This year I decided to create a children’s Easter table in bright colors for my grandkids.
Filled with chocolate bunnies, bright colored jelly beans and other fun things. Imagine Peter Rabbit meets Alice in Wonderland story book type theme.
To create this whimsical look I started with pink plastic glasses, bright orange faux carrots mixed with my yellow and pink plaid and polka dot melamine plates. Bright colored jelly beans and Lindt chocolate bunnies bring in the whimsy.
A fun idea I came up with is to use candle holders to hold my gold leaf eggs.
They could even hold hard boiled eggs.
I found these bright green candle holders at Ikea on clearance for .25!
I only wish I would’ve bought more!
For the centerpiece I grabbed a basket from my stash and some of my pink faux flower pots (also from Ikea years ago) and a little moss.
Then I hid in a few of my gold leaf eggs here and there. I think the kids will love looking at this Easter centerpiece and finding a few hidden eggs in there.
To bring in a little natural look I used my favorite bamboo woven place mats.
Melamine yellow, pink, white and orange plaid and polka dot plates are perfect for Easter.
They are the best to use with kids because they won’t break!
The pink plastic cups I bought last year at Michael’s for maybe $4!
They look fancy for my grandkids and they too won’t break.
I was going to use the faux carrots that I bought at the grocery store as name cards.
Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to print their names and attach them to the carrots before I left for Italy.
I will do that when I get home.
My Cricut can cut out vinyl letters and then I can attach them to the carrots.
For a cute look I folded my napkins into bunny ears. The openings are perfect little nests to hold my Lindt chocolate bunnies.
I created a quick video showing how to fold them.
To fold the napkins into bunny ears is super simple.
Start with a square napkin, fold into a triangle. Next starting at the tip of the triangle roll into a fairly tight tube. Fold in half and tie closed with twine or ribbon.
Leaving enough out for the bunny ears.
They can be tall or floppy depending on the look you want.
To bring in some fun and whimsy and sweet treats, I sprinkled bright colored jelly beans all over the table.
The grandkids are going to LOVE that don’t you agree?
Here are a couple of other Easter tablescapes that I created that you might like.
Easter Egg tablescape with large Easter Egg boxes
Vintage Easter table using tea cups planted with flowers
I am participating in a Spring and Easter Tablescape blog hop hosted by Rita over at Panoply so make sure you “hop” around to see all my other friends ideas.
Everyday Living – The Joys of Easter
The Little Yellow Corner Store – Funny Bunny Fern and Her Breakfast Tablescape
Me and My Captain – Spring Is In the Air
Red Cottage Chronicles – Fruit and Flowers Spring Tablescape
Living with Thanksgiving – The Joy of Spring
Life and Linda – Bunnies Pedaling Toward Easter
Hyacinths for the Soul – Garden Party on the Terrace
Home Is Where the Boat Is – Hop To It
Panoply – Blissful Signs of Spring / Easter Tablescape
My Hubbard Home – Busy Bunny Easter Table
My Thrift Store Addiction – Rabbits and Roses Garden Tea for Two
Thrifting Wonderland – Easter Table in Black and White
Karins Kottage – Children’s Easter Table in Bright Colors
The Painted Apron – Spring Piggy Party!
Corner of Plaid and Paisley – Bunnies in the Garden
Dinner at Eight – A Field of Tulips on a Spring Table
The Bookish Dilettante – Casual Easter Tablescape
Pandora’s Box – Here Comes Peter Cottontail
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I used loose candy often on my tablescapes. We eat at all of them. The grandkids love the candy too. I never thought of jelly beans! Duh! I'll be using them now.
Linda I hope you share your tablescape with jelly beans soon! I loved how it brought some frivolity to my table. Happy Easter friend.
Karen you did such a beautiful job! I want to sit here! :)
Such a cute bright and colorful table. It's just perfect and any child would love to sit at this table.
Oh my gosh Karen! Your table is an absolute delight! So colourful and festive. Your attention to detail is evident throughout! Your plate stack is like a ray of sunshine! And, that centrepiece! WOW! Love it :)
This is darling, Karin! I love the overall look, and if I were one of the grandkids, I'd be tearing right into those jelly beans as soon as I sat down (or, let's be honest, when I walked by). This is totally fun for the kids (and adults too!). Love the mix of the bright lemon with pink and orange. Those faux flowers look real. I love it when bloggers share their best deals in collecting table elements. It makes for even more fun in the hunt to score items low-priced. Thanks for bringing the fun and whimsy to the table in this blog hop. Safe travels, and happy spring and Happy Easter.
haha Rita,
I love that you said "you would be tearing into the jelly beans as soon as you sit down but lets be honest" when you walked by the table you would eat some too! I am the same way! I see those shiny little sweet jelly beans and I cannot pass them by without grabbing a couple! Thank you for hosting the Easter tablescape hop... I just got home from Italy and need to catch up on leaving comments for everyone.
Hugs,
Karin
Karin, I have a real soft spot for children's table settings and your creative effort are delightful. It brought to mind the line from the song, "All things bright and beautiful." Children of any age will enjoy this colorful setting. Happy Easter!
Lynne
Karin, what a fun table for the grandkids (and us kid-at-heart adults). I love the bright colors and patterns. The yellow pattern plates and bright pink glasses contrast so nicely with the pink floral centerpiece with moss and chocolate bunnies. They are so darling. The jelly bean scattered throughout the table add that polka dot feel and makes clean up easy. Just eat them! Such a fun and playful table. I am sure they children, whatever age, will enjoy it. Happy Easter!
Oh, I do think your grandkids will love this table! What child wouldn't love such a pretty, colorful, whimsical table? All your choices for the table contribute to the fun! Happy Easter
Such a happy, colorful and sweet table Karin! You've got me craving chocolate and jelly beans!
Cutest table! I'm still a child at heart and would love dining at this darling table. A few jelly beans might go missing! Just saying! Seriously my little grand nieces would delight at joining your grands at this fun table. Love the cute plates and pink glasses. Happy Spring! Happy Easter!