7 Safe and Festive Ways to Celebrate Easter

Easter is a fun holiday for everyone and a perfect opportunity to bring cheer to our loved ones.

Whether or not you participate in religious observances, the Easter holiday is bright and joyful, and a great time to get together with family and friends.

We rounded up seven festive ways to celebrate Easter!

Easter-Themed Activities For All Ages

Easter is a fun holiday for everyone and a perfect opportunity to bring cheer and love to family and friends.

Whether you observe the religious aspect or not, the Easter holiday is bright and joyful and a great time to gather with family and friends.

We rounded up seven festive ways to celebrate the Easter Holiday.

These ideas are senior-friendly, suitable for any age, and fun to do in groups or one-on-one.

We’ve also included plenty of suggestions for using supplies you likely have on hand to minimize the need to shop.

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1. Decorate the House

Creating simple Easter-themed decorations is a fun activity; placing them all around the house will instantly brighten the mood.

Try these festive DIY Easter decor ideas:

• Dye eggs for an Easter egg hunt or for a table display for an Easter-themed meal. Here are simple dyeing instructions using food coloring, and the video explains how to use staple food items to create egg dye (at 1 min 15 sec).
• Hang these 3-D Easter egg ornaments. Make these fun ornaments with colored paper (or color in the eggs after printing on plain paper) and ribbon (or string scraps).
• Display this festive table centerpiece – you only need an egg carton and some paint or colored markers.
• Hang this Bunny Easter garland – don’t worry if you don’t have pom-poms, the bunny shapes are festive enough on their own! And feel free to color in your bunnies if you don’t have colored paper.
• Make these happy sock bunnies. Use colored paper for the face and belly, as you’re more likely to have that on hand.

2. Make Creative Easter Baskets (for Future Gifting)

If you typically enjoy creating Easter baskets to give as gifts, you can creatively use household items to make great ones this year!

You don’t have to make the basket yourself; look around for an empty box and cover it with colored paper to create a festive container.

Once you have a basket or container, fill it with DIY “grass” (cut plain or colored paper into thin strips) and candy or decorations from the ideas above.

These excellent tutorials cleverly use materials you’ll already have at home:

• Soda bottle Easter basket
• Recycled paper Easter basket
• Paper Easter basket – instead of brass fasteners, try making two holes so you can tie with a twist tie, ribbon, or string. Using glue on each layer may also work.
• Woven paper basket – if you don’t have colored paper, make colorful patterns and shapes on plain paper.
• Milk jug Easter basket

3. Send Easter cards to family and friends

It’s always fun to get cards or letters in the mail, so why not make simple Easter cards to send to friends and family? 

You can make them by hand or print them. They don’t have to be fancy; it’s the thought that matters most.

Some templates you might like:

• 10 free, printable Easter Cards
• Free printable Easter cards
• More free printable Easter cards
• Washi tape Easter egg card tutorial: instead of washi tape, use colored tissue paper or draw with colored markers or pencils.

4. Have Virtual Family Gatherings on Easter Sunday (if Necessary)

Holidays are a great reason to get together with family and friends. If you need to move your celebrations online, consider a virtual gathering instead.

For free one-on-one video calls:

• FaceTime on Apple iPhones
• Zoom
• Facebook Messenger
• WhatsApp
• Google Meet (Web / iPhone / Android)
• Google Duo (Web / iPhone / Android)

For free group video calls:

• Zoom – here’s a helpful video tutorial on using Zoom, FYI, their group video calls are free for 40 minutes (hint: start a new call after 40 minutes).
• Google Meet (Web / iPhone / Android)
• Google Duo (Web / iPhone / Android) – for up to 32 participants

If the video doesn’t work for everyone, set up a free conference call line so everyone can dial in and hear each other.

Here are a few free services:

• FreeConferenceCall.com
• FreeConference.com
• FreeConferenceCalling
• UberConference

5. Play Easter Games

Games are fun and festive, whether you have 2 or 20 people. 

You could even play these over video or audio group calls – email the printables and instructions beforehand.

Easter Picture Bingo

• Instructions
• Printable sheets

Easter Number Bingo

• Instructions
• Printable sheets

Indoor Easter egg hunt

• If kids (or adults!) are interested, create an indoor Easter egg hunt by having one person hide eggs in a room and then let everyone search for them.
• The prize for the most eggs could be one of the Easter baskets you made!
• Tip: Remember how many eggs were hidden so you can make sure they’re all found.

6. Participate in Easter Church Services

Many faith organizations offer online services to reduce exposure for people who are sick or bedbound.

If attending church services is part of your Easter tradition, check whether your church will offer online services.

Or to find a church offering online services, enter a search phrase like “easter service online” or something similar into your search engine to find a service that appeals to you.

7. Have a Virtual Easter Parade

Ask family and friends to dress up in their Easter outfits (or bunny costumes!) and take photos. 

Then, send the photos via email or text to share the fun.

 

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