Easter falls on Sunday April 12th this year and I’m really looking forward to it. To help make your holiday a little bit easier we’ve compiled a list of our best Easter recipes, craft projects and decorating ideas that we’ve featured on the blog over the past 10 years.
Delicious Food
Hoppity Poppity Popcorn Easter Eggs – If your kids enjoy eating homemade popcorn balls with an added twist check out this easy-to-make recipe. It will make approximately 16 popcorn eggs.
Popcorn Easter Baskets Treats – These treats are similar to popcorn balls but made in small basket shapes! You can fill them with jelly beans and miniature candies.
Heluva Good Ham-wich Recipe – Looking to use up some of that leftover ham? Here’s a twist on the traditional ham sandwich and it only requires a few basic ingredients.
5 Easter Brunch Recipes from Pillsbury – I always turn to Pillsbury for great recipes and ideas during the holiday season. These recipes are easy-to-make!
Easter Bird Nest Cupcakes – These adorable cupcakes were inspired by Hershey’s Candy. You can make cupcakes from scratch or use a boxed mix. They’re always a hit at our Easter celebrations.
Chocolate Fig Bundt Cake with Chocolate Ganache – We all need at least one chocolate dessert on our holiday table. This cake takes time to make (make it a day ahead of time) and is the perfect after dinner dessert.
Honey Glazed Ham – We serve a traditional ham dinner during the holiday and have been using this recipe for the past 30 years. It’s always a big hit with the family and is really easy to make.
Southern Baked Corn – My Dad makes this recipe for all of our family’s holiday dinners. It’s delicious and there are never any leftovers. Never.
Craft Projects
Painted Yellow Chicks Seashells – These adorable yellow chicks seashells work up quickly and can be used to decorate the inside or outside of your home. All you need are a few large clam shells and some acrylic paints.
Bunny Hand-Painted Wood Spoons – This is a great easy-to-make craft project for adults and/or kids. All you need are a few basic arts & craft supplies to make them.
Wood Easter Egg Bunny Family – This project is great for beginners! You’ll need 3 wooden eggs, acrylic craft paint, paint markers, fabric scraps and glue! They’re adorable displayed on a shelf, bookcase or table-top.
Painted Easter Bunny Seashells – Turn medium and large sized clam seashells into adorable Easter bunny decorations! You only need 3 seashells, acrylic paints and glue to make them!
Classic Easter Egg Door Wreath – You can pick up plastic eggs at your local “dollar type” of store (one package will do). You can quickly make this door wreath in 90 minutes or less with a few basic supplies.
Cotton Sock Bunny – This is a great craft project if you have a bunch of old cotton socks lying around. You can hand-sew or machine-sew your bunnies together and you only need a few basic craft supplies to make them.
Easter Egg Garden Rocks – Here’s the perfect project for kids! Gather up oval-shaped rocks and let the kids paint them with acrylic paints or markers. They’re the perfect garden decoration during this time of year or use them during a family egg hunt!
Easy Decoupage Easter Dessert Plates – You can pick up clear glass dessert and dinner sized plates at your local “dollar type” of store and then decorate them with your favorite printed fabric. Check out the post for more details!
Articles
11 Fun Easter Basket Ideas for Kids – A list of 11 inexpensive items that you can pick up to fill up those baskets this year.
3 Fun Dyed Easter Egg Projects for Kids – Looking to kick up your egg painting a notch? Check out these easy-to-paint ideas that are perfect for kids!
Easy Candy Party Favors – Looking for easy party favor ideas? Check these ideas out! Use them as party favors, place settings or tuck them into the kid’s baskets.
Tips on Painting and Dying Easter Eggs – Here are some simple tips on painting your eggs, keeping things clean and having fun while you do it!
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There are so many good ideas here. Some I have tried in the past. I want to make the popcorn Easter baskets next year..
I love the Hoppity Poppity Popcorn Easter Eggs idea! I was just eyeing my bag of popcorn, thinking I should use it before it gets old! This would be a fun way to use it!
I would like to make the Easter Egg Door Wreath. Fun to have the bright colors as I am so looking forward to spring and better weather.
I like the popcorn Easter eggs. So many fun things here.
I love Easter so much and I love decorating for it. I really like that wreath in the picture above. Thank you for sharing so many great ideas in this post.
I need to try that chocolate fig bundt cake. I’m a big fan of figs, and of course, I love chocolate.
Some great ideals! My niece is a stylist and all the shops are closed. She posted pictures yesterday of her 3 yr old daughter coloring eggs. Sharing with her on things to do. My great niece really enjoys learning new crafts all the time. Her favorite so far is painting