Easter at home

With Covid19 still very much a reality, the safest thing we can do is spend this Easter at home. Let us share some great ways to celebrate the holiday at home:

Tune into a church service. Many churches have now made their services available online, either through a live stream or through a recorded podcast. If your own place of worship doesn’t have streaming capabilities, “visit” another church instead.

Schedule a virtual hangout with family or friends. Thanks to FaceTime and apps like Google Hangouts, Zoom, and Houseparty, it’s never been easier to feel close to loved ones, evenwhen you’re miles away. Organize a virtual Easter lunch with all of thecousins, or tune in to the same church service together. But in yourexcitement about all the virtual possibilities, don’t forget the less technologically savvy: Pick up the phone to wish those loved ones a happyEaster too.

Send Easter cards. For those who aren’t typically big snail-mail fans, all this extra time indoors is an excellent opportunity to practice your penmanship and flex your letter-writing muscles to send Easter greetings to loved ones near and far. For the younger set, pull out the craft supplies and have them make cards for their grandparents, elderly neighbors, and residents at local nursing homes who can’t receive visitors. Have an egg hunt in the backyard. They’ll likely be disappointed by the fact that there won’t be a church/school Easter party this year, so send the kids to the backyard for their very own mini Easter egg hunt. A little sunshine is a welcome distraction, plus you can up the ante with a golden egg: Whoever finds it gets to choose the family movie that night.Set the table in style. Pull out the china, iron the tablecloth, and polish the silver. Even if your dining room won’t be as crowded as you’re accustomed to, you can still set a celebratory tone for the day by twirling up the table. Cut clippings from the yard for a fresh, colorful arrangement.

Establish a new tradition. Rather than focusing on all the ways that the holiday is different this year, use your athome Easter as an excuse to start a new tradition.