Today we’re featuring two lovely spring flower girls, captured by Jamie Findlay of Jamie Findlay Photography. Aren’t these ladies beautiful?
{We love a flower girl dressed in pink! This little cutie is wearing our Caryssa Gown.}
{We adore this Gatsby inspired wedding! Our Sophi Gown was the perfect choice for this flower girl’s dress!}
Looking for some fun ways to celebrate with your little one this year? The crazy Easter egg hunts and egg-dying are still a ways down the road for your tiny tot. That doesn’t mean your snuggle bunny has to miss out on all the fun. Here are some baby-approved activities that will add delight to his first Easter holiday. Take a look at these creative baby’s first Easter ideas.
For the littlest of littles:
Dress your precious little one up in a new dress or outfit. One of the funnest things to do with new young babies is dress them up! Aren’t holidays great excuses to put on something cute and fancy? Check out our adorable holiday outfits for boys and dresses for girls.
Put together an at-home photo shoot. You’ll want to remember all of baby’s firsts-including his first Easter holiday. There are so many props and poses you can use. Scatter Easter eggs, put baby in a large Easter basket, get a snapshot of her in a pretty tutu and bunny ears. Get creative! The possibilities are endless.
Do a fun Easter craft. Who doesn’t love baby foot and handprints? Drag out some paint and stamp baby’s little limbs on some thick paper or canvas. You can even decorate them to make Easter-related pictures.
Make Easter egg shakers. Little ones love rattles! Why not make a fun holiday shaker out of a plastic Easter egg and whatever you have in your cupboard? Rice, dried beans, and popcorn kernels make awesome noise makers. Just be sure to seal the egg well and test it before passing it off to your little guy.
For Mobile Babies:
Egg hunt in a kiddie pool. Fill a kiddie pool with Easter grass. (You can even make your own by shredding paper). Scatter plastic eggs inside and mix it all up. Baby will have so much fun crawling through the ‘grass’ looking for eggs. With a big enough pool, you could even invite his playmates over to join in the fun!
Egg scoop. Fill a large bowl with plastic eggs. Add a spoon that’s large enough to scoop the eggs well. Your little one will love emptying the bowl over and over again.
Have an Easter Egg bubble bath. Float some plastic eggs in the tub for a fun new bath time toy. To make it extra fun, add bubbles and extra rubber duckies!
Teach baby a fun Easter song. Remember your mom singing ‘Here Comes Peter Cottontail’ when you were a kid? Warm up your singing voice and belt it to your babe. It may be awkward for you, but she’ll love it!
Make egg popsicles. Fill a couple plastic eggs with a yummy puree for your little one. No need to be unhealthy. Baby food freezes just fine! We recommend using eggs with a small hole in the top for ease. Fill the egg using a syringe and top it off with a sucker stick. Your older kids will love these too!
Any other ideas? We’d love to hear how you celebrated baby’s first Easter.
It’s always fun to try something new around the holidays. With a million kids Easter activities to choose from, we’re shooting for three new ones this year.
I love the idea of growing our own Easter grass. I know my kids would enjoy watering it every day and watching it grow. …And wouldn’t it be fun to decorate with? Here’s a great tutorial from How Does She?.
These cascarones look like so much fun! I know I’d be in for a mess, but the kids would have a blast making and breaking them. Mom.me has a great picture tutorial on how to make these.
I really enjoy doing fun service activities as a family. I think it’s important to incorporate service into our family time. Especially around holidays. I love the idea of ‘egg’ing someone for Easter! I’ve seen several variations of this: scatter treat-filled eggs in their yard and leave the sign on their door; leave a basket of candy-filled eggs; or my favorite-put together a simple plate of home-made Easter treats and do the ring and run. This activity offers extra family time since we’ll make the treats together. Family Ever After has a cute “You’ve Been Egged” free printable.
Easter is just around the corner! Do you have your baby Easter gift baskets yet? Don’t wait any longer! These gift totes make the perfect gifts for your little ones. Each is personalized just for them, making you a very thoughtful giver.
Our lamb gift tote is the perfect Easter gift for your little one! Filled with an adorable selection of soft lambs, this set has everything he’ll want! From cuddling the stuffed lamb to shaking the rattle. He’ll be entertained for hours. Snuggle together in the super soft minky blanket and read the Mary Had A Little Lamb finger puppet book. Little ones adore the lamb lovey. The gift tote is personalized with baby’s name, making this gift extra special. Great for baby boys and girls.
Make washing a blast with our bath time gift tote. This adorable set includes everything a baby needs for a fun, comfortable bath. Your little munchkin will have a splash with the squirting duck and waterproof bath time book. The soft washcloths feature a loop for easy drying. He’ll stay warm and comfortable in the hooded cotton terry towel. Includes a muslin gift tote, embroidered with your little one’s name.
Looking for a fun gift for your little monkey? Our monkey gift tote is perfect for your bouncing baboon! He’ll have a swinging time with the adorable monkey rattle and Five Little Monkeys finger puppet book. Even the wildest of little ones can’t resist a snuggle with the monkey lovey. When he’s finally had all his fun, the satin-trimmed minky blanket and stuffed monkey are welcomed as naptime companions. Everything is tucked neatly inside the personalized tote.
Like what you see? Find more gift sets here.
Holidays are a great time to get everyone together and share in family traditions. We love to hear how different families celebrate. So, today we’re sharing some family Easter traditions from a few local moms.
SueAnn:
We have a big family and every year we get together on the river bottoms and have a big Easter egg hunt for the kids. The teenagers get to find a bag filled with candy. They love it because they get to feel like they are not a child anymore but they still get the thrill of hunting for something. We always have an open-pit fire so everyone can roast a hot dog for lunch and there is always good food to go with them. Then we get to visit with each other and catch up on what is happening in each of our lives. This is a great time for everyone and the kids especially look forward to it.
Katy:
I like to split the Easter holiday into two days. We try to do the Easter Bunny activities, which include egg hunts, candy and fun activities on Saturday. My favorite thing the Easter bunny gives the littles are a new Sunday church outfit. Maybe a dress shirt for the boys and a dress for the girls. We often are given a book about Christ for the littles to read as well.
We reserve Sunday for more religious events. We want Sunday to be Christ-centered. We talk about the Savior and how important He is in our lives and that He rose from the dead that day. This year, I want to try this Easter activity centered on Jesus.
Bethany:
Growing up my Mom always made Egg Asparagus Casserole on Easter. She would just use sliced bread, nothing fancy, and dry it out a little in the oven. Then we would have to count all the eggs and make sure we found them all because my Mom made sure that there was a enough for the casserole. If there were cracked eggs the coloring would soak through, and we had multi-colored casserole.
For my little family, we stay in Blackfoot for a city hunt and support the activities where we live.
Samantha:
I have the fun opportunity to start Easter traditions with my little family this year. My daughter is just over and year and we’re expecting a son just after Easter. I want family traditions to be a big part of their lives, so I’ve put a lot of thought into how we celebrate holidays now.
I know my little girl will love hunting for Easter eggs and we’ll probably let her indulge in some treats. I adored the gift baskets the Easter bunny brought to me as a child and plan to carrying on that tradition on as well. I hope to do the egg hunt and bunny basket on the Saturday before Easter Sunday so that we can have a more religious celebration on the Sabbath. I fell in love with this idea from Your Home-based Mom. You read the Easter story from the bible with fun trinkets that help you remember it. I especially love this for little kids.
As a child, I always got a new dress to wear to church on Easter Sunday. I loved getting all dressed up in something new. I hope my kids will love these traditions as much as I did when I was a child.
Share with us! We’d love to hear your family Easter traditions!
Sounding off your kids’ names in a roll call and still missing the one you needed. …you might be a mom.
Motherhood. We’ve been there. Happy Friday from One Small Child!
Looking for the perfect baby name for your little bundle of joy? Naming your little one is a big decision, and parents-to-be often feel the pressure. Today’sParent.com shares their best baby naming tip: “If you’re searching for a name that’s unique, yet still somewhat trendy, checking the local statistics for your city or province can help get your creative juices flowing with accurate, timely information of what other parents are naming their children.” Want more baby naming advice before you make the final call? Check out this article from Parents.com. Today we’re sharing some current and upcoming baby naming trends for 2015.
Upcoming Baby Name Trends: BabyCenter.com has predicted the 5 upcoming baby names for boys and girls in 2015.
Girls:
Boys:
Current Baby Name Trends: Here’s what was popular in 2014, according to BabyNames.com.
Top 25 Most Popular Baby Girl Names:
Top 25 Most Popular Baby Boy Names:
Today, we’re all about monograms. We love offering monograms on our baby clothes and gifts. What a wonderful way to add a personal touch to your little one’s special outfit! A gift becomes so much more when embroidered with her name or initials.
Just for fun, here’s a little background information on monograms:
“An individual’s monogram is often a very fancy piece of art used for stationery, for adorning luggage, for embroidery on clothing, and so forth. These monograms may have two or three letters.
A traditional 3-letter monogram has the initial of the individual’s last name (surname) set larger, or with some special treatment in the center, while the first name initial appears to the left of it and the middle name initial appears to the right of it. For example, if the individual’s name is Mary Ann Jones, and Jones is the surname, then the arrangement of letters would be thus: MJA, with the surname initial set larger in the center, the M for Mary to the left and the A for Ann to the right.” – Jeanine Twigg, Author of Embroidery Machine Essentials
At One Small Child, we offer monograms, initials, names and dates on so many of our clothes and gifts. Just look for the words “Can Be Personalized” under the product image. There are a variety of embroidery or engraving options for these items. Simply click into the product page and look for the Personalize Options box to view the options for that specific item. When you click on the Personalize button, all the information you need will pop up, including embroidery placement images, thread color photos and text boxes to enter in your information. So easy!
“A monogrammed gift is a measure of love just like home cooking for friends and family. When you take the time to mark a gift, it makes it profoundly personal.” – Shannon Britton (Southern Proper Monograms)
Looking for something fabulous for your Little Boy Blue’s spring celebration? We love the Noah outfit for Easter, his first birthday, a spring Christening or wedding. …Oh the possibilities.
Our Noah Blue Christening Outfit is an adorable one-piece short-all. Made from blue silk, this outfit is lightweight and comfortable for baby. Not to mention, so luxurious! The simple style features cuffed sleeves and legs. Silk-covered buttons accent each cuff. The pleated front lends to the menswear-inspired design. Your little man’s look is topped off with an adorable beret hat.
Noah blue christening outfits are available here in sizes Newborn through 24 months. Just in time for your Easter celebrations!
