Easter can be one of the most entertaining and meaningful holidays of the year, especially when it comes to celebrating with children.

There are literally hundreds of ideas that you can incorporate into your celebrations to make Easter for kids a very special and memorable occasion. Easter is perhaps second only to Christmas when it comes to notable holidays to make a big fuss over. As a parent, you can add that special touch to the occasion that will keep your children enthralled throughout the Easter season with these Easter ideas for kids and by adding Easter gifts for kids.

Easter dessert treats

Part of celebrating Easter is sharing good food with family and friends. The kids in your family can join in the fun by helping to prepare snacks and special treats for the occasion. You’ll have very willing participants when you ask for help baking one of your favorite Easter desserts.

Easter dessert recipes specially designed for the season, like pear bunnies, empty grave cake, and resurrection cookies, add Easter themes to your baking experience.

Easter crafts brighten the season

Easter-themed art projects bring a smile to the faces of young and old. Your children can make your family and your guests happy by crafting:

• Easter cards, posters, baskets and wall hangings with meaningful quotes or verses.

• A simple egg carton can hold decorative handmade flowers.

• Puffy eggs can be decorated with bees, butterflies, doves, or bluebirds and placed in baskets or hung as decorations.

• A beautiful butterfly collage on a prominent wall can symbolize new life and regeneration for the Easter season

Special art projects that portray the spirit of Easter make children enjoy memorable Easter ideas, gifts and decorations that will be appreciated by others.

Meaningful traditions for a heartfelt Easter setting

Meaningful traditions lived through in childhood become meaningful traditions for your children when they are older. They also help them better understand the true meaning of the Easter season and why it is celebrated.

• To symbolize Jesus’ prayer time in the garden, make a miniature garden basket

• Celebrate Passover with your family, in the same way as Jesus’ last supper with his disciples.

• A wonderful tradition that your children can pass down from generation to generation is reading Easter books and stories as a family.

• In the week leading up to Easter Sunday, listen to Easter songs or put an Easter gift in their basket.

Easter for children is an exciting day filled with everything needed to create lifelong memories that they will remember and share with others for years to come.