Homemade Easter egg chocolates to fill up the baskets

What can be more exciting than indulging in a cup full of chocolate Easter eggs? People of all ages enjoy this chocolate. Preparing this delicacy during Easter is a tradition that has been going on for generations. Those who don’t want to take the hassle can go to the best bakeries and restaurants to get some of the cool chocolate egg fills. 

But nothing can replace the flavor of the homemade cookies and chocolates. Lots of love and affection are mixed. This is the reason why they taste so brilliant.

How to prepare homemade egg chocolates?

1.First the chocolate should be melted in a microwave or in a double boiler. 

2.Next the egg moulds must be filled up with the liquid chocolate. During Easter, the plastic egg molders are found. The filling must be properly done considering the proportions. 

3.Fresh fruits, dry fruits and candies can also be kept in the center of the chocolates.

4.On the next step the egg moulds should be separated from the chocolate for final touch up. It can be separated after opening the halves of the plastic eggs.

5. The solid egg chocolates can be painted with edible colors and brushes. It will be funny to paint those like Humpty Dumpy and funny faces. 

These Homemade Easter egg chocolates can be filled inside the caskets as presents. 

How to decorate your home this Easter?

Decorating homes and offices are common activity during Easter, one of the much waited celebrations of the year. Previously it was a Pagan festival when they used to pray to Goddess Estore, the spring deity for good harvests. Later, this celebration turned into Easter, the day when Christ was resurrected. This is the background of the festival. This celebration is famous for the Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and whole lots of traditional baked foods. On this auspicious day people commemorate Jesus‘s rebirth by feasting with their friends and families.

Easter decoration is one of the important segments of the whole celebration. Let’s have a look:

• On the auspicious day, people decorate their home, gardens, patios, offices and shops like a fairytale land. Big posters and idols of Easter bunny and eggs are found here and there fixed at the doors and walls

•  Lights are also used to jazz up the celebration. Lights create a beautiful ambience.  Most of the people try the Christmas lights that they reserve each year so that they can reuse those during other festivals and occasions at home. Have you such collections? Why don’t you fix those LED light chains at your doorsteps and window pane to decorate for the occasion?

• You can also try out theme parties such as Barbie, any characters of Disney and more. 

Background of Easter

Easter is one of those festivals that trace their origin to long before men learned to worship idols. It was a time when man was very close to nature. The early pagans used to worship the goddess Estore, the Saxon deity of fertility. They prayed for a good harvest and a happy content existence.

Later the Christians started observing the day as Christ’s resurrection. He was crucified by the Romans on a Good Friday and on the next Sunday his body vanished from the tomb as described by ancient historians. Disciples started to believe that Christ took  re-birth started living amongst the common man. This is the myth behind the Easter celebration.

Later both the themes of pagan and Christians are joined and people observe the day by sharing gifts and feasting with friends and families. Easter is a celebration for all. Though, eastern churches or the orthodoxies observe the day for two weeks while the western churches or the Gregorian believed to celebrate only one Sunday for Easter.

Today, people celebrate Easter by merry making with near and dear ones. They eat and drink in the name of Jesus and their good luck. They also share gifts and cards to others. Friends and families plan for dinner celebrations on this auspicious day.

How to decorate with colorful Easter eggs?

Eggs share a long association with Easter. They have been an integral part of the festival ever since the very beginning. You can decorate your house in an amazing manner. These tips might help:

Decorating with colorful Easter eggs

Decorate your doors and windows with eggs

You can decorate your doors and windows with colorful eggs. So your home will be a visual treat for those who walk past your doorstep on Easter. Besides, it is a great way of welcoming your guests.

Use it with wreaths

Using eggs with wreaths is one of the best ways of making use of these pieces for Easter decorations. You can put them round wreath. They can also be woven into a garland.

Pile up in baskets

Putting half a dozen painted eggs in baskets and hanging them in different corners of your house is another good idea for Easter decorations for the home. You can also put them in bowls designed as nests. Don’t forget to put bunnies and chicks with them.

One can also fasten eggs with ribbons and hang them as singular decorative pieces all over the house. Though such decoration items are available in shops, you can make them with your family. It is true fun.