Author: Parent Living

MATERIALS 4-Inch Clay Pot Dark Green And Metallic Gold  Craft Paints Small Sponge Brush Small Paint Brush Instructions Gold Foil-Covered Coin Candies To Fill The Pot 2-Inch Shamrock Shape (Cut From Cardstock, Or A Sticker) Pencil  INSTRUCTIONSUse the sponge brush to paint the inside and the outside of  the pot with metallic gold paint. Let dry. Clean and dry the sponge brush. Use a pencil to trace a shamrock on the side of the pot (or apply a shamrock sticker to mask off a shamrock shaped area. Use the sponge brush and small paint brush to paint the bottom part of the pot dark green, leaving the rim, shamrock area, and inside of the pot gold. Let dry. You may need to apply more than one coat to achieve a solid green color in these areas. If you used a shamrock sticker, remove the sticker to reveal a gold shamrock shape surrounded by green. Fill the pot with gold coin candies.

INGREDIENTS6 Cups Crispy Rice Cereal Food Coloring 1 Bag of Marshmallows 4 Tbsp. Butter • Cooking Spray 4 Bowls for Mixing DIRECTIONSIn a large microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows  on HIGH for 2 minutes, stir, heat for an additional minute (microwave cooking times may vary). Stir until smooth. Divvy up the melted marshmallows into 4 bowls.Add food coloring to each bowl and mix well.Add 1-1/2 cups of cereal into each bowl of colored marshmallows.Work fast before the mixture hardens. Put one color at a time into a sprayed 9×13 pan. Let harden for a bit.

MATERIALS12 2- to 3-inch plastic Easter eggs that open into halvesPaper egg cartonSeeds for growing herbs or flowersPotting soilSpoonCraft paint, any color1-inch sponge brushPaper plateScissors INSTRUCTIONSCut off the lid and flap for closing the lid from the paper egg carton.Squeeze craft paint onto a paper plate and use the sponge brush to paint the inside of the bottom of the egg carton. Let dry, then repeat to paint the outside of the bottom of the egg carton. Let dry completely.Separate the halves of the plastic eggs, and use the longer halves.Spoon potting soil into each egg half and plant a seed in each egg. Lightly water the seeds and soil.Place the potted seed in the painted egg carton. Set on a tray or plate in a sunny location and watch seeds grow. 

INGREDIENTSLollipop sticks Bunny Peeps® Your Favorite Brand of Melting Chocolate Mini Marshmallows  DIRECTIONSCut the mini marshmallows in halves for the tails. Push a lollipop stick into each bunny about one inch. Line a pan with waxed paper. Dip bunnies into melting chocolate (see package for melting directions). Lay bunny pops onto lined pan. Put bunny tails into place before chocolate sets.

MATERIALS Potting Soil Wheat Grass Seed Spray Bottle for Watering Bottom Section of an Average Clay Pot to Hold Your Easter Grass (or something similar) Decorative Items of Your Choice • A Warm Sunny Spot  INSTRUCTIONS Prepare the potting soil—pour desired amount of soil into a large bowl. Wet the potting soil thoroughly (being careful not to use too much water). Fill your Easter container to three quarters full (but do not use all of your soil). Smooth the surface just a little by lightly patting it down. Place a medium to heavy layer of wheat grass seeds onto the surface of the soil and then sprinkle on another layer of potting soil to cover the seeds. Place in a warm sunny spot and water as needed. Once grass has sprouted, decorate to your liking. Decorate your Easter grass by creating flowers from toothpicks and construction paper,  felt or colored foam. You can also hide any type of decorative eggs in your Easter grass. 

INGREDIENTS1 cucumber 2 large carrots Small tub of cream cheese, well stirred and at room temperature Table knife Vegetable peeler Toothpicks Paper towels  DIRECTIONSSlice long strips of both the cucumber and the carrots  (1 cucumber slice and 2 carrot slices for each roll). Use a paper towel to pat dry 1 slice of cucumber and 1 slice  of carrot. Spread or dab a small amount of cream cheese to one side  of the carrot slice. Place the carrot slice, cheese side down,  on the cucumber slice. Starting at 1 small end, gently roll up the carrot/cucumber/ cream cheese stack. Using a second slice of carrot, wrap it around the rolled stack. Skewer the roll with a toothpick to  hold the layers together.