Easy Easter Cupcakes

With Easter just days away, I wanted to share a fun little activity I like to do with my girls. We don't get to crazy in our house over Easter,  but I do try to incorporate some elements of the holiday just so the girls can have some fun seasonal things to do.   A tradition of ours is to make Easter cupcakes it's pretty much the same each year but as they get a year older they become more involved in making them. And they're always excited to help more in the kitchen. It's super easy to make and what kid doesn't enjoy playing with frosting and candy. 

What You'll Need:

-cupcake liners

-cake mix [boxed or your own recipe will do]

-frosting [can or your own recipe]

-bag of coconut flakes

-egg shaped candy [we used M&M's this year, but in the years past we've used mini Robin's eggs]

-small ziploc bag

-blue & green food dye [you could just use green but I like to add a little blue]

First, bake your cupcakes. Once they're done let them cool. While they're cooling, fill your ziploc bag with the coconut flakes add a few drops of dye, and let your little ones shake away. I made 2 baggies so each one of my girls could make their own "grass."

 Once they've cooled and the coconut flakes now look like grass. Frost the cupcakes and let the little ones decorate to their hearts desire. They'll be so proud of themselves and eating and sharing them will be that much more fun.

FYI, the aprons are from Target. They were in the dollar section months ago. 

Hope you all a wonderful Easter weekend!

Linking up at Style Elixir

What I Wore: Blooming in Kate Spade

Easter was the perfect reason to wear this Kate Spade dress. This has got to be one of the best finds ever at Nordstrom Rack. I picked this dress up a few months ago for around $30. Ridiculous, right!? I can't believe how lucky I was to come across it. I absolutely adore this dress, the cut is just so flattering. It has a beautiful scoop back and the print is so on trend.

When I bought the dress it was a tad too big around the waist and the chest. But not enough that it would deter me from purchasing at only $30. I figured I would either get it taken in or shrink it. And since the material wasn't anything that could get ruined in the wash, I decided to try the latter of the two options. The end product was a perfect fit. So glad I tried that before shelling out money to get it tailored. 

I've found myself needing to try shrinking a lot of my clothes lately. I'm truly grateful that shedding all the baby weight and then some has been easy. But it's getting a bit ridiculous now, I'm starting to feel like a 12 year old boy. Which makes it hard to find clothing that fits, especially bottoms. I actually had to reach out to my good friend, who happens to be very petite, to find some jean suggestions. Would love to hear suggestions from any of you petite gals as well. 

Outfit Details:

Dress: Kate Spade [similar here and here] | Shoes: Rock & Republic [similar here] | Belt: Borrowed from my sister, Tiffany [similar here] | Necklace: Luxe Craving [same here] | Sunnies: Vince Camuto [same here]

Weekend Recap: Easter Eggstravaganza

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend with your friends and families. We certainly had fun. It was Baby Sis's first Easter so that was exciting. And the girls got to go to our community egg hunt. 

Here's a bit of our weekend in pictures.

Saturday morning with my little egg hunters. 

Ready. Set. Egg Hunt!

Baby Sis took a break while egg hunting to watch the other kids.

Big Sis's Outfit Details: 

H&M sweater, top, and skirt | Leggings: Target | Sandals: Old Navy

Big Sis's egg hunting outfit. Love my little preppster. Layering just like mommy.

Daddy wanted to make the girls' Easter baskets this year. Not too shabby. And they didn't end up with baskets full of baseball stuff. Whew! Haha!

Attempting to get another picture with my girls. 

Look at this girl go. Baby Sis only 10 months old and attempting to run through the grass.

All dressed up for Easter. I love when they're nice to each other. Ha! They're both feisty little gals so moments like these are rare. 

Once again Big Sis is distracted. Oh well, best pic of the girls and I in our Easter dresses. 

Check back tomorrow for details on this Kate Spade dress.

I hope you all had an amazing weekend and that this week will be nothing less.