Easter Books for the Family

15 Mar

While the truest gift of Easter cannot fit in a basket, I always look forward to a few carefully chosen items to bless our children with Easter Sunday morn. This year I am completely excited about the stunning coloring books I’ve linked in this post. In fact, I’ve already ordered two for our home! Additionally, below are some wonderful books that speak of spring and joy and hope. It is my desire that you either find a few items of your own here or inspiration for items to add to your baskets as you create memories this Easter Season.

Let me add, the weeks leading up to Easter find our family reading through a pile of books, many of which are listed in this post: Twelve Books to Celebrate Easter With Your Family. The memories that we build around these books, yearly traditions, and the gospel message are ones I hope will last long after gifts in Easter baskets are forgotten and all the chocolate eggs gobbled away.

All ages:

Two of our kids share a room, which makes reading after bedtime a bit of a challenge. These little book lights are an easy solution. One is on its way to my door to pop in a basket of our own.

Little Boy and Girl:

Elementary to Middle Grade Boys and Girls:

Spring is in full bloom. What about some resources to explore creation?

Handicrafts:

Missionary biographies and some favorite books for spring:

What are some of your Easter basket essentials?

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Twelve Books to Celebrate Easter with Your Family

21 Mar

It can be easy to leap into spring planning for a break from school and work, and eagerly seeking the signs of a new season: dogwood blooms, azaleas, buttercups, and irises. Next thing we know, Holy Week is upon us and we have just enough time to break out our Easter resources and decorations.

Our family anticipates celebrating Good Friday with a trip to the local bakery to grab fresh hot cross buns, dying Easter Eggs on the Saturday before Easter, and perhaps initiating a few new traditions. However, the best way we celebrate and focus for Resurrection Day is by reading a heaping stack of books. So, until we savor the hot cross buns and dye eggs, we ready our hearts and prepare our minds with some of our favorite books to celebrate Easter. Below are twelve books that we return to each year. Plus a bonus book that we are adding since the publication of this post. Happy Easter!