Easter Day Celebration:

NOTE: Collaboration story with a friend.

It was the morning of April 4, 2021, Easter Sunday, in Zahramay Falls, at Shimmer and Shine's palace. The twin genies woke up in their beds, excited for the Easter holiday...

Shimmer: Happy Easter, Shine! This is going to be a genie-rific day!

Shine: Oh, yes! Sis, let's go check out our Easter baskets!

The genies went downstairs to greet Tala and Nahal, and let Parisa inside their palace, and then they ran to the living room to see their Easter baskets on a table in the living room. Both baskets were filled with many treats: chocolate bunnies, eggs, jellybeans, M&M's in a big chocolate egg, Cadbury creme eggs, a Reese's peanut butter bunny, and more goodies...

Shine: I can't wait to eat this candy!

Shimmer: Let's wait until later. We have to meet everyone at the Paradise Valley Baptist Church when Leah and Zac get here.

After they finished breakfast, they heard a knock on their doors...

Shimmer: Oooh, I bet I know who that is.

Shimmer and Shine went to the doors, and opened them, where they saw Leah, Zac, and Kaz...

Leah: Hello, Shimmer and Shine!

Parisa was happy to see Leah, who petted her as she came over...

Zac: I'm so excited about Easter!

Kaz: Yes, I like candy!

Shimmer: We can't eat any candy yet. We have a big Easter Day planned.

Shine: Are you ready to go meet Zeta and her family at church?

Leah, Zac, and Zac all nodded, and the twin genies used their magic to change everyone (including themselves) into their suits and dresses.

Shimmer: Now, let's meet Zeta and her family!

Everyone magically transported to Paradise Valley Baptist Church, to where Zeta and her family were waiting for them...

Zeta: (holding Morain) Shimmer! Shine! Happy Easter!

Shimmer/Shine: Happy Easter, Zeta!

Marlin: Is everyone ready for Easter?

Leah: Of course we are, Marlin.

Zac: I want to see what church has.

Calady: Why, Zac, church is one of the best inspirational places in the world.

William: And there's a great Easter celebration after the service!

Mary: Let's go!

Everyone went to the Easter morning church service, where the pastor preached about what Easter is for Christians. Afterwards, everyone went outside to the field for the Easter egg hunt...

Marlin: Okay, kids, when the whistle blows, gather up as many eggs as you can.

Zeta: (excited) There's many goodies inside them, such as jellybeans, lollipops, and chocolate candy!

Calady: (happily) Plus, whoever gets the most eggs wins a stuffed rabbit.

William: Get ready to collect!

Leah, Zac, Mary, and the twin genies were waiting for the whistle. After someone blew it, they were all in the field with the other kids, trying to gather Easter eggs. After the field was empty, everyone came back with a lot of Easter eggs...

William: (amazed) Wow, kids, you all collected a lot of Easter eggs!

Shine: (smirking) Well, I Love candy!

Leah: Yeah, but unfortunately, none of us got the most eggs.

Everyone looked over, and saw that the stuffed rabbit, which was bright yellow, was given out to another kid.

Zeta: Too bad I can't complete. I wanted that stuffed bunny for Morain.

Zac: We tried our best.

Shine: Don't worry. There's a Easter party coming up.

Mary: A party?! Where?!

Shimmer: Back at our palace.

Calady: So, after this, we'll go to Zahramay Falls?

The twin genies and Zeta nodded.

Zeta: Yep, and then I'll get Nazboo.

Soon, church was over, and then they all went to the Davidson family's mansion, and transported themselves to Shimmer and Shine's palace in Zahramay Falls. After Zeta flew back to her lair to pick up Nazboo, they were ready to do another Easter activity: Coloring eggs.

Marlin: We're going to do another fun activity. There's a carton of white eggs here that we're going to dip into these cups with food coloring.

William: And after you let it soak for about 5 minutes, you'll have a perfectly dyed egg, so you can take it out of the cup.

Calady: After that, you take the eggs out with a metal tong, then we let them dry. (holds a metal tong in her hand)

Mary: And finally, you peel them, and eat them!

Shimmer: Alright, let's get the eggs out!

Everyone then decorated their Easter eggs. There were many colors to dip the eggs in. (yellow, green, blue, pink, red, and purple) After taking the eggs out and letting them dry, they sprinkled glitter on them...

Shimmer: (sprinkling glitter on her egg) It's glitter-tastic!

After everyone finished decorating them, they all put them aside in the twin genies' kitchen...

Leah: We can have these eggs during the party.

Shine: We're having a party?!

Leah: Yep, the one I'm wishing for right now. I wish we had stuff for our Easter party!

Shine: Boom Zahramay! First wish of the day! Shimmer and Shine, wish granted, divine!

Shimmer and Shine then granted Leah's wish. A table filled with Easter goodies included white-frosted pretzels, popcorn, hippity-hoppity bunny cake (w/white icing), and cupcakes. Everyone was dancing to music, and watched some Easter holiday specials on the crystal ball while they ate the goodies. After the party, they took a break, and watched some regular shows on the crystal ball while Easter dinner was being prepared...

Shimmer: (using her magic and hands to cook) Easter dinner will be ready soon!

Zac: We'll be waiting!

A little while later, the genies and sorcerenie finished cooking the Easter dinner. The smell of ham went to everyone from the kitchen to the living room...

Leah: (sniffs the air) I smell something good!

Mary: (also sniffs the air) Yes, it's ham!

Calady: (chuckles) It's seems Easter dinner is almost ready!

Nazboo: Yummy!

Kaz: Everyone, we've finished cooking! It's time to eat!

The magical humanoids and their human friends and family then went to the dining room for get seated. There was a huge Easter dinner meal of ham, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, and for dessert, old-fashioned carrot cake, and chocolate cream pie, and chocolate drink to drink. (Zeta helped feed Morain small bites of his food) After the meal, everyone went back to the living room...

William: Well, how about we watched Easter movie on your crystal ball?

Shine: (excited) Oh, I know just the one!

Shimmer: I think I have an idea for what Shine's going to choose!

Shine put on the movie 'Hop' on the crystal ball. Everyone really thought the movie was so funny. After it was over, everyone was going to sleep over at Shimmer and Shine's palace that night. They talked together for a while about how Easter day (while eating some of their Easter candy) and how much fun it was. After that, everyone got ready to go to bed. Zeta made sure she sung Morain a lullaby before he fell asleep. The twin genies wished everyone a happy Easter, before they went to bed. The genies and their pets went into their room...

Shimmer: (softly) Happy Easter, Shine.

Shine: (softly) Happy Easter, sis. And good night.

Shimmer: (softly) Good night.

Shimmer, Shine, Tala, and Nahal went to bed, and fell asleep. It had been a great Easter day for everyone involved.