Making Not Buying Experiences

Easter is a very special time. It's a time we reflect and rejoice in our Savior, Jesus Christ. I believe if you celebrate Easter, you shouldn't be offended by this.

It has always been our tradition to color eggs at Easter. I love to do that. It's so much fun with small children. I know there are many kinds of dye kits out there, but we've never used anything other than the very simplest kind. They have been about $.97 as long as I can remember.

Last year, we got a chance to color eggs with Little D. He was so amazed that we let him play with the eggs. He calls them "baby eggs." And he was able to play with the colored water and get his hands dirty. Well, maybe not dirty, but colored.

Daughter S and Little D colored eggs again this morning. I missed the excitement, but I know he really had fun. Both his hands were a nice shade of sage green.

The point is: you don't have to buy expensive things or pay a lot of money to create fun memories. We've used the same Easter baskets for years and the eggs and dye kits are very inexpensive. But we were able to create great memories over the years with our kids and now with our grandkids.

Happy Easter Everyone!