Easter Fun

My child is too old for me to throw themed parties for but he still appreciates the gift baskets that the holiday will bring.  Luckily I have a whole new generation of nieces, nephews and friends' young children that I can plan these type of themed holiday parties.

For Easter this year, I planned a party for the little ones that included an Easter egg hunt, egg dyeing and small games to keep the children entertained.

The children rarely have the sweets while at the party mainly because parents don't want to deal with a child hopped on sugar.  I started designing my  treat table with this in mind.  Most of the goodies were individually wrapped so the kids could grab them when they leave.  It has become a treat for them to get a bag and pick the sweets they want to take home with them.   It reminds the children of being in a sweet shop where they can take home what they want.

For this Easter themed party, I made Angry Bird chick cake pops because my nephews are a big fans of the Angry Bird games.  I also made cupcakes with chick faces, bunny faces and bunny chocolate toppers.  There were ice cream sugar cones with cotton candy.  I made butterfly sugar cookies and animal shaped chocolate covered Oreos.  Peeps have become synonymous with Easter so I placed Peeps bunnies on skewers and Peeps chicks on top of their own nest of chocolate robin eggs.  I also found some gummy carrots that I placed with the Peeps bunnies.  The candy jars were filled with Ring Pops and Dum Dum lollipops.

I used a spring pastel color theme that was inspired by the tags I downloaded from a site.  Each child had a custom Easter basket filled with toys and candy.  I also tried to keep the menu light with finger foods like chicken fingers, mini tacos, seafood stuffed pot stickers, shrimp cocktail, veggie and dip, fruit salad, popcorn in different flavors and Annie's Bunny crackers.

The weather was chilly but sunny so the kids were able to have their egg hunt.   My sister-in-law told me that it's good I have the energy to do this for the kids because she wouldn't have the time or energy to plan this herself.  I had fun executing my ideas and the smiles on the children's faces was my reward.