Iβm so glad itβs Easter! After working overtime to make up for the fact thereβs two bank holidays in a row (which essentially means you do the same amount of work in less time) I canβt wait for some time off this weekend.
Iβm looking forward to spending some real quality time with the children without trying to do five other things at once, hopefully having a bit of time to myself too and of course eating chocolate.
But while I have visions of baking with BB, hunting for chocolate eggs amongst the daffodils with Little B and curling up and reading books with the pair of them in the evening, just like Mothering Sunday thereβs the potential for it all to go a bit wrong what with the combination of Easter bunny excitement and all that sugar. Especially if the weatherβs bad and we end up cooped up inside.
So Iβve pre-planned 5 ways to survive Easter weekend:
1. Dilute the mayhem with as many family and friends as possible. More hands make light work and the more adults there are around, the easier it is to cope with over-excited kids. Weβre decamping to both sets of grandparentsβ houses where thereβll alsoΒ be lots of aunties and uncles on hand to help out.
2. Plan some rainy day activities. Thereβs nothing worse than hearing the drone βIβm boredβ so if the weather isnβt so good have some indoor activities up your sleeve. I love this slow cooker fudge recipe by You Baby Me Mummy which has just four ingredients, is really easy to make and best of all doesnβt make too much mess. Weβve already made some to give away as Easter presents and I’ve pinned the recipe here
3. Let off some steam. Even if the weather is bad a good run around in the great outdoors is a sure fire way of blowing away the cobwebs. The National Trust is hosting Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts at 271 properties over the bank holiday weekend and every child who takes part gets a chocolate treat. They also have an eight foot topiary bunny at their Stourhead property, and a further seven four foot versions. To find your nearest hunt visit www.cadbury.co.uk/easter
4. MakeΒ some βmeβ time. As well as spending time with BB and Little B Iβm also looking forward to having a bit of time just for me. Iβve been wanting to sit down and make a planting plan for the allotment for weeks, so Iβve bought a notebook and flower catalogues and am hoping to be able to make a start.
5. Treat yourself to a grown-up egg. I know thereβs nothing quite like a kidsβ Easter egg, but there are some amazing adult ones out there too. Chocolate truffle company Monty Bojangles sent me their new Taste Adventure truffle egg to try, which comes with eight truffles in flavours including flutter scotch and cookie moon. It costs Β£8, which sounds expensive for a hollow egg and some chocolates, but itβs jolly good chocolate.
I would show you more pictures that Iβve actually taken myself but Iβve, um,Β already eaten it allβ¦
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Great tips, we’re actually off to a Cadbury’s Egg Hunt this morning at the beautiful Ashridge Estate (while the sun shines- just watching the forecast!) Have a lovely Easter x #picnmix
Have fun! It glorious in our neck of the woods – have a great Easter too x
Ha ha, love that you had eaten the egg. So good to see the Easter tree being decorated, did BB enjoy doing it?
BB loves doing the Easter tree – this was actually taken last year as we havenβt put it up this year yet!
Wish I’d known about the Cadburys Easter egg hunt earlier but already made plans. Good points some of which I am already adopting. Happy Easter. #thelist Lifeinthemumslane
The hunts are on until Monday so there’s still time! Or there always next year…hope you have a great Easter x
Wonderful ideas and suggestions! We didn’t have any plans set in place for today (Easter Saturday) and it ended up being a wee bit disastrous. Luckily we’re off to visit the grandparents tomorrow so we should be set!
The weather is so bad where we are we’ve not only made fudge but Easter cupcake nests too! Hope you have a better day tomorrow…
Fab tips. I love Monty Bojangles! I’ve got a Thorntons egg coming my way, woop. Happy Easter. #JustAnotherLinky
I hadn’t come across Monty Bojangles before but love it! Enjoy your Thorntons!
Perfect as we sit bored in the rain! I have just opened my first Easter Egg box and got cracking! #justanotherlinky
There no point in wasting time – enjoy your egg!!
Perfect as we sit bored in the rain! I have just opened my first Easter Egg box and got cracking! Your fudge looks delicious #justanotherlinky
There’s no point in waiting – get stuck in!
I cannot believe the blooming rain so far!! What the heck after a lush day on Friday. I hope you have a fab time. We have Grandparents round and have just set the eggs up for tomorrow. Very excited xx Have a great day xx justanotherlinky
Hope your egg hunt was fun!x
I would have loved a Monty Bojangles egg! Those chocolates are scrummy! My daughter is away for the first week with her dad and grandparents and my partner and I are off to a wedding tomorrow which will be lovely. Sad about the weather but it’s nice to have a bit of a break from the school run. #SundayStars
Yes I won’t be missing the school run one little bit! Have fun x
I wish Id known about the Cadbury Easter Egg hunt! I’ll look out for that next year! I agree with the first point – more hands equal lighter work #sundaystars
The Easter egg hints are still on until bank holiday Monday if you have time!
The Easter egg hunts are still on until bank holiday Monday if you have time!
Great advice, haha love that you’ve eaten the egg already. Sounds yummy though. Have fun with the allotment planning too – sounds a very nice treaty thing to do for yourself #sundaystars
Thank you! The egg didn’t last very long at all I’m afraid…
I really wanted to get out to a NT property today but the weather has been all over the place! Maybe tomorrow π #sundaystars
The weather has been awful in Dorset although I did get out for a run which was a bonus – hope you make it out at some stage!
Some great ideas. I am So glad the weather is starting to improve which means more time in the garden. Half term in February was just depressing with dark and cold days and trying to full each day whilst being stuck indoors! Thanks National trust hunts look lovely
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It’s brightened up where we are now thank goodness! With a bit of luck the weather will get nice again x
Hope your Easter is going well so far and you’re enjoying some of that “me” time! #thelist
Thank you I have done – hope you did too!
I love ‘dilute the mayhem!’ I hope you had a wonderful Easter. Thanks for linking up to #TheList x
Yes we did thank you – hope you did too x
Lovely ideas. Hopefully had agreed Easter. I love being able to spend time with family – even better if you can go to them so you don’t need to worry about tidying up before and after!
Thanks for linking up to #sundaystars
Yes that’s true – although I did run around like a mad thing making sure our house was clean before we left so we didnβt come back to a mess!
I love the picture of the empty egg, that sounds delicious I would have loved one of them. Diluting the madness is a good idea. Thanks for linking to #PickNMix
That egg didn’t hang around long…
Hope you had a lovely Easter. Thanks for linking up to #justanotherlinky xx