celebrations along with the kids, and Easter provides an excellent opportunity for this. In addition to Easter decorations for the home, here are a few creative activities that will excite the kids immeasurably if dad can join them:

1. Baking an Easter Bunny Cake: If dad does not do much cooking, it is still possible to bake a bunny cake using a cake mix and readymade frosting that makes the job simple. But it will simply amaze the kids to see their dad baking a cake, and the Bunny Cake is going to be something too special for any kid in the world anyway.

2. Decorating Easter Eggs: All you need to do is to poke a small hole delicately in an egg, and drain it out till the shell becomes empty. Clean it, dry it, and now it is ready for funny decorations. Let your imagination run a riot, and encourage the kids to let their creative juices flow on the eggshells to create some wonderful decorations.

Happy Easter!!!

Have a safe and happy Easter

From the DIYFather Team

DIY with dad - Easter 2010

If you're stuck for a little DIY / craft project with your kids in the run up to Easter - check out the following suggestion from our "Make it Ruby" series.

What you need: plastic eggs, metallic acrylic paints, paint brushes, glitter, jewels, sequins, acrylic adhesive

Step-by-step guide:
1. Take the plastic eggs and gently ruff up the outer surface.
2. Apply thin layers of metallic acrylic paint so it will dry faster.
3. Add your design or patterns over your base color. After it dries enhance the sparkle with glitter, jewels, & sequins.

By MakeItRuby.com