Making Easter As Memorable As Christmas

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Somehow or another your mother-in-law always manages to snag the familyChristmas celebration as her own, warding off your protests with a nonchalant"oh - you can do Easter" when you know very well that all the glory goes toChristmas. Make her nutty over the details you can pull off at Easter that willhave your family (and privately, your mother-in-law) begging for more.

Easter is important, too
Just because Christmas gets moreattention in the media and most people spend months preparing for it doesn´tmean that Easter isn´t just as important. In the Christian calendar, Easter ismore important than Christmas because it celebrates the resurrection of Jesusand the reason He was sent to Earth. Cling to that fact, if you need to, whileyou prepare the best family celebration ever.

The odds are with you
Christmas is so limited. Everyoneis stressed, there are expectations they can´t meet, and you can´t get outsideto burn off any steam. It´s almost a law that you eat too much and speak toolittle. Easter, on the other hand, is laid back. No one has to rush home to puta bike together, and no one has spent money they don´t have. There is no reasonto drink until you can´t see. It´s finally springtime and everyone is gung-hofor getting outside (except maybe Uncle Ralph, but at least he can get to thecigarettes that he´s been craving all afternoon-and you might still want to keepthe Wild Turkey away from him).

Great food, great games, the best of times
There are lotsof wonderful Easter recipes that can become as traditional as the Green BeanCasserole is at Christmas. And most of them don´t depend on sodium-infused cansof pseudo-nourishment. Impress your family with a menu and a tablescape thatwill make them think you´re the next Martha Stewart - minus the prison time.Filling your day with games for indoors and out will get people moving as oneand bonding over some of the most hilarious moments your family has everwitnessed together. You´ll have the adults feeling like kids again and the kidscalling for more.

Attitudes be gone
The truth is that your mother-in-lawand you are on the same team. You both want to be a part of a great family thatloves to be together. Ask her to bring a spring salad or custard for dessert.It´ll be one less thing for you to do, and she might even surprise you bytelling you that she´s still worn out from last Christmas and would like to worktogether on the next one!

Chloe Matthews is a writer for the number one online online Easter resourceCelebratingEaster.com. Chloe´s expert knowledge on Crafting and Easter Cooking make her apopular resource around holiday times.