Life, Gluten Free

Allergy-Friendly Easter Ideas

Any kind of holiday can be tricky with food allergies, but not on my blog folks. I just won't let it happen. I have some allergy-friendly easter products and ideas to share with you today. I hope you enjoy them and that they help you have an allergy-friendly Easter with your kids!

Alternatives to dying eggs (for those with egg allergies)

 Ceramic Paint-Your-Own Easter Eggs by Eggnots

Eggnots are shaped just like real eggs, and can be decorated in many different ways. You can use paint, glitter glue, ceramic markers -- just to name a few!

If you would rather have wooden eggs, check your local craft store. Wooden eggs can be painted or dipped in glue and glittered.

Plastic eggs can also be painted, googly-eyed and more! Check out my Pinterest Easter Board for more ideas.

You can also find egg shaped styrofoam, but I am not a big fan of styrofoam.

Allergy-friendly Easter Basket Fillers

Books (This year I bought Sophie a lift-the-flap easter adventure book)

Art supplies 

Stickers

Bubbles

Colorful Chalk

Dried fruit from Made in Nature (apples, mangos, apricots, plums, figs!)

Inka Plantain Chips

Piggy Paint [non-toxic nail polish: odorless, gluten-free, nut-free] Use code: HAPPYSPRING15 at checkout for 15% off, now until April 6th at 11:59pm CST.

Allergy-friendly plastic egg fillers for egg-hunts

Stickers

St. Claire's organic candies

Dehydrated Banana Chips

Coins (quarters, dollar coins, etc)

Marbles

Allergy-friendly easter treats to make

Candied Orange Slices

Coconut Mango Lassi

Orange Fig Bars

Chocolate "Cheesecake" Bites [dairy-free]

Banana Bake

What are your Easter traditions? Do you have any allergy-friendly easter ideas? feel free to share in the comments below!

Sick days

We've been sick. I got sick first.. and it was very much so out of the blue. There was no advanced warning. I mean really, isn't that a bit rude? Germs just have no manners these days.

So while we've been feeling crummy, we missed celebrating St. Patrick's day. But we hope to be on our feet again soon.

Today we managed to head outside to enjoy the sunshine and air ourselves out a bit.

I brought out our oil pastels and a large piece of paper.

And now we're back in bed with a box of tissues.

I've got a fun easter post planned soon. Hopefully we won't drown in a sea of tissues.

Stay tuned.

*whats pictured in the top photo?

thorne homeopathic nasal spray and hyland's homeopathic sniffles & sneezes for kids, great natural products to treat cold/flu symptoms!

Coconut Mango Lassi {Dairy-free}

Mango lassi is traditionally a yogurt-based drink with indian spices. I didn't use yogurt and I didn't put in spices this time. If you want to use spices, you can add a mix of nutmeg, cinammon and cardammom to your taste.

This smoothie is really simple to make, and the coconut milk makes it thick and creamy... very similar to a mango lassi with yogurt.

Instead of using yogurt, I used coconut milk ice cubes. To make them, you blend organic thai kitchen (full fat) coocnut milk with maple syrup to sweeten, and freeze in ice cube trays. We store them in ziplock baggies to use for smoothies and ice cream.

To make this coconut mango lassi, I peeled two organic yellow mangoes and used a serrated knife to remove the flesh from the mango pit. I added the chopped mango to our vitamix, along with 10 ice cubes of frozen coconut milk. I blended on high until it was thoroughly mixed. It comes out thick, creamy and ready to eat with a spoon!

Weekend Delights

This weekend, we did what we do best.. play outside!

March is giving us a little peak into Spring. By midweek, we are supposed to get some more snow but for now we are enjoying the sun.

We went to Rocket Ship Park. At least, that's what we call it. I think the official name is something else.

It has a huge rocket ship, that you can climb up! Sophie loves it.

After playing at the park, we walked along the winding path, around the hill, to the bridge and creek. On the way back, we walked up the hill and raced back down to the park to swing for a few more minutes before leaving.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.  ~John Muir

Did you have any weekend adventures?

March Sponsor Swap

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