Create a living basket with your family that represents the meaning of Easter.
As Easter approaches, it’s a wonderful time to reflect on the true meaning of the holiday and create meaningful traditions.
Sunny Mahe shares her unique approach to celebrating Easter with intention, focusing on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and creating lasting memories with her family.
Making Easter Intentional
Sunny Mahe noticed that her family’s Easter celebrations were filled with eggs, bunnies, and spring decorations, but lacked a focus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. She wanted to change that. “I would ask my kids, why do we celebrate Easter? And they didn’t mention the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” she recalls. This realization led her to create more intentional Easter traditions.
Creating Christ-Centered Easter Baskets
Sunny started by making Easter baskets that included symbols of the resurrection. “I wanted something that showed Gethsemane, the open tomb, as well as the cross,” she explains. These baskets, filled with real grass that her children watered daily, helped her family think about Easter all season long, not just on Easter Sunday.
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Sharing the Joy with Neighbors
Sunny’s family began making multiple baskets and delivering them to neighbors. “We originally would make multiple of these and water them all season long and then go deliver them the week of Easter,” she says. This act of kindness spread the joy of Easter throughout their community.
Hosting an Easter Dinner
To further celebrate the season, Sunny hosts a special Easter dinner a month before the holiday. “We have a nice dinner that we host just to get everybody in the spirit of celebrating Easter and Jesus Christ,” she shares. This tradition has become a favorite for her family and friends.
DIY Easter Basket Kits
To make the tradition more manageable, Sunny’s family now creates DIY Easter basket kits for others to assemble at home. “We felt like we were kind of stealing the fun part, so we started making the kits and letting people take the baskets home to grow the grass themselves,” she explains.
The Impact of These Traditions
For Sunny, these intentional Easter traditions have brought a deeper meaning to the holiday, especially after the loss of her 3-year-old daughter. “Easter feels a little different and a little more special,” she says. These traditions remind her family that “things can work out, that everything’s gonna be okay, and this is the reason why.”
An Intentional Easter
Sunny Mahe’s intentional approach to Easter celebrations offers a beautiful way to focus on the true meaning of the holiday. By creating Christ-centered traditions and sharing them with others, she has brought joy and deeper significance to her family’s Easter celebrations. As Sunny says, “We really have loved being a little bit more intentional about Easter because of the way that it makes our home feel.”
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