Sweet & Simple Easter Gift Ideas ♥

Hi There :)

Sorry about the long time between posts! I can't believe Easter is almost here already.  

I wanted to share a few sweet and simple Easter gift ideas that I have found and love, that make a great alternative to buying pre- packed Easter eggs at the Supermarket.  Whilst little hand made gifts can be more time consuming, I think that they show a lot of love and are received excitedly by children and adults alike. 

Some of these will definitely be used in our family this year ♥ 

These adorable milk bottle bunnies filled with sweets are a cute and thoughtful Easter gift.  Love them! From The Idea Room.  Full tutorial & printable labels here.  (Glass milk bottles can be found at many stores such as Red Dot, Gone Bazaar, Thingz & discount shops.  The Reject Shop also sell plastic milk bottles which would be perfect to give for children.)

Adorable Bunny Lollipops from The Mother Huddle.  Full tutorial here 

A fun & simple chocolate alternative from Club ChicaCircle.  Full tutorial here

Cute little Bunny bag toppers, a cute way to give a simple bag of sweets.  From Skip to My Lou, full tutorial & printable download here.

This option would be great to give as a 'family' gift instead of individual.  Mix up up with mini Easter eggs & lollies.  Then wrap the carton in some pretty fabric & ribbon.   From the Crafting Chicks.  Full tutorial here.http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/04/easy-tasty-easter-gift.html 

What other ideas have you got for Easter Gifts ?  Please feel free to share other great options with us by leaving us a comment :)

Kate xx

Easter Shopping Guide

Well Easter is just around the corner, time to organise Easter gifts & family celebrations. See some cute Easter gift and celebration supplies we have found below. 

Aren't these Easter treat tubes from Sweetheart Party Extras just the cutest!! Perfect for little Easter gifts. Gorgeous range of topper designs to choose from, then you simply fill with mini chocolate eggs or other sweets such as jelly beans, M & M's etc.  Also sweet 'Bunny Tails' marshmallow packs.

Yummy range of Easter Gift Baskets available from E.M Gifts, check out the range available!

These personalised Easter chocolates are just adorable & super affordable! From Candyz Candy Buffets & Party Styling

 

How about making an Easter Cake or Cupcakes with a cake kit from Cake 2 the Rescue, they make it super easy with their all inclusive cake kits!  How fab are these :) (more styles available, check out the website here )

Cute Easter Bunny Cupcake Stand & pretty pastel party ware from Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations 

Fun range of Easter balloons & decorations from Lozzy's Gift in a Balloon & Party Supplies 

Wishing all our lovely readers a very Happy Easter, we hope you have a safe and happy time with your families.

Kate xx

Our Easter Table & New Family Tradition ~ Styled by Ethan

(Post from 10 April 2012)

Hello :)

I hope you all had a fabulous Easter!!

Ours was lovely and quiet and as I mentioned in my last post after my little Ethan was so keen on helping me style Paige’s christening, we decided that this year he could set up his very own Easter table.

Ethan was given free reign to decide what food he wanted to put on his little table and was able to choose what decorations & plates etc he wanted to use from Mummy’s stash of party goodies!   This is what he came up with :)  He was so excited and we were so proud of him, it was really special so we have decided that we will make a new family tradition of letting the kids do the Easter table each year.

As you can see ‘Woody’ and also one of his little hippo toys also made an appearance hehe!

Was so cute and special seeing him have so much fun and im really excited about our new little tradition that I hope will carry on for many years.

Definitely my favourite party set up so far :)

Kate xx

Easter Bunny Rainbow Cupcakes with Easter Egg Centers

(Post from 14 March 2012)

Remember being a child & that overwhelming excitement you felt in the lead up to Easter morning and seeing if the Easter bunny had come during the night? Well I love that now I have my own little people who I watch get that same feeling as they race through the garden and squeal with delight as they find bright coloured eggs hidden throughout the plants & flowers on Easter morning.  I love seeing decorations with gorgeous colours, cute little bunnies & chickens.  Yep, love Easter!

So ive been thinking about what pretty table we could do for Easter this year and I have decided that the kids can do it all themselves! We are currently planning my daughters Baptism celebration morning tea and i have been busy working on my table.  My little boy Ethan, 4 has been with me every step of the way styling along side me, adding his own little touches (& lots of Ben 10 figurines amongst my pretty pink plates & decorations ~ ‘What if we put these here for Paigey’s party Mum?’ hehe, sure Eth!) & it got me thinking that it would be so nice to let them loose on their own table, so thats what will be happening for our Easter this year, I cant wait!  Will be sure to show you pics of their masterpiece after the special day :)

So we thought we would have a little practice of some cute Easter Bunny cupcakes that we will make for Easter. We decided to do some rainbow cupcakes & add in Easter eggs to the center.  These were all the kids doing, my little boys Ethan & Declan and two of my nephews Mayson & Kayden.  They mixed, poured, decorated, made a mess & had a wonderful time doing so!

What you Need;

Cake Mix (im not a baker so we just used packet mix but you can use any cake recipe so long as its a vanilla or similar, so you can colour the mix.)

Patty Pans (we found some cute Easter ones at the Reject Shop, big pack for only $2.00)

Food Colouring

Cake Icing

Marshmallows

Sprinkles

Coconut

Small lollies to decorate

Easter Eggs (highly recommend peppermint ones, they taste so good melted!)

What to do;

1. Mix cake mix.  Decide how many colours you would like to use in your rainbow and then separate mix into that amount of small bowls.

2. Add a small amount of food colouring to each bowl and mix.

3.  Spoon mix into patty pans ading a little of each various colour at a time to create a ‘rainbow’ effect.

4.  Place small easter egg into the center of each patty pan.

5.  Bake cakes.  Once cooked remove from oven and cool.

6.  On cool cakes, spread icing.  Cover with coconut.

7. Cut marshmallows into little pieces to make bunny ears and then dip in sprinkles.

8. Add bunny ears to cakes and then add little lollies to make eyes and nose.

9. Take a bite and see gorgeous rainbow coloured insides with yummy melted easter egg centers.

Here are the boys decorated cakes in all their half licked, lop sided glory hehe :)

We hope you and your little ones have fun making these cute little Bunny cupcakes!  Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter and I will be sure to show your our Easter celebrations after the day :)  We would also love to see and share your Easter celebrations, so if you put on a cute dessert table, make some cute decorations or anything you would like to share from your Easter parties, feel free to email them through to me at pieceofcakeparties@iinet.net.au and ill feature them on the blog!

Kate xx

ps: these also make a cute Easter gift  for grandparents etc, put in a pretty cake box, wrap in cello and you have a yummy handmade Easter gift!

ps: If you would like to see how to make a large rainbow cake, see post here; http://www.pieceofcakepartysandcelebrations.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Rainbow%20Cake