Holiday plans? Travel, sewing, other?
What's everyone doing for the holidays? Spring break is here or nearly here, Easter and Passover (I think? I'm an atheist so I apologize if I've got it wrong) are on their way, and Persian New Year just passed.
We went out for the traditional Persian 'outdoor thirteen' picnic, two weeks after the Spring equinox, albeit by accident. My birthday is close to the Persian New Year and we just went out on the closest weekend. It was so funny, we got to the park (which is enormous, with a polo field, hiking grounds, etc.) and it was almost 100% Iranians. I love seeing Iranians picnic because they take it so incredibly seriously. No sandwich-and-chips here, they'd have two middle-aged guys struggling to cart in whole huge trays of rice, platters of herbs and flatbread, and my husband spotted a grandma in a camping chair stirring a whole pot of soup over a little portable stove. So funny. My kid ran off and got herself adopted and fed by a bunch of grandmas (turns out some of her classmates were at the same park). Very homey and lovely feeling.
My sister's husband is from an Irish Catholic family so we're going to celebrate Easter with them, and I'm having a lot of fun planning my kid's dress and putting together an Easter basket for her. I usually get her a chocolate bunny but I want to put together a basket too this year. What's been the biggest hits with your kids?