Our Family Easter Traditions #CatholicCentral #EasterTraditions

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Easter has always had a special place in my heart for as long as I can remember. As a little girl, I always looked forward to my grandma picking me up for a special Easter service at church, then afterwards, Sister Hutsel always put on an elaborate egg hunt in the church field for the children. While all of the other kids were busy trying to find one of the 6 golden eggs that each contained a crisp $1 bill inside, I was on a mission to snatch up as many of the foil wrapped chocolate covered marshmallows I could get my hands on before the other kids returned to normal egg hunting activities. Of course, when I got home most of the chocolate had melted sitting out in the hot sun during the service, but hey, chocolate is still chocolate, right? I've since outgrown my egg hunting days, and sadly my girls have also, but that little egg hunting tradition is carried out through our family every year still, with the girls getting excited about stuffing the eggs and hiding them for their younger cousins now.

I look forward to Easter every year because we have so many family traditions. While my girls are too old for hunting eggs, they do get excited to wake up and find the bunny has left them a small basket filled with goodies and candies. They also still love to each get a carton of hard boiled eggs to dye and decorate. Additionally, we always make an Easter themed recipe, like peanut butter eggs or something along the lines of these edible chocolate Easter baskets.

Jason's mom usually takes over hosting of dinner for the whole family, where there's an elaborate meal served, followed by Egg hunting and board games. At some point, the Easter Bunny (Jason) makes an appearance, though our costume is a bit dated and scary looking, so he doesn't stay long because it's always a given that one child is bound to cry if he gets too close. It's all in good fun though, and they usually wave goodbye to the bunny once they see he's ready to go hopping back down the bunny trail to scare visit more neighborhood kids.

You can see why I love the holiday so much, and am counting down the days until Easter 2019 is finally here. In the meantime, our friends at Catholic Central have put together a downloadable PDF with 6 Tips to Prep for Your Epic Easter. Feel free to download and print it out. Then, snap a few pictures of your family's Easter traditions and share on Instagram using the hashtags #CatholicCentral and #EasterTraditions

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