How to Plan an Easter Party

Celebrate the holiday of Easter and welcome springtime with a fun Easter party. Along with the religious celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection, Easter has many cute and silly traditions that make for a great party.

Things You'll Need

• Stuffed baby animals
• Invitations
• Paper goods for place settings
• Food and drinks
• Decorations like balloons, streamers and banners
• Easter candy
• Flowers
• Baskets
• Hard-boiled eggs

Instructions

Choose and Send Invitations

1. Invite your guests to your Easter party by sending store bought invitations with preprinted spaces for information about the time, date and location of your event.

2. Match the theme of the invitation with the theme of your party.

3. Use an online invitation Web sites like Evite to let your guests know about your party. You'll be able to send them the information about the party and view guests' responses to your invitation instead of making them call and RSVP.

Decorate the Party

1. Decorate with favorite Easter emblems of old, like baskets of colored Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, chicks and spring flowers like tulips and lilies. Pastel colors are traditional; use them on banners, tables, paper goods and flowers.

2. Incorporate colorful Easter candies into your decorating scheme, like baskets of chocolate eggs, dishes of Easter-colored M&M's, and chocolate bunnies peeking out from behind bouquets of flowers.

3. Create small groups of stuffed bunnies, chicks and other baby animals. Place them in baskets with Easter grass and candies, and they can serve as party favors too!

4. Use beautiful bouquets of fresh spring flowers in cut glass vases for your centerpieces. Place the vases on the plate and ****ter with Easter grass and jelly beans.

Select an Easter Menu

1. Serve snacks and finger foods for your Easter party. Plan a menu of light appetizers like mini egg salad sandwiches, deviled eggs, veggies and dips and cups of fruit salad.

2. Celebrate Easter with a traditional sit-down meal or buffet. Main courses could include glazed ham, rack of lamb or turkey. Sides made from fresh spring vegetables are a nice touch.

3. Make sure that your Easter refreshments include many different kinds of sweets. Make cookies and cakes in the shape of bunnies or eggs, frost cupcakes with pastel colors and decorate with jelly beans. Of course, it wouldn't be an Easter party without tons of Easter candy.

Plan Activities

1. Don't forget the Easter egg hunt, and essential part of any Easter party. Hide eggs filled with candy and toys inside and outside the house and make sure some are easier to find for young children.

2. Plan other fun activities with eggs like an egg toss, egg roll, or egg and spoon race. Or use the party time to have guests make their own dyed Easter eggs.

Tips & Warnings

• Head to a party store to find themed packages of paper goods, invitations and party favors for your Easter party. A party store is also a great place to purchase plastic Easter eggs.

Resources

• Evite for Easter invitations