Decorating For Easter

In years gone by we seldom saw any or at least very little decorating done for the Easter holiday. But nowadays, with the availability of beautiful craft and holiday supplies, we see more and more people are putting real effort into decorating for this wonderful event.

Easter symbolizes different things to different people, but almost universally we recognize that Easter relates to new beginnings. It offers an opportunity to begin again and it happens at a time of year in which we are enjoying new sprouting plants, trees budding out, flowers beginning to bloom, and the grass getting greener. With those things in mind, it is not surprising that many people choose to decorate their homes with flowers when preparing for Easter.

Of course, Easter has a religious foundation that cannot be ignored. During this time we notice churches’ are likely to decorate both inside and out in a way to honor the beginnings of the holiday and to remind us of the foundation or real reason for the holiday.

We also enjoy things like door and window decorations for the home and/or office. These often depict scenes of the adorable Easter Bunny. Children enjoy coloring pictures of the fabled rabbit and hanging them to decorate the walls of their home. Stores everywhere sell beautiful stickers and window clingers to make Easter decorating easier.

And as we have become accustomed to being more creative as well as more crafty and innovative with our decorations, our children expect more of themselves. Simply writing a letter to The Easter Bunny is not enough – children want to decorate the letters and envelopes with stickers, markers, and other items that add a creative touch.

Coloring Easter eggs has also become an art form of sorts. While it’s true that some children are still content with the basic primary pastel Easter egg colors, some are now demanding a more artful approach to coloring their eggs. In fact, many adults enjoy this Easter craft. Nowadays there are wonderful kits available for adding unique touches to Easter eggs. Another idea is to pull out the treasured craft box and use buttons and other small adornments to add a personalized touch to the eggs.

The Easter eggs will of course, need a beautiful basket to keep them safe. Baskets of all types are used and they can be decorated lovingly by either the adults in the home or the children themselves. Once again, buttons and other craft supplies can be used to make a basket more beautiful. The truth is that even a plain basket looks nice with a little ribbon and lace glued or tied on it.

We can use the store bought, artificial grass to line our baskets or we can be more creative and use fabric, or even tissues. After we have added our eggs most children want to add a special Easter Bunny letter, intended for him to find when he makes his visit.

The point is that you can get as carried away as you want with decorating for Easter. The more involved you become in the process the more you are likely to enjoy it and the more your children are likely to continue believing in The Easter Bunny. Start planning and decorating for Easter today!