The Home Made Easter Thread

kath72

Now we are in Lent and the next creative event in my calendar is Easter.

So let’s share our hot cross buns, simnel cakes and other festive bakes and makes!

Does anyone make their own Easter eggs?

Will you be making cards or gifts for Mothering Sunday ?

Or are you celebrating another festival over the next 6 weeks such as Purim, Magha Pujah, Holi, Hola Mahala or the spring equinox?

Does anyone make any springtime decorations for their home?

Are you planting or making anything for your garden over the next few weeks?

Any seasonal home made stuff is welcome in this thread whether it’s baking, crafts, writing or anything else creative ... I’m looking forward to seeing things you’ve made

frenchielove

Anither great thread @kath72 my son and his family make a wreath for the door in Spring, and organise an egg hunt. When they were young, the children always made home made cards for us. Never tried to make my own egg, but have done painted proper eggs in the past, and marble ones.

kath72

If you can get a picture of the spring wreath I’d love to see it @frenchielove

grandadbob

offered to make some easter eggs before with body chocolate,,,

but nancaz said no

nancaz

Got cards for our grandchildren put money in , and got them a egg,

yvonnearmstrong

@kath72

I love your threads and your so creative

I loved Easter when I was little with my two other sisters wearing our Easter bonnets❤

And boiling eggs to paint.........oh and making a right mess with paint etc............memories❤

I'll look forward to see what people make

Yvonne

mrscake

When you’ve got a houseful of wee ones to keep occupied (they love getting their hands in) or you just feel like knocking up something quick yourself you can’t beat this. You can use cheap choc and cheap biscuits as it goes a long way. Double it up if you’ve really got a houseful. Excruciatingly sweet though!

Crumby Eggs

1 tin condensed milk

500g chocolate (Dark or milk works best, white goes oily)

1 packet digestive biccies

Bash biscuits until they are crumbs in a plastic bag or use a food processor.

Melt the broken up chocolate in a pan with the condensed milk.

Add the crumbs.

Mix well until all is combined.

Grab a handful and roll into an egg shape.

Keep going quickly until you’ve used the panful.

Put the “eggs” in the fridge to chill (preferably overnight if you can leave them alone).

Lick the pan out. 😀

mahooli

@mrscake definitely going to give that a go thank you.

I will be making my own hot cross buns without the peel as I really dislike that.

janny27

We will be caravanning/camping with all our family. We'll have bbq's and an Easter egg hunt for the children and some games along with the odd G &T or prosecco for the adults!

kath72

@mahooli ... that’s always a good reason to make your own show us a picture when you’ve made them

67red12

@kath72 i have many fond memories of my kids when they were little making easter cards & the traditional easter nests with shredded wheat & chocolate lol i also remember my late Nan & i buying some easter egg moulds & making home made eggs, i spent most weekends & school holidays with my Nan & she taught me many life skills one of which was cooking , its funny how you forget these things your post jogged my memory thanks 🙂

piaxmonia

I am going to try....thank you

kath72

Oh I’d forgotten about the shredded wheat nests @67red12

I recall having most of the box left in my cupboard for months cos no one liked it without the chocolate

67red12

@kath72 yes we only bought it for the nests lol x

mrscake

@mahooli

mrscake

When I was young the eggs tended to all be white so paint showed up easier from our little paint boxes.
We also dyed them half brown with by filling a pan half full of water and boiling them with loads of onion skins. We also dyed them red using beetroot, well more of a dark pink.
I have a memory of some yellow ones one year but that may have been using something highly toxic!

bluemoonbaz

Nice one kath i love your creative threads @kath72

kath72

@mrscake
I like your use of natural dyes ... I normally end up with pink hands whenever I do anything with beetroot . I wonder if turmeric would make them yellow? It definately works on my wooden spoons

mrscake

@mrscake
I like your use of natural dyes ... I normally end up with pink hands whenever I do anything with beetroot . I wonder if turmeric would make them yellow? It definately works on my wooden spoons
You're right about turmeric, I've got yellow rings on my worktop from it! I doubt that my Mother had heard of it back then though. I suspect she just tipped a bottle of cake colouring in and hoped for the best. Goodness knowks what E numbers where in them back them. And a nice dose of cadmium etc to go with them.
Hey ho, I'm still here and still painting eggs!

I will use turmeric to dye this year. I also feel a nice golden latte coming on! Thanks for the tip!

frenchielove

Hey @kath72 and everyone, just look at this

https://food-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/color-easter-eggs-with-veggies-herbs-instead-store-bought-dyes-0160965/