OK...we all might be tired of Zoom, but it has been nice to be able to connect with extended family and friends who live elsewhere in the country or even around the world. You could create a challenge to each have something on your table made with jello, or something that's green (my family always made a lime jello salad with marshmallow, my husband's family often makes a pistachio dessert). Hide a few eggs in the frame of your video and let the kids hunt for them in the different screens. You could take turns sharing something you saw that day that gave you hope, that was beautiful, or for which you're grateful. Or you could have a contest for the best tie or the fanciest Easter dress or the best Easter bonnet. Or skip the fancy meal and just play games. Scattergories is a fun game that works for older elementary aged kids, teens and adults. Here's a free online Scattergories generator if you and your guests don't have the game at home.
I hope these ideas give you some inspiration for creating a joyful Easter celebration that you and your children will always remember.
Love, blessings and hope to you and your families!!
Tricia Wiig is Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries at Mt. Tam Church in Mill Valley. In addition to her passion for working with children and spirituality, she enjoys hiking, foreign languages, doing crafts and more recently has spent way too much time researching ancestry for herself and others. She lives in Sausalito with her husband and teenage son.