Make the traditions of coloring eggs and egg hunts in the backyard even more exciting by throwing an Easter Party for your little one and his or her friends! We have compiled ideas for Easter party games, invitations, food and more that will get everyone hopping with happiness!
Invitations
Decorations
Food
Party Favors
Games & Activities
Planning & Invitations
Your first decision will be where to host your Easter Party. Hosting a party in your own backyard is a great option, and will make it a bit easier for traditional activities such as hiding and finding eggs. However, if you would rather hold the party elsewhere, you may want to consider a park, a playground, or a friend or relative’s house. For additional ideas, see our article on When and Where to Have the Party.
What do I need for the Party?
Basic Easter party supplies include paper tableware, such as plates, napkins, cups, and cutlery; a tablecloth, streamers, and balloons. If you want to purchase themed tableware, instead of solids, consider our Spring-themed party supplies.
You may also want to consider renting an Easter Bunny costume that an adult can wear during part of the party, or purchasing more specific items to fit the Easter theme, such as:
- Egg Coloring Kits and Eggs
- Bunny-Ear Headbands
- Egg-Shaped Pinata
- Plastic Eggs
- Small Candies to Fill Plastic Eggs
To help you with your shopping, take a look at our Suggested Party Supply List. You may not need everything on the list, but you can use it as a guide.
Easter Party Invitations
Easter is the type of holiday that fosters creativity, so unique, homemade invitations are a fun way to get the party started. These ideas work for an Easter birthday party, Easter egg party, or general party for Easter.
- Cut a large oval out of colored construction paper. Use strips of paper, glitter glue, markers, and stickers to decorate it like an Easter egg. Write your party details on the back.
- Purchase large plastic eggs at a craft store. Write your party details on a slip of paper, fold it up, and place it inside the egg with a few jelly beans or other candy. For added excitement, place the egg in an Easter basket and leave it on your guest’s porch.
- Make an Easter Bunny invitation. Cut a circle out of white construction paper to serve as the face and two oblong strips to serve as the ears. Attach the ears to the top of the circle. Draw on the bunny’s eyes, nose and whiskers with colored markers. Write your party details on the back, starting with “The Easter Bunny invites you…”
- Cut the shape of an Easter basket out of yellow cardstock. Cut out other Easter shapes, such as eggs, small bunnies, small chicks, candy, etc., and paste them onto the basket, so they look like they are sitting inside. Write your party details on the basket or basket handle.
- Include creative wording for your party details, such as:
The Easter Bunny is hopping through,
And he may have a surprise for you!
So come on over for some Easter fun,
We’ll hip and hop until the day is done!
If you would rather not make your own invitations, but would still like a personalized touch, consider our Personalized Invitations, which include the birthday child’s name and all the party details for you! We also offer blank invitations that you can fill in yourself.
Whichever invitation option you choose, you can seal your envelopes with Stickers for a final, festive touch!
Decorating & Food Ideas
Easter Party Decorations
Create a hippity hoppity party area by using decorations that fit your theme!
- Use pastel colors (pink, baby blue, lavender, soft yellow) for your traditional party decorations, such as streamers and balloons.
- Group three to five helium balloons together and anchor them around the party area with balloon weights. Add some polka dot balloons for something a little extra.
- Hang a banner above the entrance to the party area that reads “Hop on Down the Bunny Trail…” Take a look at our personalized banners for inspiration!
- Spread a line of Easter grass on windowsills and down the middle of tables. Place plastic or real decorated Easter eggs on the grass, along with jelly beans and foil-wrapped chocolate eggs.
- Set out any stuffed bunnies or chicks your child may already have as decorations.
- Cut large ovals out of construction paper, decorate them like Easter eggs, and hang them on the walls of the party area. For added fun, write one guest’s name on each egg.
- Purchase an Easter Egg tree and tie colored eggs to the branches. Use this as a centerpiece or set it up on a pedestal in one corner of the party area.
- Hang an Easter Egg pinata in the party area that can be used as a decoration before the activity begins. Remember, you can transform any pinata into a pull-string with our easy instructions.
Easter Party Food Ideas
Ham is a traditional Easter food, so be creative in incorporating it into your party snacks! Here are some ideas:
- Make ham and cheese kabobs, by alternating chucks of cooked ham and cubes of cheddar cheese on wooden skewers.
- Make grilled ham and cheese sandwiches and cut them into fourths for finger food.
- Serve egg salad sandwiches cut into bunny shapes.
- Make jello in bright colors (like raspberry, cherry, lime, and lemon) in a shallow dish. Use oval cookie cutters to cut out individual egg-shaped jello snacks for your guests.
- Make an Easter Bunny Veggie Tray with lots of bright veggies like carrots, cucumber, red peppers, tomatoes, and broccoli.
- Set out bowls of mashmallow peeps, foil-wrapped eggs, jelly beans, and pastel-colored mints.
- Serve deviled eggs. (You can also make these as an activity during the party.)
- Create an Easter Bunny Cake for dessert. First, bake two round cakes. Cut two oblong “ears” from one of the cakes, and place them on top of the other round cake (see diagram). Cover in white frosting. Make pink frosting with a little red food coloring and use it to create the inside of the ears and the nose of the bunny. Draw on eyes, eyebrows, whiskers, and freckles with black decorator frosting.
- For young children, individual cupcakes may be more feasible than a full cake. An easy way to make Easter cupcakes is to frost your cupcakes in green frosting, and then sprinkle green-dyed coconut on top. Then, place a few jelly beans in the center to look like eggs.
Easter Party Favors
Send your guests home with a smile! Party favors are a great way to end any party. For an Easter Party, you can give your guests Easter baskets filled with goodies instead of traditional favor bags. You may want to include items like bunny ears, bubbles, squirt toys, flower pops, and chocolate eggs in your baskets, as well as our popular personalized favors, such as zipper pulls, magnets, and buttons. Make a tag or small banner for each basket, printed with each guest’s name. Our personalized bag tags work perfectly for this.
Easter Games & Activities
Decorating eggs, sending your guests out for an egg hunt, and hosting a visit from the Easter Bunny are all easy and fun things to do to keep your guests busy. For additional ideas, see the Games & Activities section below.
For additional party planning tips, our Party Planning 101 Guide includes cake ideas, party etiquette tips, a printable guest list, and more.
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