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In my opinion, succulent plants are a perfect complement to the pastel colors of Easter, sorry tulips. So this year, I used them as my inspiration to decorate for this succulent Easter party. Here are the details.
Balloon Garland
Let’s begin with the balloon garland. To make one, use
mini pastel color balloons and secure them into a
balloon decorating strip. Use
curling ribbon to hang it from a tree or
thumbtacks to attach it to a wall.
Typically, I would start with 12-inch balloons, then 9-inch balloons and finish with the mini 5-inch balloons. But I fell in love with the colors of the
mini pastel balloons, so I skipped all the other sizes.
The grass can pop a few of the balloons, but don’t let this stop you, just place them gently and replace any that pop.
Also, make the garland the night before your party, it’s a little time-consuming but so worth it.
Don’t attempt to inflate all the balloons with a hand pump or your mouth! OMG, that would be torture. I use an
electric balloon blower. It’s a game-changer.
If you are feeling up to it, decorate other parts of your home with more balloon garlands. I keep our Ikea play kitchen pretty simple most of the year, but for parties or holidays, I like to dress it up to match the theme.
As far as remodeling goes, this little kitchen has had only the handles changed and I added
motion-activated LED lights to one of the cabinets. One day my son informed me that one side was the fridge and the other side was the cookie maker, commonly known as an oven. So I added the lights to make it feel more like a real oven.
Eggs and Succulent headbands
Pictured here are the succulent headbands I made for the girls. (
Here is the tutorial )
baskets filled with eggs and
foam eggs to decorate the table.
Dyeing eggs can be frustrating for the little ones, so I provided two options:
plastic eggs and traditional hard-boiled eggs.
Both options are messy but still fun. On one side of the table, place the required ingredients for egg dyeing including a large water bottle and a small vinegar bottle with the needed measuring cups.
Take the
dye tablets out of the box before your party begins and place each one in its container. That way the kids don’t have to wait so long.
To keep the kiddos entertained while the color tablets dissolved, I made carrot-shaped sugar cookies, that I captured on photo, but failed to serve.
On the other side of the table, place the materials to color fake eggs, such as
Finger-Paint,
paintbrushes,
craft feathers,
googly eyes, stickers, glitter, and
pip-squeak makers.
To keep the eggs separate, provide each kid with an egg carton. And a little stand to work. Cut the egg cartons the plastic eggs came in, to share amongst the kids.
Centerpiece
Each table had a flower and succulent centerpiece. I love the way they came out.
Here is a tutorial to make your own.
Cake
The
lemon elderflower cake recipe is from
Livforcake. Every time I look for cake recipes on
Pinterest I end up on her page. They are delicious and best of all she takes the time to give you tips and super detailed instructions.
I followed the recipe but made my cake a bit smaller by using
6-inch cake pans, lucky the same recipe fits into 4 small pans. Use
even-bake cake strips to ensure flat cakes and also a
cake leveler to make sure every layer is the same height.
To decorate this yummy cake use succulents and carnations in different pastel colors.
Egg hunt
Last but not least is the egg hunt. I try to keep the egg fillers different each year to match the kids’ age and to make it eggciting! This year’s choices were; A bag of
assorted Easter toys,
Stackable crayons,
mini people figurines,
Glow in the dark bracelets, and candy of course.
I was able to fit all the eggs in this super cute
bunny basket I found at Target. While I was there, I also grabbed a
golden egg and filled it with a Target gift card.
Can you tell how much I love Easter parties? I hope you enjoyed this succulent Easter party post, then check out the
Easter page for more ideas.
