Easter

This Easter Sunday will not include going to Sunday mass. It also won’t include family and friends coming together to have a special meal. THAT IS OK. In fact, it’s more than ok. You know why? Because we are teaching our children that celebrations can still happen, and Easter can…

I thought I would share this little video for all the mamas that want to make a special little decoration for Palm Sunday and beyond to Easter and the whole year. And now that my boys are starting to show a big interest in my work, I wanted to let…

Picture it: 2003, Rome. My husband and I were in our first years of married bliss, living in Milan and Easter in Rome was just a train ride away. People travel from all over the world to visit Rome, but to see a Sunday mass, and on Easter Sunday, well…

I hope you are all had a wonderful Easter break. If you are like my family, we have an excess amount of sweets and chocolate in the home right now. It is a little out of hand, and I didn’t even buy any of it! We were lucky to receive…

Looking for a simple and rewarding decoration to do with your children for Easter? I wrote our tradition of making an Easter tree over on Omaiki.com. It’s a great activity to show off those Easter egg creations. Wishing you all a Happy Easter! How to Make an Easter Tree with…

This is one of those baking projects I loved doing with the boys, took beautiful pictures, and then didn’t post. So finally, after a long time in my computer file, here is an easy and beautiful cupcake you can do for spring or Easter. My inspiration was most definitely from…

I have looked high and low over the years for a similar Lenten calendar I had when I was a child in school. Pinterest is filled with ideas and calendars but they are not exactly what I was looking for. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, let…

There is nothing like flowers beginning to bloom, green grass starting to show through the muddy ground, and buds beginning to form on the trees above. I speak only from memory because here in Montreal, we are not really witnessing anything like that yet! In fact, we just received snow…

I’ve had the great opportunity to travel through different parts of Europe for festivals and special holidays while my husband and I lived in Italy before our children were born. I’ve wanted to write about those experience for some time, so I thought, what better time than the start of…

Happy Easter, everyone! I hope your Sunday has been filled with peace and joy on this most special day. Just out of curiosity, did you decorate eggs with your family? Did you use the dyes in the cups and dunk your eggs in different colours? A couple of days ago…