Magic-Making: Easter 2026

To curate the excitement, to hear the giggles and see the toothy grins, to make the memory.

Often times as you grow up, you have the epiphany that all those moments of magic you had as a child? Oh, that was actually your parents behind the scenes, putting in the extra work out of nothing but pure love for you. To curate the excitement, to hear the giggles and see the toothy grins, to make the memory.

As a mother, knowing that is within my hands to craft those magical moments - I mean… what an honor. What fun. It’s one of my favorite parts of the gig. The magic-making.

Easter is in a few weeks, so I thought I’d share the ways I’m magic-making in our own home.

A Holiday Home

First things first, decorate the house. You don’t have to go overboard - aka you don’t have to head to your local TJ Maxx and fill up the cart. Just a few themed pieces, that you can reuse every year, goes a long way! For us, we stick to a few areas where we swap the seasonal decor in-and-out of.

Keeping a simple structure is a way to add fun in the home, but not in an overly consumeristic or overwhelming way. Just 4 simple things to place out in the home. But it really does add that sense of special.

• The Mantle - We will drape some sort of seasonal garland across the mantle above our fireplace. It’s somewhat the focal point of the living room, so adding a little bit here really sets the tone. I’ve had good luck at finding affordable garlands at Michael’s. If you’re the craft type, garland is something you could totally DIY.

• Entry Table - We have a small table where we enter our house. We always have a basket for all our keys, a picture of our families on our wedding day, and then in the middle, a seasonal trinket. For Valentine’s Day, it’s a little red typewriter. For St. Patrick’s Day, a little pot of gold. And for Easter, it will be a little wooden bunny. (Once again, another crafting opportunity if you so please).

• The Kitchen Island - In the middle of our island, I placed a black round flat serving tray that houses a seasonal smelling candle and a vase for seasonal flowers. I recently bought peony-tulips from Trader Joe’s (I didn’t even know these were a thing???), and I love them. Peonies are my favorite flower.

Pssst…I stumbled upon this idea on Pinterest and think I might try to recreate this next:

A Bunny-Inspired Breakfast

I’m normally a savory over sweets gal for breakfast, but there’s something about a sweets breakfast on holidays that just feels right. I tend to always turn to pancakes that you can create and arrange in fun shapes.

This could very well be because I grew up with a dad who was a chef and would often work holidays (meaning I would be there hangin’ out because my mom was in charge of marketing and sales). Events often included a breakfast buffet that had a pancake station, where my dad could make pancakes into whatever shapes or characters people requested. He is also insanely artistic.

With that said, I am not insanely artistic, but these bunny-pancakes are perfect because it’s a few simple circles with a spritz of whipped cream and sweet-candy-bunny toes. You can totally do berries here too.

Cadbury Egg Blondies

Like I said, something about sweets for a holiday feels essential. Even as a teenager, I’d want to be part of making a dessert for holidays. But now as a mom, I feel like it’s time I really learn how to nail down some holiday staples. The things my family will look forward too annually. And these Cadbury egg blondies where the first time I did that. I use this to make M&M cookie bars too, which is my husband’s favorite cookie and in our yearly Christmas rotation.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups + 2 Tbs all-purpose flour

• 1 Tspn salt

• 1/2 Tspn Baking Soda

• 2 sticks butter (melted + cooled)

• 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 2 Tspn vanilla extract

• 1 cup Cadbury mini-eggs

• 1/4 cup mini ch. chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 dish with parchment paper

• In one bowl, mix together your flour, salt, and baking soda. (Dry-ingredient bowl)

• In a separate bowl, beat together your butter and brown sugar. (Wet-ingredient bowl)

• In your wet-ingredient bown, crack in one egg and then mix. Crack in the second egg, mix. The add in the vanilla extract, and mix.

• Add dry ingredient bowl to the wet ingredient bowl.

• Stir in the cadbury eggs and mini chocolate chips

• Pour mixture into the 9x13 and then sprinkle extra cadbury eggs on top

• Bake for 21-25 minutes and let it cool for at least one hour before cutting/serving.

Easter Basket Goodies

The fun annual tradition for the kids: Easter baskets!

First and foremost, when my daughters were born, I invested in Pottery Barn baskets with personalized liners, knowing I wanted these to be the baskets they have their entire lives. Truth be told, you could probably get a cheaper basket elsewhere or even thrift, but I think a personalized liner is the magic touch.

This year, our girls Easter baskets will include:

• Bubble Wands & Easter Egg Chalk - Fun toys to use outside, that will get used up throughout the summer!

• New Swimsuits + Summer Sandals - Some genuine essentials for the next few months ahead!

• One new toy each - For my oldest, I got her a Moana Barbie Doll to add to her princess-Barbie-collection. She’s obsessed and already has Anna, Elsa, Ariel, and Belle. For my youngest, I got her the Miss Rachel 1-2-3! Roll Vehicle. She is massively into Ms. Rachel and Fischer Price Little People, which this toy really resembles. As they got older, I really try to personalize these gifts to what our kids’ individual interests.

• Candy, of course! A few Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs and Bunny KitKats

Gather Your People

The real key to holiday-magic is people. Who you celebrate with. I want my kids to grow up around a sense of community, love, family, friends, neighbors and big, wide-open arms. I also believe that in order to create a village, you have to be a villager. If you ever find yourself wishing there was some sort of holiday gathering to attend, this is your sign to throw one yourself.

I love hosting get togethers for people that I love, giving us a reason to all share company and making everyone feel included. In my phase of life, hosting an Easter egg hunt for our girls and the other littles in our lives is a ton of fun.

(Pre-kids, I definitely attended a “beer hunt” where there were hidden bottles of beers for us to put into an empty-sick-pack… hilarious).

I also think Hosting a Brunch is perfect for Easter! Make it a potluck with everyone bringing their own favorite brunch item.

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I hope these ideas add a little sparkle to your pastel-paletted Easter. Wishing y’all a Hoppy Easter! (I had to do it).

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