12 Easy Ways to Elevate Your Easter Spread
A collection of clever ways to brighten up your Easter celebrations — colorful centerpieces, place settings, cocktails, and more! Image: iStock
To brighten up this year’s celebrations, check out these clever Easter ideas we spotted on social media! Freshen your table by adding new elements to your arrangements, give cocktails and appetizers an on-theme spin, and more — no marshmallow Peeps or plastic grass filler in sight.
Easter Table Decor
Custom-Colored Florals
Dyed flowers may not call to you year-round, but using food coloring to customize a springy array of baby’s breath is a fun approach for Easter (and baby showers). Jessica Grant uses this method to create a dreamy rainbow effect, but you can pick and choose whatever hues suit your aesthetic. Bonus: This is a great way to get kids involved in the decor, especially if you’re already using the same supplies to dye eggs.
Bunny Champagne Place Settings
The Chicish Chick offers an easy-but-adorable idea for place settings, party favors, or drink setups. Use her technique to fold napkins around mini champagne bottles (or tea towels for standard-sized bottles) — but if they’re meant to be enjoyed right away, be sure to keep them in the fridge until the last minute.
Bunny Place Settings, Sans Champagne
If you’d rather leave champagne out of the equation, try this bunny-inspired place setting from Home with Anita instead. All you need is napkins, ribbon, and eggs — real or faux, decorated or not.
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Easy Potted Plant Centerpiece
Nothing says spring like daffodils! And if you tend to prefer potted plants over cut flowers, you’ll love this centerpiece idea from Little House on Chestnut. All you need is a shallow vessel, a few small potted daffodils (or your flower of choice), a plastic bag to catch stray soil, and some artificial or preserved moss (which you can use again and again all season).
Eggshell Centerpiece
If you’re hosting Easter brunch, you’re likely planning to crack a few eggs. Consider cracking them carefully so you can reuse them for decor, like this centerpiece from Daily Original Vids. Or, you can put your own spin on it to create smaller, more delicate arrangements to place around the table.
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Chic Floral Arrangements (Think “Bunny-Friendly”)
We’ve all seen Easter arrangements featuring carrots, but creator Loui Burke encourages keeping with the theme by using only natural elements like produce and springy florals — and skipping the plastic eggs and other ornaments. Beyond carrots, you can use greens like curly kale and bunches of parsley, and layer in your favorite flowers.
Food & Drink
Crudité Basket
A colorful spread of fresh veggies is essential for spring and summer get-togethers, and we especially love this basket presentation by Elizabeth Novoa and Alexa Mason. Notice how they create an ultra-lush, abundant feeling by building their produce upwards and layering in lots of different colors and interesting shapes (like the pea pods cut in half!).
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The Bunny Mary
If a Bloody Mary setup is an essential part of your holiday brunch, consider adding an on-theme option like this “Bunny Mary” recipe from Nicole Regan, made with carrot juice instead of tomato juice.
Easter Brunch Spritzer
Likewise, you can give a classic Aperol Spritz a springy makeover with a splash of orange juice and some thoughtful garnishes, à la Deborah Trette!
Easter Egg Jello Shots (or Not)
Whether you spike your Jell-O Easter eggs or not, these make a clever addition to your Easter lineup. Carolyn Pascual‘s version includes vanilla vodka and edible glitter, but you can mix and match colors, flavors, and toppings to your heart’s content. (You can find a set of these silicone molds for $17.99 on Amazon.)
Bunny Baked Goods
Starting with Bonnie Barton‘s base bunny cupcake method, you can make yours as simple or elaborate as you’d like. The trick is to add little balls of aluminum foil to the wells of your cupcake tin to create the bunny shape, and then go crazy from there! (For example, you could make bunny-shaped muffins instead of cupcakes, and opt for a light dusting of powdered sugar — or forgo the decorations completely.)
Easy Stuffed Peppers
This three-ingredient, no-cook appetizer from Melissa Johnson is an easy, delicious addition to your appetizer lineup for kids and grown-ups alike! (If you have a little extra time for cooking, try SB’s baked mini peppers stuffed with a delicious combo of cream cheese, goat cheese, and fresh herbs.)
Happy entertaining!
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Alissa Harb
Alissa Harb is StyleBlueprint's Managing Editor, based in Nashville. A lifelong Tennessee native, Alissa has over 13 years of experience in digital media and loves writing about food, travel, and entertaining. She is a lover of dogs, true crime, and ordering for the table.