The Easter weekend was so much fun, I wish we had more four day bank holidays! It was all about Easter bonnets and cake this weekend.
Those extra couple of days — tagged on to the weekend — give us so much more time to make, do, relax, socialise and generally catch up on life. I feel as though I did so much stuff — lots of lovely ‘crafty’ things too — that I often struggle to find the time to do mid-week.
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Making Easter Bonnets
Asides from making Easter salt dough decorations — and decorating a little tree with our creations — The Twinkles and I also made Easter bonnets, for a little parade they were having at nursery the following Tuesday.
We had such a fun afternoon; sticking and gluing, choosing fabric and decorations, to pretty up the plain little hats we’d bought.
Even though the boys couldn’t get too involved with the glueing — as I was using a hot glue gun — they really got into choosing what to put on the hats (and where).
Fluffy chicks, glitter sprinkles, beaded eggs, polystyrene eggs, these hats were covered in a LOT of Easter frip, let me tell you! ;)
It makes me feel so happy when I bother to do things like this with my littles.
They get such a lot out of it and it’s really heartwarming to see how engaged and interested they are.
Even if it’s just getting out the colouring books and crayons, it’s clear to see — even at this young age — how much they love being creative.
Everything stops for tea
Mission completed, we decided to treat ourselves with some cake (tough work, this Easter bonnet making business).
I’d bought some delicious Mr Kipling cakes and we figured this would be a good time to sample the goodies and reward ourselves for all our efforts.
Out came the cake stand and on went the hats. My tiny boys were pleased as punch with their creations and doubly happy to be sampling some cakes!
A really ‘sweet’ end to a very lovely afternoon of making and doing.
Milk and cake was definitely the highlight for my tiny boys! Whilst we had a really fun afternoon, making Easter bonnets, it really was made a hundred times better with cake.
After all, isn’t everything?
Caro Davies is a former art-director turned writer and content-creator, and editor behind UK lifestyle blog The Listed Home. She writes about home-related topics, from interiors and DIY to food and craft. The Listed Home has been featured in various publications, including Ideal Home, Grazia, and Homes & Antiques magazines.
Those photos are so cute. They look so engrossed and happy! Busy boys! I bet they enjoyed the cake afterwards. The hats looks fab! The Easter weekend really was lovely wasn’t it? Wish we could have more 4- day weekends to spend together as a family more often :) Jess x
Aah thanks Jess! The first of many Easter Bonet making afternoons, I’ll bet!! Over the course of the next few years I think there are going be many afternoons like this! So nice to finish off with a bit of cake though!! That made their entire afternoon! ;)
Lovely photos of your boys and they definitely deserved a cake treat after all that hard work. Love your cake stand! xx
Aaah thanks Hayley! It was such a good afternoon. Lovely to do ‘crafty’ things with them… and even better to be rewarded with some cake at the end of it all ;)
Fond memories of Easter bonnet making thanks to your beautiful pics. Commenting for myself and on behalf of BritMums and thanking you for taking part.
Such a lovely, lovely premise for a linky! I really enjoyed being involved. But not quite as much as my tiny boys!! They were delighted to have an excuse to eat cake! :)
Annnnnnnnnd all of a sudden I REALLY want a French Fancy! ;)
Love the boys Easter bonnets – fab job!
I wish we had more four day weekends too – they’re amazing.
Jenna at Tinyfootsteps xx
Haha!! I’d totally forgotten about French Fancies!! The yellow ones were my favourite ;) And ohmygoodness… four day weekends…
there really should be more, shouldn’t there?! X
Great Post! We joined in too with the #BetterWithCake Linky Challenge and had a great time too. Your photos are beautiful! #BrilliantBlogPosts
Thanks so much! I’ll pop along and have a look at your post :)
These pictures are so cute – they look like they really enjoyed themselves. And you can’t go wrong with cake ;) #PoCoLo
Aah— they really did have a lovely afternoon! So sweet to see them getting involved in the bonnet making but their favourite bit was definitely the cake! ;)
I love your photos so much Caro!!! Gorgeous!
The boys look like they had loads of fun and what better reward than cake?!
Aaah thanks Karen :) Cake was definitely the best reward for them :) X
My kids would love to love in your house Caro, they love arts and craft and i am so terrible. #sundaystars
Aaah — I’m sure that’s not true lovely!! Kids love a bit of creativity — even if it’s just painting or sticking :) x
Everything is totally made better with cake. I completely adore all those pictures of Bertie and Cosmo helping their mama make Easter bonnets. It is always so lovely doing creative and crafty things with our little ones. I am always so surprised by how much Little Miss H loves getting crafty and the look of concentration on her face during. Oh, and Little Miss H loves cake too. She gets that from her mother. Another gorgeous post honey (all your posts are gorgeous). Hugs Mrs H xxxx
Isn’t it just?! Cake — in all it’s guises — makes me very happy indeed! :)