Happy Easter! He is risen!
Did you know that Easter isn’t just one day? As Catholics, we celebrate Easter for a full 50 days—from Easter Sunday to Pentecost! While the world moves on quickly, we are called to rejoice in Christ’s victory over death for even longer than we fasted during Lent.
So how can we celebrate the full Easter season as a family? Here are some simple, joy-filled ways to keep Easter alive in your home—whether through free, easy traditions or with beautiful Catholic resources that make celebrating even more special!
1. Make Your Home Reflect the Easter Joy
Just as we fill our homes with purple during Lent, Easter calls for bright, beautiful decor to remind us that Christ has conquered death!
Easy ideas for everyone:
✅ Keep fresh flowers in the house throughout the season.
✅ Leave up (or add) decorations that reflect the joy of the resurrection.
✅ Sing "Alleluia!" after family prayer or before meals.
Make it even easier with our Easter resources:
🎉 Our Alleluia Banner is a simple and beautiful way to proclaim the joy of the season in your home. Hang it in your prayer corner, above the dining table, or even on your front door! Shop here.
🎨 Our Catholic Seasonal Art set includes a beautiful Easter print to display as a constant reminder of this season’s joy along with Divine Mercy Sunday, and art for all the weeks of Easter to keep things fresh and mark the 50 days well. Get yours here.
2. Celebrate the Whole Easter Octave
The first eight days of the Easter season, known as the Easter Octave, are considered one long feast! These are eight solemn days of joy, and every day is treated like Easter Sunday itself.
Easy ideas for everyone:
🎉 Have a small celebration each day—serve a special treat, light a candle at dinner, or play joyful music.
🎨 Use our free Easter Octave Coloring Pages to help kids count down the days and stay engaged! Download them here.
3. Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter)
The Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday, a special day to reflect on Jesus’ boundless mercy. Jesus told St. Faustina, "The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.”
Easy ways to celebrate:
🙏 Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet together as a family (it only takes about 10 minutes!).
📖 Read about St. Faustina and Jesus' messages of mercy.
💙 Trust in God’s mercy by going to Confession and receiving the Eucharist.
Want an easy way to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena?
📿 Our Divine Mercy Chaplet & Novena Card Ring makes it simple for kids and parents to follow along with this powerful prayer! Get yours here.
📖 Download our free packet on "How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet & Novena". You can download it here.
4. Keep Easter Joyful for 50 Days!
Here are a few fun and meaningful ways to keep celebrating:
🐣 Hold a mini egg hunt every Sunday—just hide a few eggs each week for a fun Easter reminder.
🌿 Teach children the Easter story with our Easter Magnetic Playset, perfect for hands-on learning. Shop here.
🎉 Play Easter-themed games like our Alleluia Card Game, which keeps the focus on Christ's resurrection in a fun way. Check it out!
🎵 Sing "Jesus Christ is Risen Today" or other joyful hymns each week. We have a Spotify playlist here you can listen to and fill your home with
💛 Give small "Alleluia" treats—a piece of candy, a sticker, or a note of encouragement.
We also have A Year of Catholic Stickers that includes Easter-themed stickers—perfect for marking feast days and celebrating the liturgical year! See them here.
5. Easter Doesn’t End Until Pentecost!
The Easter season ends on Pentecost Sunday, when we celebrate the Holy Spirit descending on the Apostles. Leading up to Pentecost, consider:
🔥 Praying a Pentecost Novena as a family.
🕊 Wearing red on Pentecost Sunday to symbolize the Holy Spirit.
📖 Reading about the Acts of the Apostles together.
Celebrate Easter With Ease!
Whether you use our free printables or grab an Easter bundle to make celebrating easy, our goal is to help you keep Christ at the center of your home. Here is a link to all of our Easter resources.
💛 Want to make it effortless? Grab our Easter Bundle, filled with beautiful Catholic resources to bring this season to life! Check it out here.
Let’s make this Easter season one of true joy! Christ is risen—let’s keep celebrating! 🎉