First Day of Spring

Put up the Easter Tree today. Humble, but made with love. Preschool Holidays was a big fan.

One month

...till Easter. Brought up the box of Easter decorations from the basement today. On the 20th, which is the first day of the Spring, I'm thinking of putting up an organic Easter tree in our house. Easter morning, surprises will await Preschool Holidays and Baby Holidays.

1 More Month

...till Spring. It's been another very cold winter here in the Upper Midwest. A little over 6 weeks until Easter. In a couple of weeks or so, I'll be bringing up our boxes of Easter decorations from the basement to take inventory. I'll present the Easter vision then.

In about 10 weeks

...I'll start decorating for Easter. The first decorations will go up March 20, which is the start of Spring. Easter Sunday is April 5.

This year, for the first time, I am considering buying a white artificial tree and decorating that for Easter season. I'm also considering putting out a Good Friday & Easter Sunday story set (like a Nativity set for Easter) for Toddler and Baby Holidays.

First Day of Spring

It may be the first day of Spring, but it's still quite cold here in the Upper Midwest. Easter is only one month away, so here's a rough draft of the upcoming Easter yard display:

I am calling this year's theme 'The Rabbit's Den', and I will build it especially for Toddler Holidays. I plan on setting up a den of branches on the front porch, upon which I will hang a host of plastic Easter eggs and other ornaments. I'll intersperse some Easter-colored lanterns, and probably decorate our red wagon and put a basket in it. I may even add a few Easter lilies to the display as well.

I'll put the display up on Easter Eve so Toddler Holidays awakes to discover that the Easter Bunny has made a special trip to his house overnight.

1 Week Till Spring

After a long, cold, icy, and snowy winter hiatus, Mr. Holidays is back. Spring arrives in one week. I'll be sharing my vision for the Easter display then.

Springtime Halloween

In our neighborhood, we have a few trees whose leaves are changing colors as if it were Fall. The tree in the video below has a rather black trunk, so perhaps the Fall colors are due to some type of inherent health issue? Or, I did read that late frosts can sometimes alter the pigmentation of Spring leaves. We have had 3 frosts so far this Spring.

Anyway, it's kind of fun to have a taste of Halloween in the Spring. Maybe someday, I'll create a 'Springtime Spirit Grove' display. Young Marrow does something like this in his backyard down in New Zealand.

New Hampshire Easter Egg Tree

Link with photo.

Operation Save Easter

Yesterday, I stopped by Home Goods for a quick visit and noticed that the store had already taken away about 90% of its Easter stash and replaced it with generic Spring products.  How disappointing, especially considering that we still have about two-and-a-half weeks until the big holiday.  Also, in my evening walks, I haven't seen a single outdoor Easter decoration in my neighborhood yet.

Easter (in the fun, holiday sense) is on life support. Fellow Easter bloggers and enthusiasts, it's up to us to save it.

It All Starts Tomorrow

The first Easter decoration goes out tomorrow, on the first day of Spring. Will start small and post a pic or two.