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So many Easter bonnets!

Today’s Postcard from Bunchland comes from your neighborhood librarian in Virginia.

Make way for some seriously creative Easter ideas

Easter wouldn’t be Easter without a sugar rush, a solid egg hunt and a killer brunch. Here at Bunch, we like to keep things interesting by throwing some unexpected tricks and treats into the Easter mix. We have some great ideas for DIY Easter bonnets and chow-mein birds nests, simple crafts like dino-egg bath bombs and no shortage of creepy chocolate bunnies and wacky peep dioramas for you and your kids to chuckle at. Join us as we review our best Easter ideas from our lovely bloggers, crafters and readers.

TREATS

Krista Rao’s Easter to-do list is pretty tasty. While creme egg cupcakes are in the oven, she plans on making silk tie dyed eggs and finger print chick cards. Oh yeah, this is all going down before the glow-in-the-dark egg hunt. We hope this crafty lady’s super powered Easter list inspires yours.  Read more...

For all the grand ladies and handsome fellas

We always knew spring was finally on its way with the annual trip to Laura Ashley when Grandma would buy this girl her annual Easter dress. Grandma being pretty set in her ways, she also insisted this girl have a pretty hat to wear with said dress. (Grandma was over the moon when that whole Blossom-hat craze happened in grade four.) But a hat that accompanies an Easter dress (something with a floral pattern and/or satin sash, often ruffled) is not merely a hat; rather it is an Easter bonnet.

Where to find an Easter Bonnet?

You can check the usual suspects – the giant department stores – since they’ll have the Easter dress clothes, or find a great boutique kids’ clothing store like Bean Sprout.

How do you turn a sun hat into an Easter Bonnet?  Read more...