Simple Easter Decorating Ideas
Looking for some fun, creative decorating ideas for Easter? Let us show you some simple, fun and colorful ways to celebrate this holiday known for chocolate eggs, the Easter bunny and the arrival of Springtime. Who doesn't love a good Easter egg hunt? Hiding eggs and candy for children to discover is a great way to spend time with family. Creating Easter baskets is an art itself. Why stick to traditional jelly beans and marshmallow peeps? Bake cupcakes and decorate them with rabbits, eggs and jelly beans. Not only will they make great basket fillers, they are convenient for your child's school parties.
While you are baking, consider creating an Easter bunny cake. Using two 9-inch round cake pans, bake your favorite cake. After cooling, center on the cakes on a cookie sheet. To create the ears, take the other cake and cut two ears, to be placed next to the first cake. Using white icing, bring all the parts together and use jelly beans for the face, as well as strings of licorice for the bunny's whiskers.
Decorating eggs is a long held tradition. You can purchase decoration kits and adapt the design to your choosing. Kids love to draw with crayons, so even if you forgo the traditional egg dipped in dye, you can still have fun coloring with your kids on hard boiled eggs. Stickers can be added, and designs can be as intricate as can be imagined.
Or how about baking the Easter basket itself? Bake the cake in a bowel, and once cooled, scoop out the middle, line the bottom of the "bowl" with coconut and make a handle using ribbons and pipe cleaners. Fill the basket with jelly beans, chocolate eggs or any other of your favorite Easter treats.
Flowers are another way of bringing Easter to life. Tulips, hyacinth and primroses are traditional Easter flowers, as are lilies. Buy crocus or tulip bulbs planted in pots, and fill the top of the pots with Easter grass or moss. Arrangements of tulips and lilies around the house brighten up the place and remind us of the rebirth of the season. Or buy individual pots and plant the bulbs yourself. As they spring to life, remember that after Easter you can replant them in your garden, where they will become perennial fixtures.
Table settings are a great place to create ingenious Easter decorations. Place mats, napkins, table cloths and runners can be Spring prints or colors, or display Easter themes. Always use your best cutlery and china to set a cheerful table filled with reminders of the season.
Another easy table decoration is colorful pastel place cards. Use heavy card stock, and surround the card with designer jelly beans or chocolate bunny eggs. Tiny baskets like those found at hobby stores can be filled with dyed eggs and Easter grass for a fun accent.
Decorating for Easter is easy, fun and colorful. Use your imagination and enjoy the season!
