An Easter Table....

On Sunday, our family will sit down and share our Easter dinner together as half my family will be away on Easter weekend.

I was tasked today with creating a fresh tablescape for our dinner.

The inspiration for the colour scheme came from the turqouise and green napkins I found at Superstore.

I just love those colours together...so fun & fresh.

So I pulled out a few turqouise and green things so everyone could party together.

I used some small custard cups to stand in as little 'nests' and added some paper grass and sparkly eggs.

 Then I filled some white serving bowls with eggs in the right colours.

 Yellow tulips and green apples complete the table...simple and colourful.

We are having a turkey for our Easter dinner because I just cooked a brown-surgar glazed ham for Sunday dinner last weekend.

I have everything ready except for the dessert....I am having such a hard time trying to decide what to make.

Any suggestions?

What are you making for Easter dinner dessert?

Happy Weekend!

xo

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Sweet & Silly Marshmallow Kabobs for Easter...

We are preparing to celebrate Easter a week early at our house since my boys will be away in British Columbia for a hockey tournament on Easter weekend.

I have been busy in the kitchen creating a few sweeet treats for our special dinner and to share with a few friends.

I've seen marshmallow kabobs around in stores, and I thought they would be so fun to make at home, so I bought some supplies and dreamed up my own version.

This project is perfect to do with little ones too....the marshmallows and the easy 'melt, dip and coat' method with candy wafers are easy for little hands to manage.

The little chick marshmallows at the top of the kabobs, purchased at the dollar store,  add a little touch of silly and whimsy .

{or a little touch of 'Chuckie Doll', whichever you prefer! The faces are a little sad.}

For this project you will need:

-candy melts in different colours
-sprinkles in different colours
-bamboo skewers
-a bag of marshmallows {a regular size bag of marshmallows will make approx. 7 kabobs.If you plan to make a lot, I would definitely buy a jumbo bag.}
-chickadee marshmallows {optional}

Start by organizing the sprinkles into small bowls for dipping the marshmallows.

I used these little custard cups.

Place a sheet of waxed paper on a cookie sheet as a place for the dipped marshmallows to dry.

Next, melt a small bowl of candy melts in the microwave for 40-50 seconds. Stir with a spoon until mixture is smooth.

Just melt one colour at a time and dip marshmallows if this is a one person project.

Melt a few bowls of wafers of different colours if you are doing this project as a group.

After dipping the marshmallows in the melted wafers, roll in sprinkles.

{ This is a super fun job for kids.You could give each child a bowl of melted wafers and sprinkles to do.}

Place dipped marshmallows on cookies sheet of waxed paper to harden...this should take about 10-15 minutes.

If you are doing this project with children, this is a good time for a little break or snack.

When the dipped marshmallows are 'set', thread on  bamboo skewers.

Leave about 1-2 inches at the bottom with no marshmallows as a place to hold the kabob.

The dipped marshamallows should slide onto skewers with a little gentle pressure.

I used 6 marshmallows to make 1 kabob.

For fun, you can add chickadees to the top of the kabobs, or jelly beans or gumdrops would be another fun option.

Have fun with it!

And I added a little ribbon to the bottom for extra colour...and if you have been reading Echoes of Laughter for awhile, you know how I am slightly ribbon crazy.

Pile high on a plate and admire your creations!

I bought pretzel bags to package these up with, but they did not fit...darn.

So I wrapped the 'bobs in saran wrap to keep them from drying out.

These would be so fun to make & give to a child's class at school, or a sunday school class.

Or just a fun edible craft to make with kids!

My 11 yr. old could not wait to eat one, and he had quite the interesting coloured mustache when he was finished.

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