I recently walked past a CVS with my almost four-year-old and saw a window display blanketed with marshmallow Peeps and plastic eggs. “What is that!!” Arthur asked, mildly aghast, mostly titillated. “Those are Easter decorations!” Then I had to explain what Easter was. I leaned into the springiness of the holiday, and it symbolizing new beginnings for the season (and for Jesus frankly, though I didn’t go there). I explained to Arthur all the things one typically needed for a great Easter celebration: eggs to hide for a hunt, a great Easter basket to gather them in, bunny ears, not to mention lots of chocolate.
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I’m Episcopalian but my stepfather is Jewish and I grew up only celebrating holidays for their cultural significance. My mom has always loved Easter; growing up our big party of the year in Los Angeles was an egg hunt tucked under the bougainvilleas and eucalyptus trees followed by a heaving lunch buffet. Our beloved caterer, Paul (a sometimes working actor, naturally), would dress up in an adult size bunny suit and hide all the eggs before dramatically hopping by so we all squealed upon seeing the Easter Bunny.
Nowadays I join my mother and stepfather for an Easter brunch at their apartment with my own children. It’s a perfect moment to lean into garden-themed tableware—a radicchio serving bowl or salad-sized pitchfork and shovel to conjure Mr. McGregor’s garden?—as well as the sweetest spring centerpieces, from fluffy chicks to vegetable surprise balls and egg candles, not to mention heaps of daffodils and tulips. So what’s in your Easter basket? A peek at our favorite easter decorating ideas, below.