Easter, a quintessential spring holiday, provides an opportunity to showcase fresh, seasonal designs. The holiday also lends itself to family-friendly activities, ranging from petting ducks at a miniature zoo to fighting off a demonic bunny at an egg hunt for adults. In celebration of the upcoming holiday, here's a look at fun ideas for Easter events.
D.I.Y. Crafts
Paula Biggs, creative director and stylist at Frog Prince Paperie, has hosted Easter events that lets guests design their own eggs using confetti-shaped papier-mâché. The activity requires basic materials such as water balloons, newspaper, and glue; Biggs offered a step-by-step tutorial on her website.
Photo:Â Courtesy of Frog Prince Paperie
D.I.Y. Desserts
For another kid-friendly Easter activity, Biggs suggests letting guests plant marshmallow "carrots" into cupcakes. They can also top the desserts off with sprinkled Oreo crumbs, making the desserts look like miniature carrot patches.
Photo:Â Courtesy of Frog Prince Paperie
Candy-Colored Hues
Chicago-based designer Debi Lilly has decorated Easter events with bright, springy flowers (including pink tulips), sky-blue linens, and polka-dot table runners.
Photo: Debi Lilly Design for Albertsons, Safeway
Succulents
For a modern take on spring floral arrangements, Lilly uses geometric glass vessels to hold succulents.
Photo: Debi Lilly Design for Albertsons, Safeway
Thematic Signage
Debi Lilly adorns Easter buffets with bunny-decked signage. The signage can also be used for place cards.
Photo: Courtesy of A Perfect Event
A Petting Zoo
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago hosts an annual family-friendly Easter brunch. The brunch features an on-site petting zoo, where guests can visit with baby farm animals including ducks.
Photo: Jeff Schear
Costumed Characters
At the 2014 Trump brunch, kids (and willing adults) could pose for photos with two special visitors: the Easter bunny and a freshly hatched chick.
Photo: Jeff Schear
An Extreme Egg Hunt
For a slightly scarier animal encounter, the "Full Bunny Contact Extreme Egg Hunt for Adults" takes place in New York March 23 to 27 at the Clemente. A blend between a cage match and an Easter egg hunt, the event places participants in a cage, where they have 60 seconds to collect as many eggs as they can while three large costumed bunnies try to block them.
Photo: Michael Blase
Pastel Gift Boxes
For takeaway Easter treats, Chicago-based designer Christine Janda tucks seasonal candies into pastel takeout boxes decked with bright ribbons. For added shine, she also decorates tabletops with candles in metallic vessels.
Photo: Jill Tiongco Photography
D.I.Y. Flower Crowns
Janda also leads seasonal workshops on flower-crown making. She recently partnered with beauty, fashion, and lifestyle site Glossed & Found to lead a workshop at Yoga Six in Chicago and brought in flowers and decorations that guests wrapped around a wire base.
Photo:Â Michelle Wodzinski
